Kremenevsky Igor

Biography

2024:9 years in prison for embezzlement of 200 million rubles from a bank

On September 9, 2024, the Verkh-Isetsky District Court of Yekaterinburg issued a verdict in the criminal case of Igor Kremenevsky, a former leading specialist in the support and mortgage department of the VTB24 bank. The man received 9 years in prison for embezzlement from a financial organization of 200 million rubles.

The investigation established that Kremenevsky (born in 1984) in the period from 2009 to 2010, acting together with two accomplices, developed a criminal plan to steal bank funds. Holding organizational and economic positions in a credit institution, the convict and another member of the criminal group were looking for dummy borrowers, after which they were convinced to take out a loan, promising to independently fulfill their obligations to the bank. At the same time, Kremenevsky ensured the approval and conclusion by the financial institution of loan agreements.

Bloomberg

During 2009-2010, 47 loans were issued, mainly for consumer purposes. The fraudulent scheme was revealed by the bank's internal control service, which transferred the investigation materials to the Internal Affairs Directorate of Yekaterinburg. The total amount of damage caused to the bank as a result of these criminal actions exceeded 200 million rubles.

Kremenevsky was found guilty of committing crimes under Part 4 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud, using his official position, organized by a group, on an especially large scale). He was sentenced to 9 years in prison with serving in a general regime correctional colony.

The criminal group, according to the investigation, also included the former deputy head of the risk management department of the Yekaterinburg branch of the VTB24 Anatoly Astashkin and lawyer Mikhail Medvedevskikh. The criminal case against the accomplices was set aside in a separate proceeding in connection with their wanted list.^[1]

Notes