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The court lifted the seizure of dozens of cars and houses belonging to the banker accused of withdrawing $50 million from “Delta Bank”
The Pechersky District Court of Kyiv lifted the seizure of property belonging to former first deputy chairman of the board of directors of “Delta Bank” Vitaliy Masyura, who is suspected of withdrawing $50,63 million (1,19 billion UAH) from the bank.
This is evidenced by a ruling dated 15 September.
The court lifted the seizure of property belonging to Masyura and his relatives that had been imposed in January–March of this year.
In particular, the seizure of 15 cars was lifted, including a Bentley Continental GT, Audi R8, Audi A8, Mercedes-Benz S 500, Nissan Tiida, BMW 730 and others.
Released from seizure were four residential houses ranging in area from 72 sq m to 597 sq m, three apartments, and four parking spaces with a total area of 85 sq m.
The seizure of five land plots totaling more than 6,5 ha was lifted, as well as a group of non-residential premises, and the charter capitals of LLC Stroybud Illichivsk and LLC Illichivsk Grain Port, the founders of which are respectively LLC Illichivsk Construction and LLC Illichivsk Grain Company (registered at the same address: Kyiv, Chervonoarmiyska St., 139, office 315/5). The ultimate controllers of the latter are listed as unknown Cypriots. Vitaliy Masyura’s sister, Yuliya Masyura, was an economist at Illichivsk Grain Port, and her husband, Pavlo Borodin, was director of Stroybud Illichivsk.
In addition, the seizure was lifted from an unfinished construction on Transportna St., 46 in Chornomorsk, Odesa region, owned by Illichivsk Grain Port.
Thus, investigating judge Iryna Lytvynova granted the motion of Masyura’s lawyer, Tetyana Hnatyuk. At the same time, investigator R. V. Yalovyi of the investigative unit of the Pechersk police department of the Main Department of the National Police in Kyiv, at whose request the seizure had previously been imposed, did not appear at the court hearing, although he was aware of the hearing on the motion.
Recall that $50,63 million were withdrawn through a scheme in which, in 2011–2012 years, foreign banks issued loans to certain companies secured by funds on Delta Bank’s foreign accounts.
In this case, as the investigation established, at the end of 2014 the year Masyura, without coordinating with the bank’s credit committee, signed an agreement under which Delta Bank provided a guarantee deposit of $50,63 million for the company Jamico Finance Limited (Tortola), thereby guaranteeing it to Bank Winter & Co AG (Austria), from which the Virgin Islands firm had taken a loan but ultimately did not repay. Bank Winter & Co AG itself debited that amount from Delta Bank’s accounts, since this was provided for by the agreement.
23 January of this year Masyura was notified of suspicion. A few days later he was declared wanted, as shortly before that he had left Ukraine. According to media reports, he is now in London and does not intend to return. He rejects all charges against him.
“Delta Bank” was classified as problematic in October 2014. On 3 March 2015 it was classified as insolvent, and on 2 September 2015 the National Bank decided to liquidate this bank. “Delta Bank” is the largest among more than 60 financial institutions that have gone bankrupt in recent years. Accordingly, this also concerns the largest amount of citizens’ money that the Deposit Guarantee Fund must return to them.
“Delta Bank” was founded in 2006. The bank’s owners were Mykola Lagun (70,61%) and the American company Cargill Financial Services International, Inc. (29,39%).
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