"In a statement posted on social media, NABU said that a high-level criminal organisation orchestrated the alleged scheme, led by a businessman and involving a former adviser to the energy minister, Energoatom's head of security, and four other employees. In total, approximately 100 million USD passed through this so-called laundromat, NABU said, without naming the suspects. The minister's adviser and the director of security at Energoatom took control of all the company's purchases and created conditions under which all contractors had to pay illegal benefits,"
"A strategic enterprise with annual income exceeding 200 billion hryvnias [$4.7bn] was managed not by authorised officials but by individuals with no formal authority, NABU said. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, addressing the nation on Monday evening, urged full cooperation with the investigation. Everyone who has been involved in corruption schemes must receive a clear legal response. There must be criminal verdicts, he said."
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine has opened an investigation into an alleged $100 million kickback scheme at Energoatom, the state nuclear operator supplying over half of Ukraine's electricity. NABU says a high-level criminal organisation, led by a businessman and involving a former adviser to the energy minister, Energoatom's head of security and other employees, orchestrated the scheme. Approximately $100 million moved through a so-called laundromat. Investigators allege that the minister's adviser and the security director controlled procurement, forcing contractors to pay 10–15% bribes and discussing higher rates during work at the Khmelnytskyi plant. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy demanded full cooperation and criminal verdicts.
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