Case of MP Shevchenko regarding legalization of UAH 9 mln sent to court - SAPO
The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), based on the materials of a pre-trial investigation by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), has sent an indictment to court against a member of the Ukrainian parliament (MP) exposed for legalizing over UAH 9 million obtained by criminal means.
"The investigation established that the MP promised officials of a private company to help with a permit for transporting mineral fertilizers across the Ukrainian border. In exchange, a significant sum of money was transferred to the account of a person close to the MP. However, it turned out that the MP provided no legal assistance and kept the money," the SAPO message on its Telegram channel states.
According to the report, he subsequently legalized the illicit capital by purchasing "BMW F95 X5M" and "Mercedes-AMG G63" vehicles with a total value of over UAH 9 million.
The legalization consisted of a series of operations: transferring money allegedly for legal services to the accounts of a firm owned by a close relative of the MP; the subsequent transfer of part of these funds to another account; and their use by a third party to purchase the vehicles.
After this, the MP began using the cars as if they were purchased with income from entrepreneurial activities.
The MP’s actions are qualified under Part 2 of Art. 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction of the article provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of five to eight years, with the deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a term of up to three years, and with the confiscation of property.
As reported in December 2025, NABU and SAPO completed the investigation under suspicion of a sitting MP of Ukraine for the legalization of proceeds obtained by criminal means. The case materials were opened to the defense for review.
As law enforcement officers discovered, more than UAH 9 million was initially transferred to the accounts of a relative’s law firm under the guise of payment for "legal services."
Subsequently, part of these funds was transferred to another account and spent on the purchase of two premium-class cars – BMW X5 M (F95) and Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG.
Later, the suspect began to openly use these vehicles, pretending they were purchased with legitimate income from entrepreneurial activities.
The MP’s actions are qualified under Part 2 of Art. 209 (legalization (laundering) of property obtained by criminal means) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
As reported, NABU and SAPO notified the MP of the suspicion on October 16. As private sources informed the Interfax-Ukraine agency, the individual in question is MP Yevhen Shevchenko.
