⚡ Update: New corruption probe involves Zelensky ally Mindich, ex-minister Halushchenko.

President Volodymyr Zelensky’s ex-Deputy Chief of Staff Iryna Mudra and other suspects are accused of laundering $3.4 million posted as bail for ex-Energy and Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko.

Halushchenko is a suspect in the Energoatom corruption case. Timur Mindich, another suspect in the case, has allegedly influenced state-owned Sense Bank, according to tapes released by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) on Aug. 19.