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Ukraine detains 5 people in $100-million energy sector graft investigation

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau did not name the suspects in its statement but said they included a businessman believed to be the scheme’s mastermind; a former advisor to the country’s energy minister; and an executive of national atomic energy company Energoatom.

A Ukrainian anti-corruption agency said Tuesday it has detained five people and identified seven other suspects in a major graft investigation that is centering on alleged kickbacks worth some $100 million in the country’s energy sector.
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Source: Los Angeles Times | Published: 2025-11-11T15:36:06Z

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