OKSI Bank ex-board chairman Parasich suspected of illegal transactions totaling UAH 210 million
Viacheslav Parasich, the former chairman of the board of Oksi Bank, has been notified that he is under investigation for illegal banking transactions totaling UAH 210 million.
Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko has announced this, the Ukrainian News agency reports.
He did not specify the name of the bank or the suspect, but according to the Ukrainian News agency sources in law enforcement, the case involves Oksi Bank and Parasich.
The Prosecutor General noted that the bank should prevent illegal financial transactions, not facilitate them.
According to the investigation, the chairman of the board of one of the Ukrainian banks conspired with a businessman to facilitate the unimpeded opening of accounts, conduct high-risk financial transactions, and circumvent internal financial monitoring. In the event of inspections by the State Financial Monitoring Service, the banker was also prepared to provide the necessary “assistance.”
The price for such “services” was 0.15% of the total amount of monthly transactions.
“This is not just a violation of banking regulations. It is the deliberate use of the bank as a tool for conducting dubious financial flows that should have been stopped at the very outset,” Kravchenko wrote on his Telegram channel.
According to the investigation, from July 2024 to February 2025, more than UAH 210 million was transferred through the accounts of at least five affiliated companies. The banker received his share for each transaction.
Their correspondence has been documented, in which the individuals involved verified amounts, agreed on fund transfers, and after each payment, the businessman sent confirmation of the transactions.
The former chairman of the bank’s board has been notified of suspicion of receiving an unlawful benefit. The businessman will also face legal consequences for providing an unlawful benefit to a public official. The issue of imposing a preventive measure is currently being decided.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, two years ago the National Bank of Ukraine fined Ukrgasbank, OKSI Bank, and “MFK “AVERS.”