On May 2, 2025, the NABU and SAPO submitted an indictment to the court against Oleksandr Hlimbovskyi—the father-in-law of former State Fiscal Service head Roman Nasirov—and his adviser Oleksandr Kostenko, in a case involving the laundering of a €21 million bribe allegedly received by Nasirov.
According to the investigation, both defendants were involved in laundering part of a record bribe exceeding UAH 722 million, which Nasirov allegedly received in 2015–2016 in exchange for facilitating VAT refunds totaling over UAH 3.2 billion for agricultural companies owned by businessman Oleh Bakhmatiuk. This matter is the subject of a separate criminal proceeding currently under consideration by the HACC.
According to the investigation, Hlimbovskyi, who owns several construction companies, likely facilitated his son-in-law’s receipt of the bribe and helped launder the funds. In particular, €13 million was allegedly invested in luxury real estate in central Kyiv, disguised as bank transactions between offshore companies based in Switzerland. Investigators believe that the real estate was purchased through concealed transactions between two non-resident companies, disguised as payments for shares in another company. According to investigators, Kostenko laundered an additional €7.9 million, including through agency agreements and purchase and sale transactions.
Hlimbovskyi is charged with Article 368, Part 4 and Article 209, Part 3 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, and Kostenko is charged with Article 209, Part 3 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Recently, in this case, the HACC lifted the seizure of 76 apartments owned by the closed non-diversified venture corporate investment fund AMTEL. The fund was previously owned by Oleksandr Hlimbovskyi, the beneficiary of the Altis Group of Companies.