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Sanctioned banker Alona Shevtsova became a defendant in a criminal case of the Polish prosecutor's office (document)

Sanctioned banker Alona Shevtsova became a defendant in a criminal case of the Polish prosecutor's office (document)

01 October 2025, 11:29

Sanctioned banker Alona Shevtsova became a defendant in a criminal case of the Polish prosecutor's office (document)

The sanctioned co-owner of "Aibank Bank," Alona Shevtsova, has become a defendant in a criminal case by the Polish prosecutor's office.

Sub-sanction co-owner of "Aibank" Alona Shevtsova, who is wanted in Ukraine has been declared in search, became a defendant in a criminal case by the Polish prosecutor's office. This is evidenced by a request for legal assistance sent by the Department for Organized Crime Prosecutor's Office in Poznań to the Office of the Prosecutor General, informs ThePublic.info.

The document mentions the receipt of funds on Shevtsova's and her sister Nikulina's accounts at BNP Paribas Polska bank, obtained through criminal means.

Specifically, Polish law enforcement officials note that Shevtsova and Nikulina received over 2.5 million euros within two months from a British account of a Georgian company for allegedly providing consulting services. However, investigators believe these financial transactions are related to money laundering for illegal casinos.

Recall that recently the Bureau of Economic Security completed a special pre-trial investigation into the case of "Aibank" co-owner Alona Shevtsova and her accomplices Irina Tsyganok and Zoya Nesterovska.

Earlier, BEB detectives established that the accused, including Shevtsova, organized a money laundering scheme using "miscoding". To implement it, more than 20 controlled companies were created, which opened accounts in "Aibank".

Subsequently, illegal online casino operators credited money to the accounts of these companies to fund their gaming accounts. They indicated the payment for non-existent goods and services in the payment details. This scheme allowed laundering about 5 billion UAH for illegal casinos.

Since the suspects are hiding abroad and are wanted, the Lychakivsky District Court of Lviv issued a ruling and authorized the conduct of a special pre-trial investigation. The case is currently forwarded to the court for substantive review.

Earlier ThePublic.info reported, that Kyiv Court of Appeal will consider the complaint of the Office of the Prosecutor General against the decision of the Holosiivskyi District Court of Kyiv to close the criminal proceedings against Alona Shevtsova and her accomplices Zoya Nesterovska and Irina Tsyganok.

The hearing is scheduled for October 2. The Bureau of Economic Security sent the case of miscoding involving 5 billion UAH to court in July 2025. The case involves the co-owner of "Aibank" and her accomplices.

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