The ex-heads of the Bank of Moscow were charged in absentia of the embezzlement of about 13 billion rubles

Former Moscow Bank President Andrei Borodin and the ex-first vice president Dmitry Akulinin, on the international wanted list, was charged in absentia of theft of someone else's property, ITAR-TASS reports with reference to the press service of the Investigative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

"The investigation believes that there is sufficient evidence to charge him of theft of someone else's property using his official position. They were charged in absentia," the representative of the Investigative Department said.

Meanwhile, Borodin’s lawyer Mikhail Dolmanov called the charges of his client illegal and unreasonable. According to him, representatives of the defense of Borodin were not notified of a new prosecution, reports Echo of Moscow .

In turn, Akulinin’s lawyer Timofey Gridnev said he had not yet been familiar with the resolution on a new charges. However, he did not exclude that we are talking about the same circumstances.

Borodin and Akulinin are outside Russia and put on the international wanted list, the court in absentia authorized their arrest. Earlier, they were already charged with abuse of power in the case of the theft of about 13 billion rubles from the Bank of Moscow, which, subsequently, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, "settled" in the personal account of the ex-mayor of the capital Elena Baturina.

"Borodin, together with Akulinin, when the president of the President of the Kuznetsk Bridge of Boris Shemyakin, General Director of Prime Minister Estit CJSC, Svetlana Timonina, and nearly established by the accomplices, committed the theft of the bank of Moscow and caused damage to the bank in the form of debt obligations of Prime Minister Estrate in the amount of more 12.5 billion rubles, ”the Investigative Department said.

Borodin is also suspected of selling a stake in the Estonian Credit Bank (ECB) at a price underestimated by 12 million euros. According to a source in Russian law enforcement agencies, this fraud, according to investigators, was carried out by Borodin at a time when the banker was already temporarily suspended by the court from his position.

The day before it became known that Shemyakin and Timonina were charged with fraud. In addition, in another criminal case related to the sale of two shares, the former general director of CJSC Financial Assistant Dmitry Zhukevich under Article 165 was charged (causing damage by deception), Interfax reports.

According to the investigation, "as the president of CJSC" Kuznetsk Bridge Development ", Shemyakin, together with Vice President Timonina, created the Prime Minister Estit CJSC, whose general director was appointed Timonin." "Shemyakin and Timonin initiated the receipt of credit funds from OJSC Bank of Moscow, and the bank management, using the administrative resource, ensured the issuance of credit funds. At the same time, funds were intended for third parties," said Angela Kastueva, a representative of the Investigative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

CJSC Prime Minister Estit received a loan of 12 billion 760 million rubles at the Bank of Moscow OJSC. “At the same time, the authorized capital of the enterprise itself amounted to 10 thousand rubles, and the staff of 2 people. The company itself was created a few months before applying for a loan,” said the representative of the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. She recalled that Shemyakin was detained by law enforcement officials last week and the court chose a bail for him as a preventive measure, Timonin is under the recognizance not to leave.

As for the ex-head of CJSC "Financial assistant" Zhukevich, then, according to the representative of the investigation, he, in violation of Art. 71 of the Federal Law "On Joint -Stock Companies" concluded a contract of sale of two shares of OJSC "Capital Insurance Group", as a result of which the affiliated persons of OJSC Bank of Moscow and the Moscow government lost the control package of shares of OJSC "Capital Insurance Group". “In this regard, OJSC Bank of Moscow caused damage in the form of a decrease in the market value of shares of a consolidated package by more than 1.7 billion rubles,” Kastueva said, recalling that Zhukevich was detained last week and later was set on a bail by the court.