Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) have officially notified former head of the Presidential Office, Andriy Yermak, of suspicion in a major money laundering case. The announcement was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing official statements.

According to the investigation, in 2020, a group of businessmen and politicians, including Timur Mindich and former Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Chernyshov, allegedly conspired to purchase four luxury mansions near Kyiv for personal use. The project, dubbed 'Dynasty,' reportedly involved laundering nearly $9 million between 2021 and 2025 through construction payments.

Yermak is suspected under Article 209, Part 3 of the Ukrainian Criminal Code (legalization of criminally obtained property), which carries a penalty of 8 to 12 years in prison.

Yermak has refused to comment on the allegations until the investigation is complete. When asked whether he owns a house in the Dynasty cooperative, he stated: 'I have no house, only one apartment and one car that you see.'

The Presidential Office also declined to comment, with presidential advisor Dmytro Lytvyn stating: 'As we can see, procedural actions are still ongoing; it is too early to give assessments.'

Andriy Yermak had headed the Presidential Office since February 2020 and is considered a close ally of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and one of the most influential figures in Ukrainian politics. Zelenskyy dismissed Yermak in late November 2025 amid a major corruption scandal surrounding the state-owned company Energoatom. The NABU and SAPO case also implicates former presidential business partner Timur Mindich and other high-ranking Ukrainian officials.

Source: www.gazeta.uz