MOSCOW, May 11. /TASS/. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) have brought charges against Andrey Yermak, the former head of Vladimir Zelensky's office, according to posts on the Telegram channels of both agencies.
"NABU and SAP have uncovered an organized group involved in the laundering of 460 million hryvnias (roughly 10.5 million dollars) in luxury construction projects near Kiev. Charges have been brought against one of the group's members, former head of Vladimir Zelensky's office," the statement reads.
The charges were brought under Part 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code (laundering of property obtained through criminal means, committed by an organized group or on an especially large scale). The penalty under this article is imprisonment for a term of 8 to 15 years with confiscation of property.
Earlier, Verkhovna Rada member Yaroslav Zheleznyak and several Ukrainian media outlets reported that investigative procedures were underway against Yermak.
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