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Detained NABU Detective Casts Mindich as Manager, Not Chief Beneficiary, in $100 Million Energy Case

Operation Midas alleges at least $100 million laundered through state energy procurement.

Overview

  • Ruslan Magamedrasulov, a NABU detective held since July, said Timur Mindich served as a top manager rather than the primary beneficiary and implied higher‑level political patrons.
  • Magamedrasulov worked on documenting Mindich and financier Oleksandr Tsukerman, who appear on NABU’s tapes under the nicknames “Karlson” and “Shugarman.”
  • NABU’s released audio features numerous aliases, and lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak says about 40 nicknames remain unidentified.
  • The Economist reported that some diverted Energoatom funds may have been transferred to Moscow, a claim made without publicly disclosed evidence.
  • The probe has produced charges for seven suspects, sanctions on Mindich and Tsukerman, and steps against ministers following raids at Energoatom and officials’ offices.