The head of the bank’s department was suspected of facilitating the withdrawal of $20 million from PJSC Ukrtatnafta
The main unit of detectives of the Bureau of Economic Security (BEB) of Ukraine reported about the suspicion of the head of the department of one of the commercial banks, who contributed to the withdrawal of $20 million from PJSC “Ukrtatnafta”. She is suspected of aiding in the seizure of funds of a joint-stock company.
The investigation established that an organized criminal group illegally withdrew 20 million US dollars from the company’s accounts on the first day of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation. Officials of the company entered into a contract for the supply of crude oil and prepared invoices for payment.
Realizing that importing raw materials during this period was impossible, they forged documents to simulate the purchase. In particular, the contract and invoices were falsified, appearing to be genuine, but with the only difference being the supplier company that was supposed to receive the payment.
Subsequently, the head of the company’s financial department, abusing her official position, signed a document for payment to a controlled company registered in Switzerland. At the same time, the bank employee tried to hide the traces of the crime by falsifying the dates in the documents that became the basis for the transaction, indicating that they had allegedly arrived at the bank the day before.
The suspect’s complicity in the crime is confirmed by evidence, in particular, the conclusions of a comprehensive forensic and handwriting examination. The woman was informed of the suspicion of committing a crime provided for in part 5 of Article 27 and part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
