Konstantin Zhevago

Konstantin Zhevago is a Ukrainian businessman and politician, CEO of Ferrexpo and beneficiary of Finance and Credit Bank. Deputy of the 5th–8th convocations; in the 2019 elections he lost in a constituency in Poltava region to the "Servant of the People" candidate. In 2006, he was among the five richest Ukrainians.

In September 2019, criminal proceedings were opened against Zhevago over his possible involvement in the embezzlement of UAH 2.5 billion. The SBI summoned Konstantin for questioning on September 27, 2019. According to the audit data of the Deposit Guarantee Fund, Zhevago and another top manager of the "Finance and Credit" bank issued several knowingly bad loans totalling almost UAH 5 billion in order to take possession of the money.

By a court decision in February, non-residential property in Kyiv was seized from the company as partial repayment of the debt of the "Finance and Credit" bank. On October 2, the court ruled to recover UAH 1.5 billion from the former owner of the "Finance and Credit" bank, Konstantin Zhevago, in favour of the National Bank.

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