The bank in Kiev collaborated with online casino: "washed" nearly 5 billion UAH during the war

It is noted that a year after the start of a full -scale war with Russia, "businessmen" managed to wash "almost five billion hryvnias received by the shadow gambling. Investigators say that the scheme operated thanks to 20 under the control of firms that opened accounts with the specified bank. On the details of these companies, the players of the underground online casino credited money to replenish their game accounts. Payment was indicated in the payment of fictional goods and services.

After each such replenishment, the organizers of the scheme received interest. They were issued by affiliated firms. According to the SBU, three high -ranking officials of the bank, including the co -owner of the financial institution, were suspected under Part 2 of Art. 203-2 and Part 3 of Art. 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction of articles provides for up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property. "The issue of election of a preventive measure is currently being resolved.

An investigation is ongoing to establish all the circumstances of the crime," the SBU added. At the same time, law enforcement officers do not indicate the name of the financial institution, but state that in March 2023 the National Bank of Ukraine deprived the license under the control of the financial institution. By the way, it was in early spring that the NBU's board by the insolvent category was hit by JSC "Aibox Bank".

The reason: the Bank systematically violated the requirements of the legislation in the field of prevention and counteraction to laundering income. At the same time, as the media wrote, searches in the offices of financial institutions took place. We will remind, in early July the SBU staff detained cybercriminals who allegedly stole the money of Ukrainians from bank accounts. The thieves were hackers from Kiev, who illegally transferred money from the accounts of people to their own.