Prosecutors from the Office of the Attorney General have submitted an indictment to the court against the deputy head of the department of one of the commercial banks. The official is accused of concealing a crime, as a result of which 20 million US dollars were illegally withdrawn from the account of a large oil refining company that is currently state-owned.

According to the investigation, on the first day of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine, an organized group of individuals, led by a member of the supervisory board of the enterprise, illegally transferred the specified amount to the account of a foreign company under his control, using a forged contract for the supply of crude oil and fictitious payment invoices.

The accomplice in the crime was a bank official who, abusing her official position, provided false information in a copy of the forged contract about its alleged prior receipt by the bank. In addition, she destroyed the originals of the genuine contract and payment documents, which ensured the cover-up of the illegal transaction.

Earlier, other participants in this scheme had already been notified of suspicion. They are hiding abroad and have been placed on the international wanted list.

Note: according to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until their guilt is proven in a lawful manner and established by a court verdict.