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Moscow court to hear case over $950 mln embezzlement in BTA Bank on January 31

The Moscow Tagansky District Court is to hear a criminal case against ex-Chairman of the board of directors of Kazakh BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov, charged with embezzlement of over 58 billion rubles (about $950 million) of the bank’s controlled structure.

15:31 17.01.2020

Ex-banker Ablyazov sentenced to 20 years in absentia by Kazakh court

The Specialized Criminal Interdistrict Court of Almaty has sentenced ex-chairman of the Kazakh BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov to 20 years in prison in absentia for embezzlement and organizing a criminal gang.

10:51 07.06.2017

Developer of Moscow oceanarium files lawsuit against Facebook Trading offshore

Developer of construction project for Marin Gardens oceanarium in Moscow has filed 633 billion rubles (about $11 billion) lawsuit against Facebook Trading Limited company registered in Cyprus.

16:59 20.04.2017

Moscow court upholds $420 mln claim of BTA Bank against Ablyazov

The Moscow Commercial Court has granted a petition by BTA Bank demanding to uphold and execute in Russia a ruling of London’s High Court of Justice ordering to collect $420 million from bank’s ex-chairman Mukhtar Ablyazov.

16:45 14.03.2017

Alleged co-conspirator of tycoon Ablyazov suspected of embezzlement detained in Kazakhstan

Chief editor of Kazakh Tribuna newspaper, Zhanolat Mamay, was detained in criminal case related to alleged embezzlement from BTA Bank by its former owner Mukhtar Ablyazov.

10:58 13.02.2017

Criminal case on $215 mln embezzlement at BTA bank reaches court

A criminal case against Eurasia Logistic ex-Chief Financial Officer Artyom Bondarenko who stands charged with embezzling over 13.8 billion rubles (about $215 million) from BTA Bank, has been forwarded to the Domodedovsky Court of the Moscow Region.

15:43 30.06.2016

Kazakh tycoon Ablyazov to remain in French jail

The Court of Appeals in Lyon, France, has dismissed a motion lodged by Kazakh tycoon Mukhtar Ablyazov, who stands charged with embezzling over $6 billion from BTA Bank, to release him from custody.

15:19 11.03.2016

Businessman gets 5-year suspended sentence for embezzling $161 mln of BTA Bank assets

A Domodedovo Court in the Moscow Region has given the former Director General of Eurasia Logistic, Alexander Volkov, a 5-year suspended sentence for embezzling more than 12.7 billion rubles ($161 million) of BTA Bank assets.

16:31 28.01.2016

ECHR accepts complaint filed by Russian nationalist Potkin over detention

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has accepted the complaint filed by Alexander Potkin (aka Belov), former head of the Movement Against Illegal Immigration, against his detention in BTA Bank embezzlement case.

17:53 12.01.2016

France to extradite Kazakh tycoon Ablyazov to Russia – report

French authorities have approved the extradition to Russia of Kazakh tycoon Mukhtar Ablyazov, accused of embezzling over $6 billion from BTA Bank.

13:19 12.10.2015

Nationalist leader Potkin charged with extremism, money laundering

10:32 09.09.2015

Russian nationalist Potkin appeals sanity evaluation

Alexander Potkin, also known as Alexander Belov, former head of the Movement Against Illegal Migration, who was accused of laundering money that was embezzled from BTA Bank, will file an appeal against a court ruling to place him in a mental facility.

15:17 12.03.2015

French court rules Kazakh tycoon Ablyazov should be extradited

France's top court approved on Wednesday the extradition to Russia or Ukraine of Kazakh tycoon Mukhtar Ablyazov, accused of embezzling over $6 billion from BTA Bank.

16:25 04.03.2015

Investigators seek to extend detention of Russian nationalist leader Alexander Belov

Investigators have filed a motion seeking to extend until May 31 the detention of nationalist Alexander Belov (Potkin), accused of laundering money embezzled from BTA Bank.

13:00 24.02.2015

Moscow City Court refuses to seize warehouse in BTA Bank case

The Moscow City Court confirmed a lower court’s refusal to seize a logistics center in Tatarstan in the case regarding embezzlement from BTA Bank (Kazakhstan).

16:36 09.02.2015

Fugitive Kazakh banker Mukhtar Ablyazov appeals seizure of his assets in Russia

Former head of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov detained in France has filed an appeal with the Moscow City Court challenging seizure of his assets in Russia.

15:53 03.02.2015

Russian nationalist leader Alexander Belov to remain in detention until February 28

Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Friday extended until February 28 the detention of nationalist Alexander Belov (Potkin), accused of laundering money embezzled from BTA Bank, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.

15:17 28.11.2014

Russian nationalist leader Alexander Belov to remain in pre-trial detention

The Moscow City Court on Monday dismissed an appeal filed by nationalist Alexander Belov (Potkin), accused of laundering money embezzled from BTA Bank.

17:36 24.11.2014

Russian nationalist leader detained in connection with BTA Bank case

Moscow's Tverskoy District Court has sent nationalist Alexander Belov (Potkin) in pre-trial detention in connection with Kazakhstan's BTA Bank embezzlement case.

10:20 24.10.2014

Russian nationalist leader placed under house arrest in BTA Bank case

The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow on Friday has placed Alexander Potkin (a.k.a Belov), accused of laundering money embezzled from BTA Bank, under house arrest, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.

17:38 17.10.2014