The National Police have initiated a case against the financial companies of businessman Pulya

The National Police have initiated a case against the financial companies of businessman Pulya

The police have initiated a pre-trial investigation against Yevhen Pulya, the founder and beneficiary of several companies, regarding possible facts of creating an organized criminal group for the implementation of a large-scale conversion scheme aimed at tax evasion and legalization of criminal proceeds.

This was reported by the NGO "Non-Stop".

Through dozens of controlled companies, including LLC "Financial Holding ‘Terminal-P’", LLC "Agro-Tech Group", LLC "Drosgroup", LLC "Dynamitek", LLC "Prysus", and others, fictitious non-commodity operations were conducted, forming a VAT tax credit, which was then "sold" to companies in the real sector. In the first half of 2021, the total turnover of this scheme exceeded 28 billion hryvnias.

The key episode is the withdrawal of 440 million UAH through a fictitious scheme with LLC "Agroresources of the Country"—with the tax credit being transferred along the chain up to LLC "Anvitrade", with total VAT exceeding 58 million hryvnias.

The investigative department of the police in the Chernivtsi region has entered the data into the Unified Register of Pre-Trial Investigations under No. 12025260000000554 dated July 14, 2025, under part 1 of article 366 of the Criminal Code.

During the investigation, it was established that Oleksandr Serdyuk, the founder of the payment service Wallet One, acting in collusion with controlled individuals and legal entities, as well as with the support of certain officials of the Security Service of Ukraine, State Bureau of Investigations, and State Tax Service, created an organized criminal group to implement a large-scale money laundering scheme.

The payment system Wallet One, through which foreign currency transfers and exchanges are made, including in Russian rubles contrary to current prohibitions, is used to legalize income obtained through criminal means, particularly from the gambling business. In Ukraine, the service operates through LLC "Single Wallet" (38865907), which Serdyuk controls through nominal persons. The company, having an authorized capital of 1,000 UAH, is involved in schemes of electronics import with fictitious contracts and the withdrawal of funds in especially large amounts across the state border.

The facts indicate an abuse of influence and official position involving law enforcement officials, which facilitated the functioning of a criminal financial infrastructure bypassing state control and prohibitions.

The Desnyanskyi Police Department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the city of Kyiv has entered the information into the Unified Register of Pre-Trial Investigations under No. 12025105030000527 dated June 24, 2025, under part 1 of article 358 of the Criminal Code.