Ex-head of Real Bank sentenced to 11 years with confiscation of property
Kyiv • UNN
The former chairman of the board of Real Bank was found guilty of money laundering and sentenced to 11 years in prison and a fine of UAH 12,750 with confiscation of property. The court also ordered to recover over UAH 508 million in damages.
Today, on December 25, 2023, a panel of HACCJ judges found the former chairman of the board of Real Bank PJSC guilty of misappropriation and money laundering. This was reported by UNN with reference to the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office.
Details
The ex-chairman of the board was found guilty of committing crimes under Art. 255(1), Art. 191(5), Art. 209(3), Art. 366(2), Art. 28(5), Art. 191(3), Art. 28(4), Art. 28(1), Art. 366(4), Art. 28(3), Art. 209(4), Art. 28(5), Art. 191(3), Art. 28(4), Art. 209(3) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
...Sentenced to 11 years in prison with deprivation of the right to hold positions in business entities of all forms of ownership related to organizational, administrative and economic functions for a period of 3 years with confiscation of all property belonging to him and a fine of UAH 12,750
In addition, the HACCJ panel of judges partially satisfied the civil claim of the National Bank of Ukraine and ordered to recover more than UAH 503 million from the accused as compensation for damage caused by the crime.
The civil claim of the Deposit Guarantee Fund was also satisfied and it was decided to recover from the accused funds in the amount of over UAH 5.573 million as compensation for damage caused as a result of the crime.
Addendum
The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office said that in the pre-trial investigation established that the convict was a member of the criminal organization of the former fugitive president.
It was then that he took part in the seizure of UAH 4.7 billion of PJSC Real Bank, UAH 800 million of the National Bank of Ukraine's stabilization loan, as well as UAH 865 million of JSC Brokbusinessbank's funds that were placed on the account of Real Bank and later transferred to the accounts of controlled entities, and their subsequent legalization.
Recall
The former chief engineer of Mykolaivoblteploenergo was sentenced to 8 years for embezzlement, although part of the sentence was canceled due to the statute of limitations.
The crime was the embezzlement of over UAH 1.7 million during the installation of meters in 2015/2016.
