[4] In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Pavelko was re-elected to parliament after being number 33 on the electoral list of Petro Poroshenko Bloc.

[4] in June 2018, the NABU opened proceedings suspecting Pavelko of abuse in the construction of artificial football mini-fields.

[13][14] In February 2023, the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv suspended Pavelko as president of the Ukrainian Football Association until 17 March in connection with corruption and embezzlement charges.

[15][16][17] On 16 June 2023, the Shevchenkivsky District Court of Lviv arrested Pavelko on charges of fraud and embezzlement of UAH 26.5 million, and sent him to a pre-trial detention center for 60 days.

[21] In addition, the Ukraine national under-20 football team, led by Oleksandr Petrakov, won the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

[22] While serving as People's Deputy of Ukraine, Pavelko initiated law No.743-VIII "On the prevention of corruption offences influence on the results of sporting competitions".