Alexey Zelentsov, former top manager of the bank 'Agrosoyuz,' was… (банк · зеленец · млн)
Alexey Zelentsov, former top manager of the bank 'Agrosoyuz,' was sentenced to 16.5 years in a strict-regime colony and fined 1 million rubles for orchestrating a fraud scheme that caused over 8 billion rubles in losses to the bank. He was found guilty of participating in a criminal organization, committing fraud using his position, and illegally transferring assets.
Consensus
- Alexey Zelentsov was sentenced to 16 years and 6 months in a strict-regime colony by the Moscow court.
- The sentence includes a fine of 1 million rubles.
- Zelentsov was found guilty of fraud in an especially large amount (part 5 of Article 159 of the Russian Criminal Code) and participation in a criminal organization (part 3 of Article 210 of the Russian Criminal Code).
- The crime involved actions that caused over 8 billion rubles in damage to the bank 'Agrosoyuz'.
- Zelentsov was previously employed as deputy and acting chairman of the board of 'Agrosoyuz'.
- He used his official position to commit fraud between March and November 2018.
- The case involved 19 fictitious assignment agreements (cession contracts) transferring a loan portfolio worth over 7 billion rubles.
- Zelentsov was also involved in the purchase of non-liquid bonds for more than 198.7 million rubles and illegal acquisition of rights to bank bonds valued at over 441.5 million rubles.
- The court ordered that Zelentsov be prohibited from holding managerial positions in banking organizations for two years.
- An investigation into the organizers and other members of the criminal group has been separated into a separate case.
Points of divergence
- Zelentsov was accused of stealing 8 billion rubles from the bank 'Agrosoyuz' and was charged with theft (not fraud) in addition to participation in a criminal organization. — kommersant
- The total damage exceeded 8 billion rubles, resulting in the bank losing its license. — vesti
- Zelentsov was involved in fictitious cession agreements with an affiliated legal entity that transferred a loan portfolio of seven billion rubles to another company. — vm
Coverage (4 sources)
- Former top manager of 'Agrosoyuz' bank sentenced to 16.5 years for embezzling $8 billion — Коммерсантъ
- Alexey Zelentsov sentenced to 16.5 years for fraud in the banking sector — Вести
- Former Chairman of 'Agrosoyuz' Bank Sentenced to 16.5 Years for Fraud Involving $8 Billion — Интерфакс
- Former top manager of 'Agrosoyuz' bank sentenced to eight billion rubles fraud: what sentence was given? — Вечерняя Москва