The former deputy chairman of the board of the Finance and Credit bank is aware of the suspicion of theft of about 560.5 million hryvnias in the interest of the owner, ex-oligarch Konstantin Zhevago.
Former Deputy Chairman of the Bank’s Board Finance and Credit reported suspicion of participation in a criminal organization and embezzlement of more than half a billion hryvnias. The press service of the State Bureau of Investigation reported this on November 14.
In 2010, the former owner of the institution created a criminal organization from which the bank’s money was stolen. For this purpose, the deputy chairman of the board, who served as a member of the bank’s credit committee, was also involved. With its help, almost 560.5 million hryvnias were stolen.
The former owner of the bank, through dummies, gained control of a private company that artificially received loan funds from the bank. Decisions are made by the credit committee of the institution, which includes members of the criminal organization, including the deputy chairman of the board.
After the money was transferred to the commercial structure, the funds were redirected to non-resident oligarch-controlled companies for their further legalization.
Currently, the former deputy chairman of the board of directors of the bank has been informed about the suspicion of embezzlement of property on a large scale as part of a criminal organization.
He was detained, and the issue of choosing a preventive measure in the form of detention was decided.
The owner of the bank is former MP and businessman Konstantin Zhevago.
In addition, the Shevchenko District Court of Kyiv chose a preventive measure for the chairman of the board of PrJSC Poltava Mining and Processing Plant (PGOK), part of the Ferrexpo group, in the form of collateral in the amount of almost 800 million Hryvnias, the press service of the Bureau of Economic Security reported.
The head of the board of PGOK, Viktor Lotos, is suspected of tax evasion on a large scale and falsification of official documents.
In the period from 2018 to 2021, the chairman of the board of PGOK, in the previous agreement with the accountants, reflected in the business tax returns the quantity and value of marketable products in the form of crushed ore, that is, without processing of beneficiation, which significantly affects the cost of rent payments. Thus, the payment of budget funds for subsoil use of iron ore deposits was underestimated by almost 2.2 billion Hryvnias.
Currently, a preventive measure in the form of cash bail has been chosen for the head of the PGOK. The pre-trial investigation is ongoing.
PGOK is part of the Ferrexpo group of companies, the real beneficial owner of a significant part of Ferrexpo is Konstantin Zhevago.
Ferrexpo is an iron ore company with assets in Ukraine, it owns 100 percent shares of LLC Eristovsky GOK99.9% – LLC Bilanovsky GOK and 100% shares of PrJSC Poltava Mining and Processing Plant.
We remind you that in 2019 the State Bureau of Investigation placed Zhevago on the national wanted list, and in 2021 – on the international wanted list. He is suspected of embezzling $113 million from the bank. Finance and Credit. At the end of 2022, Zhevago was imprisoned in the Courchevel ski resort in France.
France has refused to extradite the businessman. Currently, Ukraine has seized the property of the suspected oligarch, as well as legal entities associated with him.
Source: korrespondent
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