THE BENEFICIARY OF THE BANK "SOVETSKY" WAS DECLARED BANKRUPT WITH A PERSONAL DEBT OF 1.94 BILLION

Kirill Laskin, the former co-owner of Sovetsky Bank, was declared insolvent. His bankruptcy in the fall of 2022 was initiated by Expert Bank (case no. A56-118997/2022) represented by the state corporation "DIA". The claim indicated a debt in the amount of 14,319,459.8 rubles. The entrepreneur's debt was secured by collateral real estate (land plots and a residential building).

The determination on the restructuring of Laskin's debts is dated December 21, 2022. Maxim Yarovoy, representing the Union of AU SRO "Delo", was appointed financial manager. On April 26, 2023, the restructuring procedure was completed. The court made a decision on the transition to the sale of the debtor's property. The procedure is scheduled for six months (until October 21, 2023).

In mid-December last year, the Prosecutor General's Office finished with an indictment in the case of embezzlement of over 2.7 billion from the Sovetsky Bank. The documents were sent to the court. Kirill Laskin is one of the defendants in this case, who managed the Collector 19 company. The main defendant in the case is Alexey Sobolev, who was previously sentenced by the court to a 19-year term in a penal colony. The investigation believes that Sobolev and Laskin concluded a deal related to the assignment of rights under loan agreements at a "clearly undervalued cost."

Sobolev was the managing partner of Prime Advice. According to the charge, he legally accompanied illegal transactions by participating in the theft of money from the bank "Sovetsky". At the beginning of 2015, the bank issued an assignment of rights with the Laskin collection company. As a result, a loan portfolio of 2.7 billion rubles was purchased for 2.1 million, Kommersant clarifies.

In July 2015, Sovetsky Bank lost its license. The head of the bank Stanislav Mitrushin was soon put on the wanted list. According to the investigation, it was he and Sobolev who were the main organizers of the scheme of embezzlement of funds from the bank. Rehabilitation has begun in the credit institution. Prior to that, the main beneficiaries of the "Soviet" were Vladimir Mitrushin (20%), his son Stanislav, Andrey Karpov (24%), Alexander Teplyakov (14%) and ex-adviser to the chairman of the board Kirill Laskin (10%).

The fraud case is still pending in court. The ex-banker has yet to cover the amounts assigned for collection at the expense of his property. However, the current bankruptcy decision suggests that 1.94 billion is Laskin's personal debts that need to be repaid.

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