The investigating bodies of the Russia’s Investigative Committee in Murmansk Region continue investigating a criminal case against suspended chairman of Murmansk Region Duma Vasily Shambir. He is charged with crimes under part 4 of article 160 of the RF Penal Code (embezzlement of funds on a very large scale) and part 4 of article 159 (fraud on a very large scale).
Today a court has granted a request filed by investigators and ruled to put suspended chairman of Murmansk Region Duma Vasily Shambir in custody after he breached his recognizance and tried to escape from investigators, but was detained at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow on passport control when he tried to fly to one of European Union countries.
According to investigators, between 29 January 2007 and 25 May 2009 Shambir while being a shareholder, member of the board of directors and the CEO of OAO Kandalaksha Pilot Engineering Plant (OJSC) (hereinafter the plant) conspired with unidentified individuals and out of mercenary motives stole 50 million rubles from ZAO BARENTSBANK (CJSC) (presently OAO OFK Bank BRENTS in Murmansk) and OAO DNB NOR Monchebank (presently – OAO DNB Bank).
In addition, in the period between 21 June 2007 and 20 March 2009, the accused deliberately and using his official authority misappropriated over 42 million rubles from OAO KOMZ he was in charge of.
To implement the scam Shambir each month under forged reasons (advance payment, salary, alimony, holiday pay, last salary, quarter bonus) with the purpose to steal the money he was in charge of on a very large scale signed checks on his authorized delegate and then ordered to withdraw the money from the account of KOMZ. Furthermore, the accused personally illegally transferred the funds of the plant he was responsible for to his own account in Murmansk bank office. This way the total sum of damage stands at over 92 million rubles.
The investigation is ongoing.
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