Ukrainian businessman was a money laundering millionaire

A married couple bought a £1m house with profits from a vast money laundering scheme involving the sale of vehicles to war-torn Ukraine, a court heard. Ukrainians Valeriy Popovych, 52, and Vitaliy Lutsak, 43, ran Sprint Commercials Ltd, based in Feltham, west London, as a front for the sophisticated for the enterprise. Vast sums of criminal cash were funnelled into the company through the purchase of vans and lorries which were then sold to Ukraine, Wood Green Crown Court heard….