The Vologda Region investigating bodies of the Russia’s Investigative Committee continue investigating a criminal case over stealing of money from the Vologda branch of OAO Bank of Moscow (OJSC).
Former Deputies of Vologda Region Legislative Assembly Nikolay Golubina dn his son Sergey Golubin, Deputy of Vologda City Duma Alexander Denisov, trustee in bankruptcy Vadim Smirnov, businessman Igor Sakharov and Valeria Berdyeva are charged with crimes under part 4 of article 159 (swindling) and part 3 of article 174.1 of the RF Criminal Code (legalization (laundering) of the funds acquired through a crime).
According to investigators, Nikolay and Sergey Golubevs being at different periods of time deputies of the Vologda Region Legislative Assembly and acting as members of the organized criminal group, during a number of years were stealing funds from the Vologda branch of OAO Bank of Moscow pretending to give loans. Nikolay Golubin used his position of Director of the bank branch. In 2005-2009, under the immediate management of the Golubins, loans for 119 physical and legal persons were illegally issued. Until 2008, active assistance to them was given by lawyers Alexander Denisov and Igor Sakharov, attorney Vadim Smirnov and former tax officer Valeria Berdyeva, who were friends of the Golubins with special juridical knowledge and connections, specialists in banking and business.
In all, as a result of criminal schemes on illegal issuance of loans, some of them used forged documents, the accused stole around 350 million rubles. Part of the stolen money the accused returned in 2008 to conceal the previous facts of criminal activity and to get the chance to continue stealing. At present the damage to the Bank is estimated to stand at over 250 million rubles.
The stolen money were divided among the members of the criminal group. The most part of the money was used to buy property or was invested in authorized capitals of different organizations.
At present necessary investigating and procedural operations are underway to finish the preliminary investigation of the case. The accused are going to read its files, before it is sent for the indictment to be approved.
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