The chief accountant of "Misto Bank" Fursin will be tried for falsifying reports

The chief accountant of "Misto Bank" Fursin will be tried for falsifying reports

The former official of JSC "Misto Bank" (owner — ex-MP Ivan Fursin) will be tried for falsifying reports to the National Bank of Ukraine to conceal the bank’s financial insolvency, reports UNN with reference to the Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office.

"Under the procedural guidance of the Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office, a pre-trial investigation has been completed regarding the former chief accountant of JSC “Misto Bank” on the fact of falsifying financial documents and bank reports, as well as concealing its insolvency (Article 220-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)", the prosecutor’s office reported.

Law enforcement officers found that during the period from December 2018 to December 2020, the suspect, while holding the position of chief accountant at JSC "Misto Bank", falsified reports regarding the financial institution’s ownership and provided such information to the National Bank of Ukraine to conceal the bank’s persistent financial insolvency.

In January 2021, the Deposit Guarantee Fund initiated the liquidation procedure of JSC "Misto Bank".

According to the prosecutor’s office, the indictment against the suspect has been sent to the Pecherskyi District Court of Kyiv for substantive consideration. The pre-trial investigation was conducted by the Investigation Department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Kyiv.