Baltic bank

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2019

The ICR will check data on a bribe in 1 billion rubles at sanitation of the Baltic bank

Selected 67.4 billion rubles for sanitation of bank. From them 1 billion allegedly intended for the management of DIA and FSB.

In November, 2019 the Investigative Committee checks the colonel, the former head of the 2nd "bank" department of service of economic safety of FSB Kirill Cherkalin in connection with sanitation of the Baltic bank in 2014. The statement for possible participation of the officer of intelligence agency in crime was registered at the end of August, 2019 in Office for the investigation of particularly important cases of ICR and is in production at the investigator Albert Ovchinnikov who processes Cherkalin's case. The copy of the application is at the disposal of Open media.

The author of the address is a lawyer Vakha Gishkayev, he represents the interests of the ex-president of the Baltic bank Oleg Shigayev. At the beginning of September, 2019 he was interrogated in the status of the witness. The interlocutor of Open media close to the management of Investigative Committee confirmed that all information from the statement will be checked.

The lawyer asked to make also responsible the Former first Deputy CEO of Deposit Insurance Agency Valery Miroshnikov. The address of the lawyer addressed to the chairman of Investigative Committee was supported by the deputy of the State Duma Valery Rashkin. In the letter to Alexander Bastrykin of October 30 Rashkin asks "initiate criminal case in a case of the bases which are available on that and also provide the objective investigation". The communist assumes that the speech can go about raider occupation of the Baltic bank.

The former president of the Baltic bank Oleg Shigayev is looked for by the Russian law enforcement agencies: he is accused of fraud and cashing in of money. According to the investigators, the top manager brought more than 3.3 billion rubles out of financial organization and stole bank shares.

Problems at the Baltic bank began in the middle of 2013 because of the conflict between the main owners among whom there was also Shigayev. In March, 2014 the Central Bank limited attraction of deposits, and in August was announced sanitation. Alfa-Bank which obtained from the Central Bank the credit in the amount of 57.4 billion rubles was for this purpose attracted. 10 billion more rubles were selected to Deposit Insurance Agency. Valery Miroshnikov was the first deputy head of DIA at that time.

In the statement of the lawyer Gishkayev it is told about how the decision on sanitation of bank was made. Miroshnikov and the chairman of the board of Alfa-Bank Andrey Sokolov participated in negotiations on improvement of organization. According to Gishkayev, Miroshnikov allegedly convinced the president of the Baltic bank to agree to sanitation under the threat of revocation of license and "inevitable problems with law enforcement agencies".

"Miroshnikov acted as the guarantor of payment of these means, having suggested Shigayev to sign the relevant informal and confidential agreement between the parties — "ponyatiyka' with preserving it in the office safe. This conversation took place one week prior to sanitation of bank in an office office of Miroshnikov" — the lawyer notes in the statement. According to him, Shigayev agreed to sanitation on conditions that he will receive compensation in the amount of 2 billion rubles, and improvement of financial organization will take place with its participation.

But as a result of nothing from promised Shigayev received and left the country. As Gishkayev, from the money selected for sanitation of the Baltic bank claims, 1 billion rubles was due to Miroshnikov and "curators FSB Russia because of the organization and assistance in implementation of the transaction". "I suspect that the share in the specified one billion Kirill Cherkalin who in day of the declaration of sanitation of bank organized disembarkation of the armed landing from Russian FSB officers in offices of the Baltic Bank could have the former employee of FSB. Cherkalin and Miroshnikov were in trusted relationships. Owing to the service duties he [Cherkalin] supervised the banking sector, entered into the interbank commission on anti-money laundering, actively interacted with CENTRAL BANK OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, DIA and, I believe that he was knowledgeable about degree of corruption of state officials and bankers" — the lawyer emphasizes.

The Baltic bank still was not mentioned in connection with Cherkalin's case. The colonel of FSB was arrested on April 25, 2019. At searches from the officer and his expected accomplices withdrew record 12 billion rubles. At the beginning of November, 2019 the former head of "bank" department in response to the claim of the State Office of Public Prosecutor agreed to give to the state more than 6 billion rubles which, according to his lawyer, he received "from the sources which are not provided by the law".

"During the period from November, 2013 to February, 2015 got bribes in the form of money for the amount of $850 thousand or more than 52 million rubles for commission of actions or failure to act for benefit of the briber and commercial structures and also for the general protection" — official charge of Cherkalin says.

Also he is suspected of fraud. As noted Kommersant, the officer received money for "the general protection" the co-owner of Transportny bank Alexander Mazanov and was a part of the criminal group abducting proceeds from sales of elite housing in new buildings of Moscow.

Miroshnikov left the country soon after Cherkalin's arrest, but some more months held a post of the deputy head of DIA and resigned only at the end of July, 2019. For November, 2019 as two interlocutors of Open media in the banking sector tell, he lives in Israel and so far is in the status of the witness: investigators check how it is connected with Cherkalin.

The Bell wrote with reference to unnamed bankers that Cherkalin and Miroshnikov suggested to save in exchange for remuneration licenses at their banks and to freeze criminal case about withdrawal of money. The former owner of Mezhprombank Sergey Pugachyov told Open media that Miroshnikov and Cherkalin extorted from it $350 million.

In the Central Bank, DIA, Alfa-Bank and in Investigative Committee did not respond to the requests of Open media at the time of the publication of the text. In 2015 the ICR already considered the application for possible criminal acts of Miroshnikov in connection with sanitation of the Baltic bank, but refused to make the deputy head of DIA responsible, follows from materials of department which are at the disposal of Open media.

Alfa-Bank completed accession of Baltic bank

In May, 2019 Alfa-Bank announced completion of legal procedures for accession of PJSC Baltic Bank according to the approved plan. According to Alfa-Bank, integration of base of clients and IT infrastructure of the Baltic bank therefore the attached clients can be serviced at offices and online channels of Alfa-Bank without renewal of agreements now is finished.

According to the chairman of the board of Alfa-Bank Andrey Sokolov, during financial improvement of the Baltic bank the most part of its customer base in all segments was saved.  He declared the positive assessment of results which is carried out the work which opened new opportunities for the current and new clients.

2011

The universal bank rendering a range of services for corporate and private clients. One of the oldest commercial banks, is founded in 1989. General license of GU CBR No. 128 of 6/22/06.

The developed network of branches from another town and additional offices in 31 cities of Russia:
 Moscow St. Petersburg Murmansk Pskov Veliky Novgorod Petrozavodsk Kirishi, Gatchina, Sosnovy Bor, Volkhov Vyborg Tver Kursk Yaroslavl Voronezh Perm Nizhny Novgorod Rostov-on-Don Chelyabinsk Samara Saratov Engels Velikiye Luki Bologoye Irkutsk Novosibirsk Khabarovsk Yekaterinburg Arkhangelsk Volgograd Omsk.

36 departments and the agencies in St. Petersburg.

From 2/15/2005 Baltiysky Bank logs in deposit insurance.

• Nearly 23 thousand corporate clients (as of 10/1/10).
• More than 2 million 300 thousand private clients (as of 10/1/10)
• The number of the operating plastic cards — more than 1 million 470 thousand (as of 10/1/10).