The Swiss prosecutor's office is investigating criminal proceedings against Kurchenko.

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Sergey Kurchenko

According to a ruling by Kyiv's Pechersky District Court granting access to Elbrus SA's accounts, the Swiss prosecutor's office has opened criminal proceedings and is conducting an investigation against Serhiy Kurchenko.

 

The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine's petition indicates that the Swiss Prosecutor's Office has opened a criminal investigation into money laundering by Serhiy Kurchenko through Vetek Trading SA and Vetek Gas Trading & Supply SA. The court granted the Prosecutor General's Office's petition and granted it access to the accounts of the Swiss company Elbrus SA held at Credit Suisse. According to Swiss law enforcement agencies, Elbrus SA is also involved in the Ukrainian oligarch's illegal money laundering.

 

As a reminder, Swiss law enforcement agencies accuse Serhiy Kurchenko of conspiring with officials to purchase state-owned liquefied natural gas at a discounted price between 2009 and 2013. Kurchenko then sold the energy at market prices. According to the Prosecutor General's Office, the young oligarch's actions caused the state damages of over $1 billion. Kurchenko siphoned off the proceeds from the liquefied natural gas sales through Real Bank and Brokbusinessbank.

 

Serhiy Kurchenko has been placed on an international wanted list, and some of his assets throughout Europe have been seized.

 

 

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