Investigation Completed into MP Skorokhod's Attempt to 'Sell' Sanctions
Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies have completed the investigation into a criminal case where MP Anna Skorokhod is accused of demanding $250,000 to impose sanctions on a competitor's company.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) have announced the completion of the pre-trial investigation in the case against People's Deputy Anna Skorokhod and the criminal group she allegedly led. According to the investigation, the group offered a businessman $250,000 to arrange for the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) to impose sanctions on a competitor.
The money was promised to be given to NSDC members as payment for the sanctions decision. To disguise the scheme, the businessman was asked to write a promissory note claiming a loan. After receiving $125,000, the accused claimed that this portion would be handed over to NSDC officials, but in reality, the money stayed with them because they failed to find anyone willing to commit the illegal act.
The case came to light on December 5, 2025, when the Security Service of Ukraine, NABU, and SAP exposed the organized group led by Skorokhod, a member of the "For the Future" party. She confirmed that searches were conducted at her home and called them direct pressure on the opposition. NABU released a video showing the MP demanding money from a man and threatening him. Skorokhod claimed the video was fabricated. In court, she stated that she had been "smeared across the country." On December 9, the court set bail at over three million hryvnias, and on December 14, her lawyer announced that third parties had paid the bail.
