Prosecutors say the heap of $6 million in crisp new bills, fastened in bundles with pink and yellow rubber bands, was supposed to bribe a Ukrainian anti-corruption investigator to drop an embezzlement case against the founder of the natural gas company Burisma.
Ukraine-U.S. Relations
Washington Post: Ukraine intercepted $6 million bribe to stop probe of Burisma founder
Servicemen of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau stand over plastic bags filled with $6 million in cash, the biggest ever bribe uncovered in Ukraine's history on June 13, 2020.
