Former chairman of the bank's board suspected of illegal operations worth UAH 210 million - Prosecutor General
Kyiv • UNN
Former chairman of the bank's board has been notified of suspicion for illegal banking operations worth UAH 210 million. Conspiration with a businessman to conduct risky financial operations and avoid monitoring is suspected.
The former chairman of the bank's board has been notified of suspicion of illegal banking operations worth UAH 210 million, reported on Monday by Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko on social media, UNN writes.
The former chairman of the bank's board has been notified of suspicion of illegal banking operations worth UAH 210 million
"A bank must stop illegal financial operations, not help carry them out. However, in practice, this is not always the case. According to the investigation, the chairman of the board of one of the Ukrainian banks conspired with a businessman to resolve the issue of unhindered account opening, conducting risky financial operations, and avoiding internal financial monitoring. In the event of inspections by the State Financial Monitoring Service, the banker was also ready to provide the necessary 'assistance'," - the Prosecutor General stated.
According to the Prosecutor General, the price of such 'services' was '0.15% of the amount of monthly transactions'.
"This is not just a violation of banking rules. This is the deliberate use of the bank as a tool for conducting dubious financial flows that should have been stopped at the entry point," - Kravchenko noted.
According to the investigation, the Prosecutor General continued, 'from July 2024 to February 2025, over UAH 210 million was funneled through the accounts of at least five controlled companies'. 'The banker received his share for each transaction,' - the Prosecutor General reported.
"Their correspondence has been documented, in which the accomplices reconciled amounts, agreed on fund transfers, and after each payment, the businessman sent confirmation of the completed settlements," - he added.
"When a person who was supposed to be responsible for control actually monetizes circumventing it, this is no longer just a matter of banking ethics, but of criminal liability. The former chairman of the bank's board has been notified of suspicion of receiving undue benefits," - Kravchenko reported.
The businessman, according to the Prosecutor General, will also be held accountable under the law for providing undue benefits to an official.
The issue of choosing a preventive measure is being decided.