A new suspicion has been reported to the former beneficiary of one of Ukraine's largest banks in a case involving the misappropriation of 100 million UAH, the Prosecutor General's Office reported on Friday, according to UNN.
As a source told UNN, the individual in question is Ihor Kolomoisky.
Under the procedural guidance of the Prosecutor General's Office, investigators of the Main Investigative Directorate of the SBU have notified the former beneficial owner of one of Ukraine's largest banks of suspicion regarding the fraudulent misappropriation of property on an especially large scale as part of an organized group,
The suspect's actions, as indicated, are qualified under Part 4 of Art. 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (as amended by the law of April 15, 2008) – fraudulent misappropriation of another's property on an especially large scale, committed as part of an organized group.
Case details
According to the investigation, a multi-level financial scheme was built in 2014, which allowed for the withdrawal of credit resources, masking their subsequent movement as legitimate financial transactions.
The investigation established that controlled enterprises received loans from the bank without proper collateral and without a real economic purpose. Subsequently, these assets passed through a series of legal entities and individuals, creating the appearance of normal financial circulation.
According to the prosecution's version, part of these assets eventually ended up in the personal accounts of the scheme's organizers under the guise of contract fulfillment. "In particular, in December 2014, hundreds of millions of hryvnias were transferred to the suspect's personal account from an enterprise under his control," the PGO stated.
"At this time, it has been established that as a result of such actions, the bank suffered losses amounting to over 100 million UAH. The amount of damage caused is being clarified during the pre-trial investigation. According to preliminary data, the source of this amount was the bank's credit resources, which were used through a chain of controlled companies in a so-called 're-crediting' scheme," the Prosecutor General's Office said.
According to the investigation, "bank officials, heads of controlled enterprises, as well as other legal entities and individuals who ensured the transit of assets and documentation of operations could have been involved" in the implementation of the scheme.
The pre-trial investigation is being carried out by investigators of the Main Investigative Directorate of the SBU under the procedural guidance of the Prosecutor General's Office.
Other facts of misappropriation by the suspect and other former co-owners of the said bank for a total amount of over 1.9 billion US dollars are also being investigated.
Kolomoisky's suspicion changed: new details about financial crimes added09.08.24, 22:09