The case of VAB Bank has been referred to court. The former owner of the bank, Oleg Bakhmatyuk, and his relative Natalia Vasylyuk, who served as chairman of the supervisory board, will be tried. Bakhmatyuk and Vasylyuk are suspected of stealing UAH 1.2 billion in stabilization loans from the NBU. This was reported by the NABU, UNN reports.
On March 25, 2024, the NABU and the SAPO sent to court a case against the actual owner of VAB Bank and the former chairman of the bank's supervisory board (a close relative of the owner). They are accused of misappropriating UAH 1.2 billion of a stabilization loan provided by the National Bank of Ukraine, legalizing part of these funds, and inciting the NBU management to abuse their office.
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Detectives found that in October 2014, VAB Bank was classified as a problem bank. Its then management applied to the NBU for a stabilization loan secured by real estate. Although VAB Bank did not provide all the necessary documents (a financial rehabilitation program aimed at solving liquidity problems, improving the structure of assets, profitability, profitability, etc. during the term of the stabilization loan), the NBU Board approved the loan, contrary to the requirements of the law.
The NABU noted that the value of the real estate pledged to the National Bank was overstated by almost 25 times by drawing up fake valuation reports.
An expert examination conducted during the pre-trial investigation found that the real value of the pledged real estate was UAH 72.62 million, as opposed to UAH 1.8 billion claimed by VAB Bank.
It is noteworthy that in addition to the aforementioned UAH 1.2 billion stabilization loan, VAB Bank had previously received UAH 3 billion in loans from the National Bank and had not repaid them. 40 days later, in November 2014, the NBU declared VAB Bank bankrupt. No one returned the money to the NBU.
Recall
In August , UNN reported with reference to NABU that the investigation against the former owner of VAB Bank, Oleg Bakhmatyuk, and the former head of the supervisory board, who is a close relative of the owner - Natalia Vasylyuk, was completed.