Money soaked before arrest
The Moscow City Court began the trial of a gang of robbers who in 1997 stole $500 thousand and 173 million non-denominated rubles from the currency exchange office of the Russian Credit bank.

The attack on the Panfilovsky currency exchange office of the Russian Credit bank (18 Panfilova Street, in the same building there is a Chinese hostel) was carried out in August 1997. Moreover, its organizer, as the investigation established, turned out to be a bank security officer, Viktor Borodak - he could not repay the large debt. He suggested that he rob the exchange office to his friends, members of the Perov criminal group Vladimir Anisov, Andrei Usachev, Alexander Nedorezov, Andrei Smolyakov, Sergei Meshcheryakov and Andrei Kiselev. The latter led the actions of the raiders.
Kiselev was barely twenty, but he had already served five years for theft. Upon his release, he became an active participant in the Perov criminal group. In October 1996, he participated in a “showdown” with Caucasian bandits on the First Mayevka alley, as a result of which two Caucasians were killed.
The raiders decided to enter the exchange office under the guise of inspectors from the central security service of the bank. The criminals produced fake IDs and on August 28, 1997, driving a VAZ-2109 and a Toyota jeep, drove up to a Chinese hostel. Nedorezov and Smolyakov, showing their identification to the guard, entered the checkpoint. Then, under the pretext of checking the alarm system, they demanded from the security guard the remote control for activating the alarm signal, and at the same time the keys to the emergency exit. Having received them, Nedorezov pulled out a TT pistol and ordered the Chinese and three cashiers who were in the exchange office to lie on the floor. They did not tempt fate. The raiders handcuffed Borodak, who was on duty at the checkpoint, and his partner to a heating radiator. Then they took the keys to the safes from the cashiers and raked out all the contents - $500 thousand and 173 million rubles.
The bandits were detained in January 1998. All of them were accused of robbery and illegal possession of weapons, and Kiselyov was also accused of double murder. The criminals first admitted to committing the robbery, but then began to blame each other. Borodak now generally claims that he knew nothing about the impending crime.
It is still unclear where the bandits spent the money. They themselves say that they gave $40 thousand to the common fund of the Perov group, and spent the rest in restaurants and casinos. But the bankers, apparently still hoping to get something back, have already filed claims against the defendants for damages.
Kommersant will report the verdict.

ALEXEY J-GERASIMOV

Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 194 dated 10/22/1999, page 12

Authors:

Alexey Gerasimov