In search of money from the Tyumen bank, DIA arranged a Prague vacation for itself

The Siberian Bank for Reconstruction and Development, which became famous, in particular, for its criminal history with the theft of half a billion rubles, which were taken out of the bank building in sports bags, is trying to recover millions of euros from Avanti Products sro from the Czech Republic. This organization has become a central figure in securities transactions, in which, at the moment, the funds of organizations from Prague, Amsterdam and Bratislava have also been seized. The deals themselves are disputed and were presented to the management as grounds for liability for the debts of the SBRR. Thus, a study commissioned by the State Corporation “Deposit Insurance Agency” showed that “the cost of Eurobonds of Avanti Products sro acquired by SBRD in the amount of 739.1 million rubles is 0 rubles.” These operations were carried out under the supervision of Inessa Brandenburg, ex-deputy chairman of the Russian Bank of Russia, who was eventually extradited from Spain and received a guilty verdict in Tyumen. Its head and shareholder of the Siberian Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Grigory Romanyuta, meanwhile, has escaped punishment by hiding abroad from the security forces, and, according to observers, “realizing business in Georgia.”

The Moscow Arbitration Court will consider the claims of Siberian Bank for Reconstruction and Development LLC (SBRR, Tyumen) represented by the State Corporation Deposit Insurance Agency to recover from Avanti Products sro (Prague) the nominal value of bonds in the amount of 10.6 million euros and accumulated coupon income at 2.86 million euros.

To clarify, now, within the framework of the bankruptcy case of the Siberian Bank for Reconstruction and Development, SBRD transactions with Schildershoven Finance BV and Avanti Products sro are also being contested. million rubles, in the second – a purchase and sale agreement in respect of bonds of Tverskaya Concession Company LLC in the amount of 146.8 million rubles.

In disputes, provisional measures have already been taken, according to which, in particular, the funds of a company from Prague, Schildershoven Finance BV (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) and Zenit kapital ocp, as (Bratislava, Slovak Republic), held in accounts with credit institutions in over 700 million.

It should be noted that the size of the responsibility of the management and beneficiaries of the SBRR for the billions in debts of the bankrupt financial structure will directly depend on these proceedings. Earlier, arbitration had already attracted the former chairman of the board and shareholder of the bank Grigory Romanyuta and his deputy Inessa Brandenburg to the subsidy.

As reported by the publication, representatives of the state corporation attributed to the group of persons, in particular, allegedly “technical loans”, problematic transactions with securities and theft of cash from the cash deposit in the amount of more than 561 million rubles.

In the latter case, as Pravda UrFO reported, the money was literally taken out of the bank building in sports bags. Then, allegedly, “an unidentified man took 350 million for Romanyuta,” and about 100 million was taken by Brandenburg, who “flew to Moscow on a plane rented for her in advance.”

With regard to the securities, the Arbitration Court of the Tyumen Region noted the following: “according to the report prepared by Regal Consulting at the request of the agency <…>, the cost of Avanti Products sro Eurobonds purchased by SBRR <…> in the amount of 739.1 million rubles is 0 rubles.”

Claims were also made under the deal with bonds of Tverskaya Concession Company LLC in the amount of 322.9 million rubles.

“The court cannot evade taking into account the conclusions of the Bank of Russia <…>, according to which: when making transactions, the procedures <…> related to assessing the financial position of issuers and setting limits <…> were violated; in fact, the bank did not have information to identify Avanti Products sro, to confirm the authority of the person who signed the contracts <…> the bonds of Tverskaya Concession Company were an unprofitable asset and lost their value at the time of purchase. In addition to this, it should be noted that the LLC was involved in its own bankruptcy process as early as October 25, 2017 <…>, during which no assets were found to pay off the debt; its average number was 1 person, and the address indicated in the public register was found to be unreliable,” the arbitration noted.

We add that Inessa Brandenburg was eventually extradited from Spain. The Kalininsky District Court of Tyumen found the former deputy chairman of the board of the bank guilty of embezzlement.

She was sentenced to 4 years in prison to be served in a general regime correctional colony. In addition, Brandenburg, as follows from the documents, will have to return about 545 million rubles in solidarity with Gorbonosov, Kuznetsov and Manuilov, taking into account the amount of damage they partially compensated.

The location of Grigory Romanyuta, in turn, remains unknown at the moment, although a number of sources allegedly reported that he was in Georgia.

“It is very strange that neither Russian law enforcement agencies nor Interpol found the organizer of this robbery – the head and co-owner of the Siberian Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Grigory Romanyuta. As far as we understand, a bright couple – Grigory and Elena, a conditionally convicted ex-vice-rector of TIU – did not hide much, lived in Tbilisi. There, they say, they even had, or still have, a business in the form of a restaurant on the banks of the Tbilisi reservoir – a rather luxurious place. Perhaps they don’t live there anymore, but Ms. Romanyuta still has the capital of Georgia as her place of residence, ”the Agenda Telegram channel noted.