Sense Bank confirmed on Wednesday, Aug. 19, that law enforcement officials conducted investigative actions at its head office, following a new anti-corruption operation named “Forrest Gump” which was announced on the same day. Sense bank is tied to sanctioned Russian businessmen Mikhail Fridman, Andrey Kosogov, and Petr Aven.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) claim the operation uncovered a scheme in which participants laundered Hr. 150 million ($3.3 million) through the state-owned bank to post bail for a suspect in a previous probe dubbed “Operation Midas,” Ukrainska Pravda reported. “We are interested in finding out all the circumstances of this situation completely and objectively. Therefore, the bank cooperates with the authorized bodies and provides all the necessary information in the manner prescribed by law,” Sense Bank said in a statement. According to Economic Pravda citing its own sources, NABU conducted searches at the office of the suspended supervisory board chairman, Mykola Hladyshenko. Bank says services remain unaffected The bank said that it would refrain from commenting on the details of the investigative actions, citing legal restrictions. All banking services will continue to work as usual and will be available to customers, the statement read, adding that operational stability remains a priority.
Sense Bank Confirms Investigative Actions Amid NABU Money-Laundering Probe
Anti-corruption agencies claim the bank's leadership was used to funnel funds covering bail for former energy minister Herman Halushchenko.














