A criminal case has been opened against the shareholders of the Admiralteisky Bank under the article “Illegal banking activity”. The perpetrators face up to seven years in prison, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police told a Federal News Agency correspondent. "On this moment In the bank "Admiralteysky" operational measures are being taken, which are aimed at identifying persons involved in the commission of a crime that caused major damage to citizens, organizations or the state, or is associated with the extraction of income in large size. A criminal case has been opened under article 172 (“Illegal banking activity”) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation,” a representative of the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said. On the morning of September 10, dissatisfied employees of companies whose accounts were blocked by this financial institution. People tried to break into the building, but the bank was closed. As one of the affected entrepreneurs, neurosurgeon Aleksey Kashcheev, later told the FAN correspondent, his small company had an account opened at Admiralteisky. The day before, he learned that the bank was disconnected from the system of banking electronic urgent payments (BESP), he stopped issuing cash and servicing accounts. This forced Kashcheev to go to the department in Lopukhinsky Lane by seven in the morning. “Mainly the victims were small entrepreneurs who have settlement accounts are in this bank, - Kashcheev explained. - We expected to withdraw cash, because the bank is open from nine o'clock. At about 8:30 am, a group in civilian clothes burst into the bank, they had Interior Ministry certificates and a camera. Then the riot police arrived. They entered the building and cordoned it off.” As the victim admitted, while he did not apply anywhere. “No one has told me anything, and so far no one has given any comments,” the neurosurgeon said. - As far as I know, the banks' licenses have not been revoked. I understand that there is no calculation to come and get your money back. It is unlikely that the bank will start working tomorrow.” At the same time, according to Koshcheev, with the help of caring readers of his blog, it was possible to find out that, for example, in Samara, the Admiralteysky bank is operating normally. “Through my patients, I contacted a high-ranking top manager of the Central Bank,” Kashcheev said. - She was not aware of the situation around this bank, but she told me that disconnecting from BESP is not a binding action. There is simply no such action. electronic system payments are turned off only when the license is revoked. So I can conclude that the excuses of the founders of Admiralteisky about BESP are just a chatter and a signal that we have big problems.” Most likely, the bank, on its own initiative, does not conduct or accept payments, Kashcheev believes.

The police are looking for the head of the bank "Admiralteisky".

As it became known to "Kommersant", the Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs announced in international wanted list former chairman of the board of the bank "Admiralteisky", sponsor of the "Club of Admirals" Nina Maksimenko. According to law enforcement agencies, she participated in criminal schemes for illegal cashing Money through your bank. The defendant's defense states that the investigation has no evidence of this. In turn, the bank's depositors, to whom Admiralteisky owed several billion rubles, insist that Ms. Maksimenko be held accountable also for fraud.

Criminal case under Part 2 of Art. 172 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (illegal banking activity) was initiated by the Main Directorate of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for Moscow in July last year. Then three businessmen who had accounts in the Admiralteisky bank became his defendants. Two, at the request of the investigation, the court placed under House arrest, and from the third, who cooperated with the investigation, a written undertaking not to leave was taken. The scheme of cashing out through the firms belonging to the defendants was standard. Clients, under the guise of payment for goods or services, transferred certain amounts to their accounts at Admiralteisky, which were returned to them minus a few percent.

In November 2015, this criminal case was transferred to the investigative department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. A month later, she became a defendant former chairman board of the bank "Admiralteisky" Nina Maksimenko. “In early December, my client was sent summons several times with a summons for interrogation as a witness,” lawyer Elena Kamenskaya told Kommersant. “However, they were all sent to the address where Ms. Maksimenko did not live, although the investigation had the coordinates of her own apartment, where she constantly lived and did not hide from anyone.As I believe, this was done deliberately in order to put pressure on my client due to the fact that she actively opposed in arbitration court revocation of the bank's license". We recall that Admiralteisky lost its license on September 11, 2015 precisely in connection with the violation of the law in the field of combating "anti-money laundering". In addition, the regulator noted that the bank was conducting a high-risk credit policy and did not create provisions commensurate with the risks taken.

On December 21, after another failure to appear for interrogation, the investigator issued a decision to bring Nina Maksimenko as a defendant. On the same day, she was put on the federal wanted list. Then she was put on the international wanted list and arrested in absentia by the Tverskoy District Court. Recently, the Moscow City Court, having rejected the complaint of the defense, upheld this decision. Now Ms. Maksimenko will be searched abroad through Interpol.

“The entire accusation against my client is based on the testimony of one of the defendants in this case, who stated that the bank’s management, in particular Ms. Maksimenko, was aware of illegal banking operations,” Kamenskaya’s lawyer says in turn. In September 2014 and August 2015, I checked the activities of companies whose management is now accused of illegal cashing out, and did not reveal any violations in their activities. participation of the Admiralteisky Bank and its employees in such activities.

According to the lawyer, the bank's problems are similar to a well-planned action. It all started, according to Elena Kamenskaya, with the stuffing in the media at the beginning of September of information that colored blanks were in the Admiralteyskoye vault instead of gold bars. “The FSB immediately checked this information and, of course, it was not confirmed,” Ms. Kamenskaya noted. “But it was too late, unrest began among customers, on September 7 the bank was disconnected from the electronic payment system, and four days later the license was revoked.”

It should be noted that in different periods, the bank's clients were OKB Sukhoi, Moscow Aviation Institute, the Krasnaya Zvezda publishing house, the Shokoladnitsa cafeteria network, the Svyaznoy communication salon network, and even the Yeralash film magazine.

Ms. Maksimenko herself has for many years provided sponsorship to the regional public organization admirals and generals of the Navy "Club of Admirals", established in 2006 on the initiative of the bank "Admiralteisky". In 2008, for assistance and support in holding club events, Mrs. Maksimenko was awarded the club's badge of honor and a diploma. The admirals handed over to the bank itself a life buoy with the inscription "The most reliable companion in the turbulent sea of ​​finance." Now the club includes 248 admirals and generals of the Navy. However, they categorically refused to talk about Ms. Maksimenko. "She deceived us," the club told Kommersant without any further clarification.

We also note that in October last year initiative group of 50 clients of Admiralteisky, applied to the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Moscow with a statement in which she insisted on initiating a criminal case against the management of the bank, from which more than 3.3 billion rubles could have disappeared under several articles of the Criminal Code, including special major fraud(part 4 of article 159 of the Criminal Code), but the police have not yet given him a move.

Earlier, the regulator disconnected it from the system of urgent payments.

The Russian Central Bank revoked the license for the activities of the Moscow commercial Bank"Admiralty". The news came a few days after the credit institution was disconnected from the system of urgent payments. Together with the subsequent search, it aroused the concern of depositors who tried to storm the bank's office. "Admiralteisky" carried out a high-risk credit policy and was involved in dubious transactions. This is the third bank that lost its license in September.

The mega-regulator announced the activity of the credit organization in his press release. According to the Central Bank, "Admiralteisky" pursued a high-risk credit policy, without creating commensurate reserves. In addition, the bank violated anti-money laundering laws and was involved in high-volume suspicious transactions.

As Forex Club analyst Irina Rogova, high risks activity "Admiralteisky" manifested itself in two circumstances. First, corporate loans were issued with low level delays, which hints that the funds were issued to companies associated with the owner. Secondly, in Lately the bank raised the rates on deposits very strongly: shortly before the revocation of the license, the number of private deposits increased sharply with the maximum possible rate of 19.39%.

Yesterday in the office of law enforcement agencies. It is reported that the basis for the check was the criminal case initiated against the "Admiralteisky" under Art. 172 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (illegal banking).

In its message, the Central Bank also notes that in September "Admiralteisky" "actually stopped servicing its customers." By this, the regulator probably means a new mode of operation. credit institution introduced on the eve of license revocation. A few days ago, the bank was disconnected from the system of urgent payments. After that, "Admiralteisky" switched to a "floating" schedule: the time of operations began to be announced every day on the website of the credit institution.

Taken together, this caused concern among the bank's customers. Yesterday, after the search, they tried to "storm" the central office of "Admiralteisky". Representatives were mostly dissatisfied legal entities who risked being left without insurance payments.

Back in the spring, the bank also had problems with financial well-being. At the end of May, the Bank reported that "Admiralteisky" during April violated the standards for the adequacy of core and basic capital.

Admiralteisky participates in the deposit insurance system, so its closure will be compensated to depositors. The Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) reports that payments will begin no later than September 25th. Agent banks for transfers will be selected no later than September 17th.

As of September 1, Admiralteisky was one of the top 300 Russian banks with the largest assets - it ranked 274th.

This is the third review. banking license for September. A few days ago, the regulator of Moscow's Profit Bank and Smolensk's Smolevich.

The Investigative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs put Nina Maksimenko, former chairman of the board of the Admiralteisky Bank, sponsor of the Admirals Club, on the international wanted list. According to law enforcement agencies, she participated in criminal schemes for the illegal cashing of funds through her bank. The defendant's defense states that the investigation has no evidence of this. In turn, the bank's depositors, to whom Admiralteisky owed several billion rubles, insist that Ms. Maksimenko be held accountable also for fraud.

Criminal case under Part 2 of Art. 172 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (illegal banking activity) was initiated by the Main Directorate of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for Moscow in July last year. Then three businessmen who had accounts in the Admiralteisky bank became his defendants. At the request of the investigation, the court placed two of them under house arrest, and the third, who cooperated with the investigation, was ordered not to leave. The scheme of cashing out through the firms belonging to the defendants was standard. Clients, under the guise of payment for goods or services, transferred certain amounts to their accounts at Admiralteisky, which were returned to them minus a few percent.

In November 2015, this criminal case was transferred to the investigative department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. A month later, the former chairman of the board of the Admiralteisky bank, Nina Maksimenko, became the defendant. “In early December, my client was sent summons several times with a summons for interrogation as a witness,” lawyer Elena Kamenskaya told Kommersant. “However, they were all sent to the address where Ms. Maksimenko did not live, although the investigation had the coordinates of her own apartment, where she constantly lived and did not hide from anyone. As I believe, this was done deliberately in order to put pressure on my client due to the fact that she actively opposed the revocation of the bank's license in the arbitration court. Recall that its "Admiralteisky" lost September 11, 2015 just in connection with the violation of the law in the field of combating "laundering of proceeds from crime." In addition, the regulator noted that the bank pursued a high-risk lending policy and did not create reserves corresponding to the accepted risks.

On December 21, after another failure to appear for interrogation, the investigator issued a decision to bring Nina Maksimenko as a defendant. On the same day, she was put on the federal wanted list. Then she was put on the international wanted list and arrested in absentia by the Tverskoy District Court. Recently, the Moscow City Court, having rejected the complaint of the defense, upheld this decision. Now Ms. Maksimenko will be searched abroad through Interpol.

“The entire accusation against my client is based on the testimony of one of the defendants in this case, who stated that the bank’s management, in particular, Ms. Maksimenko, was aware of illegal banking operations,” Kamenskaya’s lawyer claims in turn. “Meanwhile, the same Central Bank in In September 2014 and August 2015, I checked the activities of companies whose management is now accused of illegal cashing out, and did not reveal any violations in their activities. participation of the Admiralteisky Bank and its employees in such activities.

According to the lawyer, the bank's problems are similar to a well-planned action. It all started, according to Elena Kamenskaya, with the stuffing in the media at the beginning of September of information that colored blanks were in the Admiralteyskoye vault instead of gold bars. “The FSB immediately checked this information and, of course, it was not confirmed,” Ms. Kamenskaya noted. “But it was too late, unrest began among customers, on September 7 the bank was disconnected from the electronic payment system, and four days later the license was revoked.”

It should be noted that in different periods, the bank's clients were OKB Sukhoi, Moscow Aviation Institute, the Krasnaya Zvezda publishing house, the Shokoladnitsa cafeteria network, the Svyaznoy communication salon network, and even the Yeralash film magazine.

For many years, Ms. Maksimenko herself provided sponsorship to the regional public organization of admirals and generals of the Navy "Admirals' Club", created in 2006 on the initiative of the Admiralteisky Bank. In 2008, for assistance and support in holding club events, Mrs. Maksimenko was awarded the club's badge of honor and a diploma. The admirals handed over to the bank itself a life buoy with the inscription "The most reliable companion in the turbulent sea of ​​finance." Now the club includes 248 admirals and generals of the Navy. However, they categorically refused to talk about Ms. Maksimenko. "She deceived us," the club told Kommersant without any further clarification.

We also note that in October last year, an initiative group of 50 clients of Admiralteisky applied to the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Moscow with a statement in which they insisted on initiating a criminal case against the management of the bank, from which more than 3.3 billion rubles could have disappeared. several articles of the Criminal Code, including on especially large-scale fraud (part 4 of article 159 of the Criminal Code), but the police have not yet given him a go.

Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Viktor Grin sent to court a criminal case on a crime in banking, according to the website of the Prosecutor General's Office.

The indictment under articles on illegal banking activities and embezzlement was approved against Musa Israilov: according to the preliminary investigation, the defendant, acting as part of an organized group, together with the leaders of the Admiralteisky Bank and two more accomplices, carried out illegal Bank operations without registering.

Thus, in the period from July 2011 to September 2015, accomplices through the settlement accounts of fictitious and controlled by them commercial organizations opened in CB "Admiralteisky", cashed out more than 23 billion rubles, while members of the organized group derived income in the form of a commission for total amount more than 545 million rubles.

In addition, Israilov helped the leaders of CB Admiralteisky to appropriate the bank's funds in the amount of 210 million rubles.

The materials of the criminal case against the leaders of the Admiralteisky design bureau have been separated into a separate proceeding, the investigation continues. With respect to two accomplices, the criminal case is currently pending in court.

In March current year the former head of the Admiralteisky bank Nina Maksimenko was. According to investigators, she participated in criminal schemes for illegal cashing out of funds through her bank.

Later in the same month, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation reported on the transactions identified in the Admiralteisky, aimed at the withdrawal of assets.

Central Bank: transactions aimed at withdrawing assets were revealed in Admiralteisky

The provisional administration for the management of the Admiralteisky Bank from the first day of its functions was faced with the facts of obstruction of its activities, this is stated in the message of the Central Bank.