Ukraine Deepens Probe Against Burisma Founder to Embezzlement of State Funds

Ukraine Deepens Probe Against Burisma Founder to Embezzlement of State Funds
Ukraine's prosecutor-general Ruslan Ryaboshapka speaks to reporters during a press conference in Kiev on October 4, 2019. SERGEI CHUZAVKOV/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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Set in the backdrop of the House impeachment inquiry, Ukrainian officials have said they would deepen its investigation into the founder of Burisma Holdings to include the embezzlement of state funds.

Prosecutor General Ruslan Ryaboshapka said in an announcement Wednesday that Burisma founder Mykola Zlochevsky is suspected in the “theft of government funds on an especially large scale,” but did not provide more details, Reuters reported.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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