Case description
Serhii Kurchenko is suspected of the embezzlement and legalization of the property of a number of state-owned enterprises.
Serhii Kurchenko is a Ukrainian oligarch, known for his pro-Russian views, the owner of the East European Fuel and Energy Company (EEFEC) group of companies and the Kharkiv football club Metalist. One of his sources of income is the so-called “resource pyramids.”
According to the prosecution, from 2010 to 2014, while managing one of the divisions of a criminal organization, Kurchenko contributed to the embezzlement and legalization of property and funds in the amount of over UAH 12 billion. This concerned a number of state-owned enterprises, such as PJSC Ukrnafta, PJSC Ukrgazvydobuvannya, PJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine, PJSC Agrarian Fund, as well as the National Bank of Ukraine and other financial institutions, in particular PJSC Real Bank, PJSC Brokbusinessbank and PJSC JSB Ukrgasbank.
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Serhii Kurchenko is charged with a number of crimes, including Article 255, part 1; Article 191, part 5; Article 205, part 2; Article 209, part 3; Article 212, part 3; Article 366, part 1; Article 358, part 3 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The case is currently being heard by the HACC.
During the Euromaidan events, Serhii Kurchenko left Ukraine and is currently hiding from the investigation in Moscow. In addition, the U.S. authorities accuse the oligarch of many years of fraud aimed at evading sanctions imposed by the United States.
