Operation Forrest Gump

Full UAH 20 million posted for former Presidential Office deputy chief Mudra

The full UAH 20 million ($446,000) bail set for former Deputy Head of Ukraine's Presidential Office Iryna Mudra has been posted, the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) confirmed on Oct. 8.

8 October, 05:15 PM

MP Vadym Stolar could face tougher pre-trial restriction if bail is not posted within five days

Ukrainian MP Vadym Stolar could have his pre-trial restriction changed if he does not post bail within the deadline set by the court, journalist Mykhailo Tkach of Ukrainska Pravda reported on Telegram on Sept. 13, citing sources in political circles

13 September, 09:20 PM

Operation Forrest Gump: MP Stolar says he has no intention of evading investigation or hiding

Ukrainian MP Vadym Stolar, a suspect in the Forrest Gump case, said he has no intention of hiding, evading the investigation or obstructing criminal proceedings.

11 September, 05:40 PM

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

Court sets $363,000 bail for former Sense Bank chief

Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has ordered pretrial restrictions for Oleksii Stupak, former chairman of the state-owned Sense Bank, Suspilne public broadcaster reported on Sept. 2.

3 September, 03:41 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

NABU expands Forrest Gump suspect list

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has announced new charges in its “Operation Forrest Gump” money laundering probe.

29 August, 10:38 AM

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

Fedorov warned of consequences if he skips parliamentary commission meeting

Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has not responded to an invitation to a parliamentary investigative commission meeting Monday, commission head and lawmaker Oleksii Honcharenko said on Aug. 28.

28 August, 01:57 PM

Bail fully posted for Presidential Office rep in Ukraine's Themis case

The full bail amount of 7 million hryvnias ($157,271) set for Viktor Dubovyk, director general of the Presidential Office's Directorate for Legal Policy and a suspect in the "Themis" corporate-raiding investigation, has been posted, the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACCU) told news outlet Babel on Aug. 26.

26 August, 03:09 PM

Parliamentary commission summons former Defense Minister Fedorov over Operation Midas

The Verkhovna Rada's Temporary Investigative Commission has summoned former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov to answer questions regarding Operation Midas at an August 31 hearing, commission head Oleksiy Goncharenko announced on August 25.

25 August, 01:53 PM

Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies risk becoming 'parallel government'

Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies are increasingly becoming participants in political battles rather than merely referees, risking becoming a "parallel government" and political weapon, The Economist reported on Aug. 24.

24 August, 06:36 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

NBU to probe interference in Sense Bank transaction monitoring system

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) will investigate compliance at state-owned Sense Bank after its monitoring system failed to log a bail payment for former energy minister Herman Halushchenko, the NBU announced on Aug. 21.

22 August, 02:35 AM

Sense Bank supervisory board chair fired

The Cabinet has terminated the authority of Mykola Hladyshenko, chairman of the supervisory board of state-owned Sense Bank, Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi said on Aug. 21.

22 August, 12:32 AM

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

NABU says bail system can become part of ‘criminal economy’

Ukraine needs urgent legislative changes to the rules governing bail payments because the system can in some cases become part of a “criminal economy” and effectively serve as “payment for silence,” Oleksandr Abakumov, head of a detective unit at the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), said on Aug. 21.

21 August, 07:26 PM

Ukraine's anti-corruption court orders Yelizarov and Mykytas detained in Forrest Gump case

Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court imposed pretrial measures on Valentyn Yelizarov and former lawmaker Maksym Mykytas, suspects in the Forrest Gump case, Transparency International Ukraine and Suspilne reported on Aug. 21.

21 August, 06:59 PM

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