Iryna Mudra

Mudra tampered with Sense Bank supervisory board appointments

Former deputy head of the President’s Office Iryna Mudra lobbied for Mykola Hladyschenko to be given a seat on the supervisory board of state-owned Sense Bank, investigative outlet Slidstvo.Info reported on Sept. 3, citing a parliamentary committee probing Sense Bank corruption.

3 September, 11:51 PM

MP cites NABU recordings alleging pressure on judges in Poroshenko sanctions case

European Solidarity MP Nina Yuzhanina alleges that Iryna Mudra, while serving as deputy presidential chief of staff, pressured judges of the Supreme Court’s Cassation Administrative Court through the court’s head, Ihor Dashutin. The statement was published on Sept. 2 on the European Solidarity party’s official website.

3 September, 11:35 AM

Appeals court upholds Mudra’s bail terms

The Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court has upheld pretrial detention terms for Iryna Mudra, a former deputy head of the President’s Office. She will remain in custody with the option of posting bail of UAH20 million ($488,000).

2 September, 10:46 PM

Radina calls NABU independence Ukraine’s biggest win in Presidential Office scandal

Anastasia Radina, a lawmaker from the Servant of the People faction and head of the Verkhovna Rada’s anti-corruption committee, spoke in an interview with Radio NV about NABU’s work investigating corruption in the Presidential Office.

28 August, 02:54 PM

Former Zelenskyy deputy detained on $485K bail in massive corruption probe

The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) remanded former Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Iryna Mudra into custody for 60 days with bail set at $485k (20M UAH), according to a live broadcast of the judicial proceedings on Aug. 25.

25 August, 12:28 PM

Budanov responds for first time to NABU’s ‘Forrest Gump’ investigation

Ukraine’s presidential chief of staff Kyrylo Budanov has commented for the first time on NABU’s “Forrest Gump” investigation, which involves officials from the Office of the President, including his former deputy Iryna Mudra.

24 August, 01:30 PM

Zelenskyy: No additional information beyond public details in Mudra case

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he has no additional information about former deputy head of the Presidential Office Iryna Mudra, who is suspected of involvement in corruption schemes involving money laundering and corporate raiding.

23 August, 09:04 PM

NABU wiretaps demonstrate pro-corruption attitudes of top officials

Newly published wiretapped conversations, recorded by Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) from its "Operation Themis" investigation, allegedly reveal how state officials and political elites discussed bribing judges, hiring hackers, and forging court documents to seize Kyiv businesses and property, according to a NABU video released on Aug. 20.

21 August, 07:40 PM

Fired presidential aide faces $3.4M bail in graft probe

Iryna Mudra, former deputy head of Ukraine's Presidential Office and a suspect in a corruption case involving money laundering and raiding schemes, asked Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court (HACCU) to postpone consideration of a motion on her pre-trial restriction during a HACCU hearing on Aug. 21, which she attended in person, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

21 August, 04:50 PM

‘Forrest Gump’ recordings reveal alleged bid to grab a 500 million-hryvnia site in central Kyiv

Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies have released a new batch of recordings from the “Forrest Gump” special operation. The latest material concerns an alleged illegal takeover scheme investigated under the case name “Themis.”

20 August, 02:44 PM

Zelenskyy dismisses Iryna Mudra amid reports linking her to NABU corruption probe

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Iryna Mudra as deputy presidential chief of staff on Aug. 19, as media reports linked her to NABU’s Operation Forrest Gump.

19 August, 02:15 PM

Vadym Stolar confirms NABU search of his home in broad corruption operation

Ukrainian lawmaker Vadym Stolar confirmed that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau, or NABU, is searching his home. He said he is “cooperating openly with NABU representatives and is not obstructing law enforcement in any way.”

19 August, 12:04 PM

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