Investigators say damage on Tatfondbank case at 50 bln rbl

MOSCOW, Apr 6 (PRIME) -- Investigators have opened 13 new criminal cases on power abuse against Robert Musin, former CEO of Tatfondbank, and have estimated total damage on the case at over 50 billion rubles, the Investigative Committee’s branch for the republic of Tatarstan said on Monday.

Musin was arrested in March and is currently in a pre-trial detention center in Kazan.

“Additional episodes of crime activity of Robert Musin have been revealed, as a result 13 criminal cases have been opened on power abuse… They are connected with embezzlement of Tatfondbank’s funds through the withdrawal of collateral on a number of loan agreements in the amount of more than 18 billion rubles,” investigators said.

The central bank revoked a banking license from Kazan-based Tatfondbank in March. The bank has been declared bankrupt, and a gap in its capital was estimated at 118 billion rubles.

(60.1873 rubles – U.S. $1)

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