A former official at the Kyiv Customs Office is suspected of laundering over $2 million

The NABU and the SAPO have charged a former deputy head of the Kyiv Customs Office with laundering assets obtained through criminal means. 

According to NABU, the investigation established that while serving in customs authorities, the suspect illegally acquired significant wealth, which he subsequently attempted to conceal through real estate investments. Specifically, in 2020–2021, he invested over $2 million in cash into the construction of a restaurant and hotel complex at the Bukovel ski resort in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast.

To conceal the true owner of the asset, the hotel complex in the village of Polianytsia was registered in the name of a close relative of the suspect. Despite this, the former customs officer effectively used the property and profited from its commercial operations after construction was completed. The actions are classified under Part 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which pertains to money laundering on an especially large scale. Investigative proceedings are currently underway to establish all circumstances surrounding the origin of the illegally acquired funds.

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