In London, the owners of the Odesa terminal were sentenced to 20 months in prison
14.10.2024 - 15:22
The High Court of London sentenced the owners of the Olympex terminal in Odesa to 20 months in prison.
On October 11, the verdict against Ukrainian businessmen Serhiy Groza and Volodymyr Naumenko was published, reports Latifundist.
They were sentenced to 20 months in prison. This was the result of a lawsuit with American investors regarding the non-payment of loan funds, the disappearance of pledged grain and the waste of assets.
According to the media, on October 10, an attack on the security of the terminal and the enterprise “Zernotrade Logistics” took place on the territory of the grain terminal “Olympex Kupe International” in Odesa, carried out in the interests of the former owners – beneficiaries of the GNT Group Grozy and Naumenko.
Earlier, American investment companies Argentem Creek Partners and Innovatus Capital Partners appealed to the court. The cause of the lawsuit was a violation of court orders regarding the disclosure of assets of the founders of the Ukrainian import-export business GNT.
The company received an order to freeze the assets and accounts of Serhii Groza and Volodymyr Naumenko on January 13, 2023. But the creditors believe that the Ukrainians disclosed only part of the information about their real wealth in court.
The court ordered the businessmen to provide further disclosure of their assets in April 2024. However, in their statements, Groza and Naumenko did not explain why the $97 million in dividends received between 2014 and 2016 were not reflected in their accounts.
During the last session, the court ruled that the accused actually refused to disclose the necessary information. The sentencing was postponed until October 4, so that the accused could provide these documents.
We will remind, “Olympex Coupe International” was built in Odesa port back in 2000. In May, the Bureau of Economic Security (BEB) published new facts confirming the export of grain from the “Olympex” terminal without paying taxes.
