"The suspected accomplices registered a fund on the island of Anguilla in 2021 with the intention of raising about $100 million in investments, the anti-corruption bodies said. A long-time acquaintance of members of the criminal organization, a citizen of the Seychelles and St. Kitts and Nevis, managed the fund and provided money-laundering services. The Galushchenko family was among the investors in the fund, the statement said. More than $7 million was transferred to foreign accounts naming Galushchenko's wife and four children as beneficiaries."
"Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine (SAP), on Monday accused a former energy minister of laundering millions of dollars in kickbacks. The bodies did not name a minister, but, the accusation came a day after the detention of German Galushchenko, who served as energy minister from 2021 to 2025 and briefly as justice minister until he resigned over a scandal in 2025. Galushchenko was detained on Sunday while trying to leave the country."
German Galushchenko, who served as energy minister from 2021 to 2025 and briefly as justice minister, was detained while attempting to leave the country. NABU and SAP allege money laundering and participation in a criminal organization that extracted more than $112 million from illegal activities in the energy sector. Suspected accomplices registered an Anguilla fund in 2021 intending to raise about $100 million, managed by a long-time acquaintance with Seychelles and St. Kitts and Nevis citizenship. The Galushchenko family invested in the fund, with over $7 million moved to foreign accounts benefiting his wife and four children; funds covered Swiss schooling and deposits generating income for family use.
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