[3][4][5] After fall of the Soviet Union, the Surkis and Co was involved in a Ponzi scheme "Ometa 21st century" similar to the MMM in Russia.

Within the K-7, Ihor Surkis was heading a Ukrainian-American joint venture "Dinamo-Atlantik" (Russian: Динамо-Атлантик) managing the import and sales of huge shipments of alcohol and tobacco in Ukraine that went through the company’s books, duty-free.

In 1995 Ihor Surkis was involved in scandal when he personally was accused in bribing by a UEFA referee, Antonio López Nieto.

During a cup match against Karpaty Lviv in 2006, opposing fans hurled anti-Jewish insults at Surkis.

[1] In September 2019, the German news outlet Der Spiegel published an article in which it was stated that UEFA made transfer of money intended for Football Federation of Ukraine (today Ukrainian Association of Football) yet ended up in the British Virgin Islands tax off-shore firm "Newport Management Limited" associated with Ihor Surkis.