Ukrainian authorities seek to fire, suspend Sense Bank’s leadership amid corruption probe
- On Wednesday, August 19, the Ukrainian government removed Mykola Hladyshenko, chairman of the supervisory board of state-owned Sense Bank, following the launch of the 'Forrest Gump' anti-corruption probe targeting an alleged criminal organization.
- Investigators served suspicion notices under the Criminal Code to several individuals, including former deputy head of the Presidential Office Iryna Mudra, former lawmaker Maksym Mykytas, Vadym Stolar, and Sense Bank management board chair Oleh Stupak.
- Hours after the investigation began, President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree ousting Mudra from her position; the state-owned bank remains linked to sanctioned Russian businessmen Mikhail Fridman, Andrey Kosogov, and Petr Aven.
- Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi announced the management changes in a Telegram statement, asserting that "trust is a fundamental condition for the operation of a state financial institution" as the bank cooperates with investigators.
- The probe also involves connections to 'Operation Midas,' which saw $3.3 million in bail payments for former energy minister Herman Halushchenko to exit custody through the state-owned bank in late June.
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NBU demands removal of Sense Bank supervisory board chairman, entire board at risk of dismissal
The National Bank’s committee on banking supervision and regulation has ruled that Sense Bank supervisory board chairman Mykola Hladyshenko fails to meet legally established independence requirements, and the National Bank has also opened administrative proceedings to assess the supervisory board’s collective unfitness.
The anti-corruption authorities in Ukraine investigate millions of money laundering cases. Two bank representatives were relieved of their duties.
The government dismissed the chairman of the supervisory board of Sense Bank and initiated the removal of the chairman of the board - KoretskyThe government removed the chairman of the supervisory board of the state-owned Sense Bank and initiated the removal of the chairman of the board. Other defendants investigations will also be brought to justice.
A newly become state-owned bank would have been used to clean up 150 million grivne (2.9 million euros) in cash, necessary to pay the security of the former Minister of Energy Herman Galushchenko. It is the way in which, according to the National Anti-corruption Authority (Nabu) that this morning put into effect the Operation Forrest Gump, [...] The article "The Ukrainian State Bank Sense Bank used to clean up the money of the deposit of the for…
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