# Media report says charges likely identify Zelensky’s chief of staff as alleged money-laundering organizer

https://mins.news/en/item/60657

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-16 09:33 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/charges-likely-identify-zelenskys-chief-of-staff-as-organizer-of-money-laundering-scheme-media-report-says/

> Leaked charges published by Bihus.info allegedly describe an unnamed President’s Office official who asked deputy Iryna Mudra to launder cash for bail for former minister Herman Halushchenko. The text does not name Kyrylo Budanov, but media reports say the description points to him. NABU uncovered the alleged scheme.

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