Alla Baranovskaya's Clipse salon may have been linked to the laundering of funds from fraudulent call centers
According to investigators, the Clipse beauty salon—owned by Alla Baranovska, the ex-wife of People’s Deputy Mykola Tyshchenko—may have been used as one of the mechanisms for laundering funds obtained from fraudulent call centers.
According to journalists, in 2022, Mykola Tyshchenko and Alla Baranovska hosted charity dinners in a number of European cities, claiming to be raising funds for the Ukrainian military.
At the same time, investigators believe that the “Road to Peace” charitable foundation may have been used not only for humanitarian activities but also to obtain unlawful benefits. According to law enforcement officials, some of these funds may have been laundered through the Clipse salon chain.
The criminal case files also contain details regarding the purchase of vehicles for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Investigators suspect that their prices may have been artificially inflated.
During the court hearing, recordings of Alla Baranovska’s conversations were made public, in which she discusses how to take photos of the vehicles so they appear more expensive, and also inquires about the possibility of creating transport documents that would not raise questions among journalists.
“Four small cars won’t look very impressive at all. I need to take photos somehow so they look like they’re worth 100,000; no one will believe that these four little things cost 25,000 each. Four small cars just won’t look like they’re worth a hundred grand… Don’t forget to return the 40, or they’ll tear my head off,” reads one excerpt from the conversation made public during the court hearing.
Separately, journalists drew attention to the construction of the third Clipse salon in Uzhhorod, which began in 2022—at the same time as the charity events were being held.
According to the investigation, the couple’s officially declared income did not correspond to the scale of such a project, while the amount of their cash savings listed in their tax returns remained virtually unchanged.
Another episode concerns the possible laundering of 12.6 million hryvnias. According to investigators, in 2024, Mykola Tyshchenko entered into a fictitious gift agreement with his ex-wife.
Law enforcement officials believe that Alla Baranovska did not have sufficient legal income to make such a gift, and that the transfer of money did not actually take place.
In addition, according to the NABU and the SAP, the MP, under the guise of combating fraudulent call centers, may have extorted illegal benefits from individuals he believed to be involved in such schemes.
According to the investigation, these funds were referred to as “tokens of gratitude,” and some of them were recorded as charitable donations through the “Road to Peace” foundation.
This was reported by Bihus.Info, citing materials from NABU and the SAPO that were made public during the court proceedings in the case against the MP.
MP Tishchenko posted 10 million hryvnias in bail in the bribery case
As a reminder, a new charge has been filed against incumbent MP Mykola Tyshchenko. According to investigators, the charge involves extorting $1 million for so-called “protection” of a call center’s operations, as well as laundering 12.6 million hryvnias through a fictitious gift agreement.
Tishchenko arrived at court carrying a block of lard and a book by Plato.
