Ex duma member Yeghiazaryan suspected of 720mln ruble laundering case

YEREVAN, November 12. /ARKA/. Chief Investigation Directorate of Russian Investigative Committe has built another criminal case against former Russian State Duma deputy Ashot Yeghiazaryan, Banki.ru reported. Together with some others, he is suspected of having legalized criminally obtained funds and property.

According to the investigative bodies, Yeghiazaryan and his unidentified accessories acted in collusion, misappropriated Centurion Alliance company’s 460 undocumented shares (20% of the overall number) belonging to Vitaly Smagin and made a fraudulent transaction “for the purpose of pretending lawful ownership, use and disposal of the mentioned property”.

The total amount of the shares was not less than 720mln rubles, according to the investigation.
Yeghiazaryan is prosecuted in absentia: he is on the international wanted list,” Markin said.
Under court decisions, the assets owned by suspects Artyom and Ashot Yegiazaryan, 100% stake in Titul closed joint stock company, and their account with a commercial bank were seized, the Investigative Committee said. –0–

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