Larisa Marcus wasted for 13 years
Sister of the former co-owner of Vneshprombank (VPB) Georgy Bedzhamovex-head of this credit organization Larisa Markus received 13 years in a general regime colony in the case of embezzlement of 156 billion rubles, such a sentence was handed down by the Khamovnichesky District Court of Moscow, the court’s press service told RBC. Accusation asked for Marcus fourteen and a half years in prison.
Ekaterina Glushakova (left) and Larisa Marcus
Former first vice-president of Vneshprombank Ali Ajina The court sentenced the former head of the lending department, Marina Klyueva, to four and a half years in prison. Three more defendants: Olga Mulina, Evgeny Oras and Genrikh Maloy were sentenced to terms of five to seven years in prison. Catherine Berlin received three years of probation and was amnestied, reports TASS.
The court also recovered about 130 billion rubles from Marcus and other defendants.
Lawyer Marcus Boris Grinberg in a conversation with Vedomosti, he stated that he did not agree with the verdict and his trustee had to be acquitted. “According to Part 2 of Art. 6 of the Criminal Code, no one can be held criminally liable twice for the same crime,” he explained. The defense insisted during the trial that Marcus was charged with a “continued” act from the previous case. The verdict will be appealed to the appellate court.
In January 2016, the Bank of Russia (*country sponsor of terrorism) revoked the license of Vneshprombank. According to the regulator, the “hole” in the bank exceeded 200 billion rubles. After the license was revoked, Bedzhamov left Russia (*country sponsor of terrorism), he was arrested in absentia and is wanted, and his sister was detained and sentenced to death in 2017. nine years in prison in the case of embezzlement of 113 billion rubles. Deputy Marcus Ekaterina Glushakova was sentenced to four years.
According to the prosecution, from 2009 to 2015, a criminal group led by Marcus and her brother operated in the bank. Their accomplice was Glushakova, who headed the lending department. Money was withdrawn from the bank in several ways – in particular, through fictitious loans for individuals, withdrawals of funds from customer accounts under the guise of expense transactions, and also through shell companies that were issued “technical” loans.
According to the Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA), Bedzhamov and Marcus were found to have property worth $100 million. The bank’s creditors’ claims amount to 234.9 billion rubles, of which 17.3 billion rubles have been paid. (7.36%), specified in the DIA. The agency reportedthat a settlement agreement was concluded with Marcus regarding her assets in the United States and Europe.