Accomplice in bribery case involving MP Skorokhod reached plea deal: he received suspended sentence and must make donation to Armed Forces of Ukraine
The HACC approved a plea agreement with a co-defendant in a case involving $250,000 in illicit benefits for influencing decisions on National Security and Defense Council sanctions. The defendant was sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment with a probationary period and agreed to transfer 700,000 UAH to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
This was reported by the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, according to Censor.NET.
"On July 1, 2026, the High Anti-Corruption Court approved a plea agreement concluded between a prosecutor from the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office and a citizen who, along with others, was found to have incited a business representative to provide a $250,000 bribe in exchange for resolving the issue of the National Security and Defense Council’s sanctions against a competing company," the statement reads.
It is noted that the activities of this criminal group were organized by Anna Skorokhod, a member of the Ukrainian Parliament, who acted as the "guarantor" of this agreement.
The defendant fully admitted his guilt in the crime with which he was charged and agreed to provide incriminating testimony against the other accomplices.
Court ruling for an accomplice
- By the court’s verdict, the defendant was found guilty of committing a crime under Part 4 of Article 27 and Part 4 of Article 369 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
- He was sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment, the execution of which was suspended with a probationary period and the imposition of obligations established by the court.
- In addition, the defendant agreed to transfer 700,000 hryvnias to the "United 24" fund in support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
It should be noted that the investigation into the crime was conducted by NABU detectives in cooperation with the Main Directorate for Internal Security of the SSU, under the procedural supervision of a prosecutor from the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office.
The pretrial investigation in the case has now been completed. The defense is currently reviewing the case files.
The case of MP Skorokhod
- Earlier, NABU used hidden cameras to record the transfer of funds to the MP and her representative. The amount in question is $125,000.
- The footage later also shows a receipt, but it is not clear what it says. From the context, it is clear that this "document" records a specific amount and the transfer of part of the funds so that all participants in the "agreements" could "sleep peacefully."
- On 5 December, the Security Service, NABU and SAPO exposed a criminal group in Kyiv led by Ukrainian MP Anna Skorokhod.
- She is accused of creating a criminal group that offered a businessman $250,000 to organise the imposition of sanctions by the National Security and Defence Council on a competitor's company.
- On 7 December, Skorokhod's accomplice in this case was remanded in custody with the alternative of posting bail in the amount of 4 million 542 thousand hryvnias.
- On 8 December, the High Anti-Corruption Court imposed a preventive measure on Anna Skorokhod's assistant in the form of bail in the amount of 1.514 million hryvnias.
- The High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine imposed a preventive measure on MP Anna Skorokhod in the form of bail in the amount of 3 million 28 thousand hryvnias.
