In Khmelnytskyi region, a former bank employee is facing trial for embezzling over 1.2 million UAH from clients. The woman deceived three residents of the Shepetivka district. For her actions, she faces up to eight years in prison. This was reported by the press service of the regional prosecutor's office on November 12.
According to the investigation, one of the victims approached the suspect to settle a debt on a loan agreement. The suspect offered assistance and convinced the man that after paying off the debt, she would close the account and needed to take the credit card for destruction. Once she received the bank card, PIN code, and access codes, she continued to use it—making purchases in stores and withdrawing cash.
Another victim, with whom the woman had a friendly relationship, asked for a credit card for temporary use due to financial difficulties. As a result, the suspect spent nearly 36,000 UAH, yet the debt was never settled.
Another client reached out to the former bank employee to exchange hryvnias for euros and also handed over her bank card for transactions related to servicing a deposit account.
“The offender misappropriated almost a million hryvnias for her personal needs,” the prosecutor's office noted.
Investigators have charged the woman with fraud, embezzlement of someone else's property by abuse of office, illegal acquisition of official documents, and unauthorized interference in the operation of information networks (parts 2-4 of Article 190, part 2 of Article 191, part 1 of Article 357, parts 1 and 2 of Article 361 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). For her actions, she faces up to eight years in prison.