Video: NABU has released the full recording of the wiretaps in the Forrest Gump case
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have exposed a criminal organization operating under the leadership of a current and a former member of the Ukrainian Parliament, with the involvement of high-ranking officials from the Office of the President of Ukraine and other individuals. The anti-corruption agencies have released the full audio recording related to the case.
The case involves 150 million hryvnias in cash, which, according to the investigation, was funneled through a series of accounts belonging to shell companies and brought into legal circulation to pay bail for one of the members of the criminal organization in the “Midas” case.
All members of the group have been charged under Part 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (money laundering).
“We’ve got Private Ryan’s salvation, right? But only, damn it, only an idiot would put the embezzled funds for his kids’ education in their names. Did you know he’s the boss? Yeah. You’re already ready to admit everything, right? A voluntary confession, as they say, right? Right. And I’m like, fuck, there are four bags. Fuck you. If we do this, just, fuck it, you can go to the President’s Office yourselves, on your own. “Trust me, I can see this,” the recordings say.
According to the investigation, the group included the deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, a former member of parliament, the chairman of the board of a state-owned bank, the chairman of the supervisory board of a state-owned bank, and other individuals.
“To carry out the scheme, the group used a state-owned bank and accounts of companies under their control. Every stage of the criminal plan was coordinated and monitored by them,” the NABU emphasizes.
The Bureau noted that in early June, the organizers of the scheme gained de facto control over JSC “Sens Bank.”
The investigation also revealed attempts to interfere with and infiltrate NABU and other law enforcement agencies with individuals under their control. All participants have been charged under Part 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (money laundering).
Source: NABU’s Telegram channel.
As a reminder, Stolar confirmed that NABU conducted searches at his home as part of Operation Forest Gump.
Searches are also being conducted at Sens Bank as part of a special anti-corruption operation by NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO).
