Dolgoleva Olga Viktorovna

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2025: Arrest in the case of fraud with the assets of the ruined Mezhtopenergobank

On May 4, 2025, it became known that the Lefortovo Court of Moscow arrested Olga Dolgoleva, Deputy Director General of the Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA). She is a defendant in a criminal case on fraud with assets of the bankrupt Mezhtopenergobank - we are talking about one of the largest indoor water parks in Russia "Akvamir," which is located in Novosibirsk.

In July 2017, the Bank of Russia revoked the license from Mezhtopenergobank. The regulator said that the credit institution placed funds in low-quality assets, including in the construction and investment sectors, and inadequately assessed the credit risks taken. At the same time, the bank provided loans to companies that do not conduct real business. It was argued that the leaders and owners of the bank did not take effective measures to normalize its activities.

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One of the borrowers of Mezhtopenergobank was VDT Stroy LLC, the owner of the Akvamira building: this company was unable to pay off the debt in the amount of 2.2 billion rubles. In 2019, the DIA, which carried out bankruptcy proceedings in Mezhtopenergobank, sued VDT Stroy, and took control of the water park.

According to the Kommersant newspaper, the investigation suspects Dolgoleva, who oversaw legal issues in the DIA, of embezzlement of funds received during the operation of Akvamir. As of the beginning of the investigation, the amount of damage is estimated at 200 million rubles. But after an official examination, it can grow more than ten times. The court granted the request of the investigation to arrest Dolgoleva. The criminal case, of which she is a defendant, was initiated under Part 4 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (especially large fraud). Such acts are punishable by imprisonment for up to ten years.^[1]

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