Ipatov Sergei

Biography

2022: Extradited from Montenegro to Russia. On charges of embezzlement of 35 billion rubles

On July 15, 2022, it became known that Sergei Ipatov, the former head of the department for the introduction and support of banking products of the information technology department of the Settlement and Credit System Agency (Arksbank), was extradited from Montenegro to Russia. He is accused of fraud committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy on an especially large scale, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said.

According to investigators, from April 2014 to July 2016, Ipatov, with accomplices, fraudulently stole Arksbank's funds in the amount of more than 1 million rubles.

Arksbank's former Chief information officer has been extradited from Montenegro to Russia. He is accused of embezzling 35 billion rubles

The official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Irina Volk, explained to reporters that Ipatov, along with other employees of the financial institution, systematically entered inaccurate information into the electronic database of banking transactions.

{{quote 'In particular, deliberately underestimated the amount of deposits of individuals attracted during the day. The difference between the information reflected in the database and the funds actually issued by depositors was stolen. The credit and financial institution suffered damage in the amount of 35 billion rubles, Volk said. }}

The investigation believes that funds from this and a number of other financial institutions could be withdrawn by their shadow beneficiary Ilya Kligman, who was put on the wanted list. According to Kommersant, since Ipatov fled from criminal prosecution, leaving the territory of Russia, on behalf of the Prosecutor General's Office, he was put on the international wanted list.

He was detained on the territory of Montenegro, after which the Russian supervisory authority sent a request to foreign colleagues. Subsequently, a decision was made to extradite the accused. On July 15, 2022, accompanied by employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia and the Russian Bureau of Interpol, Sergei Ipatov was taken home.^[1]

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