Position: Chairman of the Kyiv District Court of Odesa.
Sphere of corruption activity: judicial sphere.
Region of corruption activity: city of Odesa.
Qualifications: None at this time.
Status: at large.
Wealth: in the declaration for 2022, Chvankin, together with his wife Nelly, declared several real estate objects: an apartment in Odesa, a parking space, a country house and a plot of land. Chvankin's wife also indicated several objects of unfinished construction: 5 apartments (one of them was purchased in 2022) and a non-residential premises.
The couple also owns three cars: Toyota Camry 2016, 2019 and 2022.
For 2022, the income of Chairman Chvankin was UAH 2,831,843, and that of his wife Nelly - UAH 6,886,014.
Chvankin declared 40,000 UAH in cash, 70,518 UAH and 57,755 dollars in his bank accounts. His wife Nellie listed €36,000 in cash, as well as UAH 1,377,242, $87,229 and €194,918 in bank accounts. Also, 20,090 euros were declared on the bank accounts of Chvankin's daughter - Vladyslava.
In 2023, two Toyota Camry cars disappeared from Chvankin's declaration. At the same time, the official's income in the same year was UAH 5,198,029, and his wife Nellie's - UAH 7,318,109.
Serhiy Chvankin declared 50,000 UAH in cash in 2023, and 501,860 UAH, 70,266 dollars and 20,090 euros in bank accounts. Instead, his wife Nelly indicated $17,000 in cash and UAH 1,323,789, UAH 73,842, and EUR 150,496 in bank accounts.
Scandals: on May 15, 2024, journalists reported that the head of the Kyiv District Court of Odesa, Serhiy Chvankin, declared his wife's company in the USA, which owns apartments in Miami worth $310,000, or about UAH 12 million. The earnings of the judge himself and his wife, a teacher at the Odesa Law Academy and lawyer Nelly Golubeva, do not allow for such expenses. The declaration does not indicate either the costs of purchasing this property, or the fact of the appearance of credit obligations, if Golubeva purchased it as a mortgage.
According to the Florida company registry, on February 13, 2023, the wife of Judge Serhiy Chvankin, the Chairman of the Kyiv District Court of Odesa, opened the company OCEAN PROJECT 828 LLC in the United States.
According to official records of Broward County, Florida (Broward County), an apartment with an area of 105 square meters. m (1,130 sq. ft.) at 1000 Parkview Drive, 828 Hallandale Beach, was purchased by Golubeva's company on March 10, 2023. These apartments are indicated by the company's place of registration.
According to specialized sites for the sale of real estate in Miami, the apartments are located in a 10-story apartment building built in 1976, a few hundred meters from the Atlantic coast. The description promises "unobstructed coastal views from floor-to-ceiling windows", "heated swimming pool, barbecue area, bicycle storage, state-of-the-art gym, tennis, 24-hour security with lobby security".
The house is "close to beaches, racetracks, casinos, Hollywood Promenade, marinas, Aventura shopping center, restaurants, shops." In addition to the apartment, there is a parking space. The description also states that the apartment is ready for rent.
Chvankin's declaration also mentions several accounts that his wife opened in American banks. As of the time of filing the declaration (end of 2023), about $52,000 was placed on them. In general, the fortunes of Chvarkin and Golubeva do not allow the purchase of such real estate.
Previously, the Public Integrity Council, in its conclusion about the judge's non-compliance with the criteria of integrity and professional ethics, noted that the fortunes of Chvankin and his family have dubious origins even before his career as a judge from the early 2000s. In particular, it was about insufficient funds for the purchase of real estate by the wife's parents and other relatives, who then transferred the property to the Chvankin-Golubeva family for use, the purchase of such real estate in elite residential complexes and a cottage town at clearly understated prices, etc.
After the publication of the news about the apartment of the company of judge Chvankin's wife, the judge answered the journalists through the press service of the court. Chvankin claims that the apartment was purchased by the company with a 30-year mortgage. And he was not obliged to declare this fact according to the law, because it is the property of the company.
Also, as early as 2021, representatives of several public organizations, journalists and veterans of the ATO demanded that Volodymyr Zelenskyi immediately dismiss the head of the Kyiv District Court of the city of Odesa, Serhiy Chvankin.
Related persons: the wife of Judge Serhii Chvankin - Nellie Golubeva.
Persons who should react: law enforcement agencies should pay attention to Serhiy Chvankin's activities - in particular, NABU and SAP.
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An apartment on the coast in Miami for 12 million: journalists told about a judge from Odesa
Activists and journalists demand the release of judge Chvankin (Video)