The Tatarstan Republic Office of the Investigative Committee continues criminal proceedings against the president of PAO Tatfondbank, a public corporation, member of the Tatarstan State Council Robert Musin, 52. He is suspected of fraud on a very large scale under Part 4 of Article 159 of the RF Penal Code.

Former first vice-presdient of Tatfondbank Ramil Nasyrov, 34, director of OOO New Petrochemistry Ramil Safin, 52 and director of OOO Royal Time Group Yelena Leushina, 49 were detained on 15 March 2017 on suspicion of having been involved in the crime.

According to a preliminary version, in August 2016, in order to get a loan and then steal the money, employees of Tatfondbank filed with the Central Bank of Russia false information that they had highly liquid assets ensured by loan contracts with other companies. The 3 billion rubles of the loan was then transferred to settlement accounts of Tatfondbank’s affiliated organizations.

The suspects are now expecting restraints. Musin is in custody pending trial.

At present necessary investigative operations are underway to find out all the circumstances of the crime. The investigation is ongoing.