THE ASSETS OF THE EX-TOPS OF THE CRYSTAL LEFORTOVO GROUP OF COMPANIES WERE ARRESTED

In July, the arbitration of the Moscow region decided to seize the assets of Marina Pogodina and Sergei Vorobyov. Both defendants in the bankruptcy case of Crystal Lefortovo Group were placed under interim measures at the request of OFK Bank, filed on July 6, 2023. The arrest was imposed within the framework of 15.8 billion rubles.

The bank asked the arbitration to prohibit government agencies from registering any actions related to real estate and transportation of CDL. The court found it reasonable to replenish the bankruptcy estate of the organization at the expense of CDL assets in the case of a subsidiary.

Formed in 1999, the group of companies was on the list of leaders in the strong alcohol market in Russia. However, in 2018, the Status Group company went bankrupt, owing more than 6 billion rubles to the holding companies. After that, financial problems began in the GC.

In July 2018, VTB Bank applied to arbitration with a claim for bankruptcy of the holding. The producer of strong alcohol owed 1.2 billion to a credit institution. In October, the court granted the bank's application and placed the company under surveillance. In July 2019, Kristall-Lefortovo was declared insolvent.

According to Interfax, at the request of the bankruptcy trustee, Pogodina and Vorobyov were involved in the subsidiary. The decision of the appeal against Pogodina and Vorobyov is dated January 18. Pavel Smetana, who was also brought to justice in the fall of 2022, was awarded a separate consideration.

In both cases, the issue of the amount of KDL's liability was postponed to a later date, as soon as settlements with creditors were completed. The District Arbitration Court upheld the court decisions in April 2023.

Sour cream received the status of bankrupt at the end of 2019. The petition to attract him to the subsidiary was previously submitted by the head of one of the legal entities of the holding Ilya Sofonov. He demanded to recover 1.5 billion rubles from the defendant. As a result, Sofonov's application was granted by the Moscow arbitration in July 2022, but the decision on the limits of financial responsibility was postponed.

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