In Italy, the elite yacht of the co-leader of a criminal organization in the State Property Fund of Ukraine (SFMU) was arrested - that is, in the “Sennichenko case” (ex-head of the fund Dmitry Sennichenko). The premium vessel is valued at 5.5 million euros. Probably its owner is Andrey Gmyrin, a suspect in the UAH 10 billion laundering scam, who is on the wanted list..

The arrest was reported on January 17 by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU). It is noted that the arrest was facilitated by representatives of law enforcement agencies in Italy and France..

" As part of a joint investigative team, Italian law enforcement authorities arrested and seized the said property,” the statement said..

It is also indicated that earlier in France the property of suspects in the “Sennichenko case” was arrested for 6.5 million euros. And in Austria, luxury cars came under arrest.

The NABU message emphasizes that we are talking about the activities of a criminal organization in the FDMU, for which the investigation has already been completed. The scheme led to damage to the state amounting to more than UAH 700 million. The defendants in the case are also suspected of legalizing property obtained by criminal means in the amount of more than UAH 10 billion..

Previously, a media investigation established that one of the suspects in this high-profile case, namely Andrei Gmyrin, while abroad, registered a business and acquired luxury property, including a yacht. In general, the Gmyrin family owns companies in the UAE and Croatia, a yacht, a villa and land on the French Riviera.

Among other things, it was reported about the yacht Cranchi Settantotto 78 worth about 5.5 million euros. These data coincide with the description of the vessel and photos published by NABU. Journalists noted that the yacht was purchased by GFB COMPANY LTD, registered in the British Virgin Islands. According to investigators, the formal owner of this company is Ukrainian Evgeniy Golovin, Gmyrin’s Dubai business partner..

According to the investigation, Gmyrin, together with the ex-head of the State Property Fund Dmitry Sennichenko, organized a scheme at state enterprises that were controlled by the fund. During the investigation, it was established that the organizers in 2020-2021 contributed to the appointment of people controlled by them to leadership positions at the state-owned enterprises of the Odessa Port Plant (OPZ) and the United Mining and Chemical Company (UMCC)..

They, in turn, facilitated the signing of contracts with companies controlled by the suspects, so that the enterprises would sell goods to these companies at reduced prices..

Investigators call Sennichenko and Gmyrin, who worked at the Fund until 2017, the organizers of the scheme.. Ten other suspects are also involved in the case.. Eight went abroad and are wanted, including Sennychenko and Gmyrin themselves..

Currently, Sennichenko has been chosen as a preventive measure in the form of detention. The measure was elected in absentia because the ex-official is on the international wanted list.. Journalists claim that he may be in Spain.