{"id":2602683,"date":"2026-05-14T12:20:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T16:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-top-zelensky-aide-jailed-over-corruption-charges\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T12:23:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T16:23:22","slug":"former-top-zelensky-aide-jailed-over-corruption-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-top-zelensky-aide-jailed-over-corruption-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Former top Zelensky aide jailed over corruption charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-top-zelensky-aide-jailed-over-corruption-charges%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2602683&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Andriy Yermak, Volodymyr Zelensky\u2019s former chief of staff, was jailed for money laundering and fraud involving a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >luxury real estate progress<\/a> near Kyiv. The High Anti-Corruption Court ordered two months of pretrial detention and set bail at $3 million; Yermak said he didn\u2019t have that money and indicated he would appeal.  <\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors allege Yermak helped launder $10.4 million as part of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/authorities-seize-more-than-1-billion-worth-of-illegal-pot-in-the-desert\/\" title=\"Authorities Seize More Than  Billion Worth Of Illegal Pot In The Desert\">organized crime group<\/a>. The case is linked to broader anti-corruption efforts, including \u201cOperation Midas,\u201d which involved extensive wiretaps, cash seizures, and allegations against multiple current and former officials and buisness figures. While Zelensky has not been named in the scheme, the scandal has further strained his anti-corruption reputation and raised concerns about entrenched corruption; other associates, such as Timur Mindich and Oleksiy Chernyshov, have also faced related charges.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Ukrainian President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"891\">Volodymyr Zelensky\u2019s<\/a> former chief of staff was jailed Thursday on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/money-laundering\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4188\">money laundering<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fraud\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3188\">fraud<\/a> charges tied to a luxury real estate development near <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kyiv\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2837\">Kyiv<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Andriy Yermak served as head of the Office of the President of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"82\">Ukraine<\/a> from 2020 until his resignation in November 2025 amid a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hungarys-viktor-orban-calls-for-eu-parliament-to-be-abolished-in-wake-of-qatargate-corruption-scandal\/\" title=\"Hungary\u2019s Viktor Orb\u00e1n Calls for EU Parliament to Be Abolished in Wake of Qatargate ... Scandal\">widening corruption scandal<\/a>. During his tenure, Yermak attended high-level meetings with world leaders and played a key role in shaping Ukraine\u2019s wartime policies.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4568502\/cuba-completely-out-fuel-us-sanction-absolutely-nothing\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Cuba has completely run out of fuel due to US sanctions: \u2018There\u2019s absolutely nothing\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4568231\/israel-sues-new-york-times-allegation-palestinian-prisoner-abuse\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Israel sues New York Times over allegations of Palestinian prisoner abuse<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4568072\/uk-health-secretary-resigns-challenge-starmer-leadership\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>UK health secretary resigns in challenge to Starmer\u2019s \u2018heavy-handed\u2019 leadership<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Earlier this week, Ukraine\u2019s Anti-Corruption Prosecutor\u2019s Office formally charged Yermak with corruption. On Thursday, the High Anti-Corruption Court ordered him held in a pretrial detention center for two months and set bail at $3 million.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have such funds,\u201d Yermak <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ukrinform.ua\/rubric-polytics\/4123155-ermak-pro-zastavu-u-140-miljoniv-u-mene-takih-kostiv-nemae.html\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.ukrinform.ua\/rubric-polytics\/4123155-ermak-pro-zastavu-u-140-miljoniv-u-mene-takih-kostiv-nemae.html\">told<\/a> Ukrainian journalists after the ruling. \u201cNow my lawyer will work with my friends for help [to collect the bail funds].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think my attorney, the group of lawyers, will file an appeal,\u201d he said. \u201cI have nothing to hide, I will continue fighting, and I will stay in Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the High Anti-Corruption Court, $348,000 had already been transferred to the court\u2019s account.<\/p>\n<p>Under Thursday\u2019s ruling, Yermak must comply with several restrictions if he posts bail, including regularly reporting for questioning from an anti-corruption watchdog, notifying investigators of his whereabouts, remaining in Kyiv unless granted permission to leave, surrendering his passports, and wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet<\/p>\n<p>Investigators allege Yermak helped launder $10.4 million connected to a luxury construction project near Kyiv as part of an organized crime group.<\/p>\n<p>A longtime ally of Zelensky, dating back to the Ukrainian president\u2019s career in entertainment, Yermak resigned amid the $100 million corruption scandal last November. Investigators said these new charges are related but have not named Yermak in that investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation, dubbed \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4458945\/ukraine-charges-german-galushchenko-wide-ranging-corruption-case\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4458945\/ukraine-charges-german-galushchenko-wide-ranging-corruption-case\/\">Operation Midas<\/a>,\u201d included more than thousands of hours of wiretaps and led to the seizure of bags of cash. 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Both were charged with corruption last year and denied wrongdoing. <\/p>\n<p>Authorities say Mindich fled to Israel one day before he was set to be arrested.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zelensky\u2019s ex-chief of staff jailed for money laundering near Kyiv<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2602686,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zelensky-Davos.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[8773,33740,35994,6991,8630],"class_list":["post-2602683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-corruption","tag-court-ruling","tag-former-aide","tag-ukraine","tag-zelensky"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zelensky-Davos.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2602683"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2602688,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602683\/revisions\/2602688"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2602686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2602683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2602683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2602683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}