The court has authorized an in-absentia investigation into the former MP and beneficiary of the "Finance and Credit" bank, the Prosecutor General's Office reported on Tuesday, UNN writes.
The former MP and shareholder of JSC "Bank Finance and Credit," Kostyantyn Zhevago, as reported by the SBI, was notified of suspicion under Part 3 of Art. 27, Part 5 of Art. 191, and Part 3 of Art. 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, along with several top managers of the bank, in a case involving a scheme to embezzle $113 million from the financial institution, which caused damage to the interests of the state and the bank's depositors.
The Pechersk District Court of Kyiv, following a motion by prosecutors from the Prosecutor General's Office, granted permission for a special pre-trial investigation regarding the former Member of Parliament – the beneficiary of JSC "Bank Finance and Credit"
Details
According to the prosecution, he is suspected of involvement in the embezzlement of bank property on an especially large scale and the legalization of proceeds obtained through crime. According to the investigation, between 2007 and 2015, acting in prior conspiracy with bank officials, he organized a scheme through which $113 million was siphoned from the bank. At that time, this amounted to over 2.5 billion UAH.
The mechanism involved placing the bank's funds in correspondent accounts at foreign banking institutions and pledging them as collateral for a credit line for one of the offshore companies controlled by the suspect himself.
Following the failure to meet the terms of the loan agreements, for which "Finance and Credit" bank acted as guarantor, the money was written off from its correspondent accounts.
Addendum
On March 19, 2024, in Paris, this individual was served with a notice of suspicion in another criminal proceeding. This took place in execution of a request for international legal assistance with the participation of authorized French authorities, Ukrainian prosecutors, and SBI investigators. After being served with the suspicion notice, he was interrogated as a suspect.
The pre-trial investigation is ongoing.