Kolomoisky and Bogolyubov laundered almost UAH 6 billion through the Jewish community of Ukraine
The Security Service of Ukraine is investigating the case of money laundering by representatives of the Privat group, which includes the United Jewish Community of Ukraine. As stated in the decision of the Shevchenkiv District Court, the legalization of significant sums of money was carried out through the accounts of this organization.
The investigation established that more than 5.8 billion hryvnias were transferred abroad through several companies and bank accounts, including those owned or affiliated with Ihor Kolomoiskyi. Various organizations were involved in the scheme, such as FC Dnipro LLC, Proton-21 LLC, as well as legal companies registered abroad, including Marks and Sokolov LLC, Hughes Hubbard and Reed LLP, Fieldfisher LLP and Nomea law firm .
One of the key figures in the case is Gennadiy Bogolyubov, Kolomoiskyi’s partner. Bogolyubov heads the Jewish community of Dnipro and is one of the beneficiaries of Proton-21 LLC, through which, according to the investigation, funds were also laundered.
It is worth noting that one of the companies to which money was withdrawn — Marks and Sokolov LLC — has Russian roots and its head office in Moscow.
So far, Ihor Kolomoiskyi has already received suspicion in this case, while Gennadiy Bogolyubov has not yet received suspicion. However, there is a possibility that he may also become a suspect, since, according to the SBI, Bogolyubov illegally left Ukraine in June of this year, using someone else’s passport.
