MOSCOW, August 29 (RAPSI) – The Preobrazhensky District Court of Moscow is to hold preliminary hearings in the criminal case against a former deputy chairman of the MAST-Bank’s board, charged with embezzling 5.6 billion rubles (about $95.4 million), on September 6, RAPSI learnt from the court’s press-service on Tuesday.

According to investigators, in December 2013 – April 2015 period the defendant, whose name is not disclosed, acting as a member of an organized criminal group comprised of managers and employees of the bank and being aware of potential revocation of the bank’s license, embezzled 5.6 billion rubles.

Earlier, the Prosecutor General’s Office has stated that alleged criminals provided loans to a number of legal entities under their control. Money, under the guise of legitimate deals, were transferred to the accounts of accomplices.