
Dmitry Verbitsky – “decided” Klimov in the GPU
Long deceased in Bose “Imeksbank” and the name of its scandalous owner Leonid Klimov again at the hearing. And all because the Fund for Guaranteeing Deposits of Individuals filed a claim with the Kyiv Economic Court for the reimbursement of 8.4 billion hryvnias. Among the defendants, Klimov himself, as well as part of the bank’s management, reports Anticorrosive.
It should be noted that the DGF conducted a real investigation and described in great detail the scheme of how Imexbank was bankrupted and how its assets were taken out of collateral.
But first, it is worth figuring out who buried all the criminal proceedings at the request of the Foundation.
At the head of the pyramid was the former head of the SBU of Ukraine Ivan Bakanov, then the former head of the Main Directorate of Internal Security of the SBU Andrey Naumov, and also the former head of the SBU investigation Andriy Shvets. This “holy trinity” closed questions from the SBU.
From the General Prosecutor’s Office, all issues were supervised by the former Deputy Prosecutor General, Mr. Symonenko. The same Simonenko, who was fired on January 24, 2023 for a vacation in Spanish Marbella, despite the direct ban of the President. Due to personnel swings, Klimov has only one “decider” left in the Prosecutor General’s Office, but which one …
Today, all issues of Klimov and Imexbank are supervised by one of the favorites of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Dmitry Verbitsky. It is he who is today responsible for the activities of the Bureau of Economic Security. It was on his orders that all the materials of “Imeksbank” were transferred to the controlled Kyiv BEB.
Despite the fact that the Fund is fighting for 8.4 billion hryvnia, the real amount of damage is more than 18 billion hryvnia. Here we are talking about 10 billion hryvnia defrauded bank depositors. Interestingly, at the same time as the Imexbank case, a similar story with multibillion-dollar damage to the state is developing in a completely different scenario. We are talking about the possible extradition and subsequent detention of Oleg Bakhmatyuk and Konstantin Zhevago. The answer to why this is happening is deceptively simple. The case of Bakhmatyuk and Zhevago is handled by NABU. Klimov’s case is prosecutors.
10 billion hryvnia deceived depositors, 8.4 billion hryvnia – direct damage to the state. However, no one was held accountable. Today, Klimov continues to live quietly in Odessa and, moreover, to make a profit from the objects.
But back to the diagram. And she acted as follows. Klimov and his subordinates, when the smell of fried food, promptly spawned a mass of legal entities to which Imexbank issued loans. All companies were first registered in Odessa, but later they were re-registered in other cities, most of these companies are not available at legal addresses. In total, there were 36 such firms, and 56% of the entire loan portfolio of the bank went to them. Of course, they were not going to return the money, but the management of “Imeksbank” surprisingly continued and extended debt obligations that were not fulfilled.
Dmitry Verbitsky – “decided” Klimov in the GPU
Thus, almost all loans issued by PJSC “IMEXBANK” were unprofitable and were aimed at withdrawing the bank’s funds and meeting the needs of a group of companies directly related to Leonid Klimov. This led to the loss of liquidity, the impossibility of fulfilling obligations to depositors, the recognition of the Bank as insolvent and caused damage to depositors and other creditors for a total amount of UAH 18,980,573,177.53 under all 76 loan agreements.
Money was money, but the bank still had a lot of valuable assets as a pledge, such as the Chernomorets stadium, business centers, elite cottage plots and other real estate. All this left investors with the hope that by selling this good, Klimov would be able to pay off his debts. However, the odious oligarch of Yanukovych continued to spin the worked out scheme and, with the help of pocket firms, began to buy property from himself, removing it from the collateral fund. For example, when the FGVFL began to manage the bank’s property, in particular, the famous “candle” (the Shevchenkovsky business center near the Regional State Administration building), it turned out that there was nothing special to manage, since Klimov’s management leased most of the premises for 50 years.
No less revealing is the story of the Chernomorets stadium. In 2020, the American company Allrise Capital bought it, and it immediately turned out that in reality the stadium is controlled by Klimov’s people. As for the other goodies included in the stadium complex (hotel, restaurants, fitness center), all this has been subleased and brings a good income to the oligarch.
Considering all of the above, the DGF filed a lawsuit to recover UAH 8.4 billion from Klimov. Let’s see what happens…
Maria Shipitskaya