The Investigative Department of the Prosecutor General's Office of… (ананьев · промсвязьбанк · дмитрий)
The Investigative Department of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation has completed preliminary investigations into a criminal case against brothers Dmitry and Alexey Ananyev, who held the positions respectively of chairman of the board and chairman of the supervisory board of PJSC 'Promsvyazbank', as well as 29 accomplices in their criminal activities. According to investigators, between 2014 and 2016, Dmitry Ananyev created a criminal gang for the theft of land plots in St. Petersburg, but failed to complete the plan due to intervention by supervisory authorities.
Consensus
- The Investigative Committee of Russia has concluded its investigation into Dmitry and Alexey Ananyev, former top executives of Promsvyazbank.
- The case involves 29 accomplices in addition to the two brothers.
- The accused are alleged to have committed fraud, embezzlement, and money laundering in particularly large amounts.
- In 2017, the bank was allegedly used to issue loans to foreign companies not engaged in financial activity, resulting in a loss of approximately 4.5 billion rubles.
- In December 2017, Promsvyazbank purchased non-performing securities from affiliated companies for 87.4 billion rubles.
- The brothers are accused of attempting to illegally acquire land plots in Saint Petersburg between 2014 and 2016 using falsified documents.
- A court has placed an arrest on the assets of the suspects worth 97 billion rubles.
- Dmitry and Alexey Ananyev have been declared wanted internationally and are under a default arrest order.
- Several accomplices' cases have already been sent to court.
- The bank is undergoing consolidation through the Fund for Consolidation of the Banking Sector since December 2017.
Points of divergence
- In addition to the main charges, prosecutors requested up to eight years in prison for six female employees of Promsvyazbank for misappropriating loans totaling 650 million rubles. — kommersant
- A new criminal case was opened against Dmitry Ananyev in October of the previous year, unrelated to the theft from Promsvyazbank, according to Kommersant. — vm
- Vitaly Vavilin, president of Commercial Bank 'Globex', was previously found guilty of abuse of power. — kommersant
Coverage (4 sources)
- The Investigative Committee of Russia has concluded the investigation into former owners of Promsvyazbank, the Ananyevs — Коммерсантъ
- Criminal case against founders of 'Promsvyazbank': progress in the investigation — Вечерняя Москва
- FSB concludes investigation into the Ananyevs' embezzlement of 87 billion rubles — Вести
- The Investigative Committee has concluded the investigation into former Promsvyazbank executives, the Ananyevs — Ведомости