Eduard Stavytsky had a thing for bling, Ukrainians learned Monday, as the riches accumulated by their fugitive former energy minister were laid out on a table for the world to see.

The dazzling haul included jewels and pearls packed into briefcases, dozens of 1 kg and 100 gram gold bars and Swiss watches that prosecutors said are worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Some $4.8 million was neatly stacked in $100 bills.