“The owner of the bank “Land Capital” has appropriated more than 90 million hryvnias from depositors. Law enforcement officers uncovered a scheme with the participation of several people. This is reported by the National Police of Ukraine. As RBC-Ukraine learned from its own sources, we are talking about the bank “Land Capital” and its director Viktor Topolov. “The figurehead specifically purchased a financial institution to implement his criminal intent. He drew his head into the outfit”, — write on: ua.news
The owner of the bank “Land Capital” has appropriated more than 90 million hryvnias from depositors. Law enforcement officers uncovered a scheme with the participation of several people.
This is reported by the National Police of Ukraine.
As RBC-Ukraine learned from its own sources, we are talking about the bank “Land Capital” and its director Viktor Topolov.
“The figurehead specifically purchased a financial institution to implement his criminal intent. “He involved the chairman and members of the bank’s board, the chairman of the supervisory board, private entrepreneurs, appraisers and state registrars in the process,” the report says.
Under the leadership of the organizer, they registered in the state register of property rights a large square footage of immovable property allegedly located in the central districts of Kyiv and Kharkiv.
“These non-existent objects became the subject of collateral for the issuance of loans in the total amount of more than UAH 90 million. With illegally obtained money from bank depositors, the participants financed their own business projects for the construction of factories and thermal power plants, the operational activities of a coal mine, the purchase of luxury cars and real estate.” – the National Police said.
Along with this, employees of the bank security department annually drew up certificates of verification of the availability and liquidity of non-existent collateral.
All this led to the fact that in 2021 the bank was declared insolvent due to the fact that it did not ensure payments to its own customers and did not settle payment orders.
Police investigators and operatives of the Department of Strategic Investigations identified 27 suspects who were part of a criminal organization in different years. Seven of them were previously reported on suspicion of embezzlement, embezzlement or possession of property by abuse of official position and official forgery as part of an organized group.
In January 2025, investigators gathered enough evidence to announce suspicions against the bank’s management for creating, leading and participating in a criminal organization, misappropriation, embezzlement or possession of property by abuse of official position, official forgery and laundering of proceeds obtained through crime. Among the suspects is the owner of a bankrupt bank.
In order to preserve physical evidence and compensate for the damages caused, the police seized 12 apartments of the defendants in the capital, 5 private houses in the center of Kyiv with a total area of more than 2,000 square meters, land plots, 12 luxury cars, 12 parking spaces and corporate rights in the charter capital of companies affiliated with the defendants. .
The suspect may face up to 12 years with confiscation of property for the crime.
It was previously reported that under the procedural guidance of the Prosecutor General’s Office, 27 members of a criminal organization, led by the owner of a bankrupt bank, a former deputy of the People’s Republic of Ukraine, were exposed and notified of their suspicion of embezzling UAH 90 million from depositors.
Earlier in Kyiv, an official of Kyivmedspetstrans and contractors were suspected of embezzling over 6 million hryvnias during the purchase of spare parts for ambulances. The suspicion has already been reported to the head of the division of Kyivmedspetstrans, the accountant and three contractors.
Also in Kyiv, a scheme to embezzle 9 million hryvnias from state procurement of a utility enterprise was exposed. The expositors of the capital transport company have already received suspicions.
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