Indictment against Zhevago, owner of the 'Finance and Credit' group, submitted to court
Kyiv • UNN
SAPO has filed the Zhevago case regarding the bribery of Supreme Court judges to court. He is accused of providing 2.7 million dollars for a decision in favor of his business.
The SAPO has filed an indictment in court against the owner of the "Finance and Credit" group, Kostiantyn Zhevago. He is accused of providing an unlawful benefit to the former Chairman and judges of the Supreme Court. This was reported by the SAPO press service, according to UNN.
On June 16, 2026, a SAPO prosecutor, based on NABU pre-trial investigation materials, sent an indictment to court regarding the owner of the "Finance and Credit" group. He is accused of providing an unlawful benefit to the former Chairman and judges of the Supreme Court
The SAPO does not mention the suspect's name, but according to the case materials, it refers to Kostiantyn Zhevago.
The prosecutor's office stated that SAPO and NABU established contacts between the businessman—owner of the "Finance and Credit" group—and one of the lawyers of a law firm, who was to directly transfer funds to another person involved in the criminal activity, who in turn was to provide them as an unlawful benefit to the leadership of the Supreme Court to secure a judicial decision in the businessman's interest.
According to the investigation, in 2002, the Ukrainian businessman purchased 40.19% of the shares of a mining and processing plant from four companies. Eighteen years later, the former shareholders filed a lawsuit in commercial court to have the securities purchase agreement declared invalid and to reclaim the plant's shares. However, the court denied the claims.
In 2022, an appellate court overturned the first-instance decision and declared the securities purchase agreement invalid.
To prevent the loss of the shares, in early March 2023, the businessman entered into a conspiracy with a lawyer from a "back office" at the Supreme Court. During March and April 2023, the businessman, with the assistance of another lawyer and several unidentified individuals, transferred $2.7 million to the lawyer.
On April 19, 2023, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in favor of the businessman.
Following this, on May 3 and 15, 2023, the businessman, with the assistance of third parties, provided an unlawful benefit to the Chairman of the Supreme Court.
On May 15, 2023, the Chairman of the Supreme Court and the lawyer were caught while receiving the second tranche in the amount of $450,000.
In August 2023, the businessman was notified of the charges, and in September 2025, the accomplice was notified.
Currently, the indictment against the businessman has been sent to the HACC for consideration on its merits.
As a reminder
The court authorized an in-absentia investigation into the former MP and beneficiary of the "Finance and Credit" bank.
On June 8, 2026, the High Anti-Corruption Court approved a plea agreement between the SAPO prosecutor and the former Chairman of the Supreme Court, Vsevolod Kniaziev. The official was exposed in May 2023 for receiving an unlawful benefit on an especially large scale.