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- 20 June 2008, 18:04
- The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
On June 20, 2008 upon request of the Prosecutor General’s Office, the competent authorities of the Czech Republic extradited Russian citizen Savely Burshtein.
The investigative authorities accused S.Burshtein that in September 2002 he as a member of an organized crime group consisting of three Russian citizens (executives of the Moscow banks) and two citizens of Turkmenistan, deceitfully misappropriated budget funds of Turkmenistan in the amount of 20 million dollars having transferred them from the accounts of the Central Bank of Turkmenistan located in Ashkhabad to the foreign currency correspondent account in one of the Moscow banks. After a number of financial frauds, S.Burshtein got an opportunity to use the money at his own discretion.
The criminal case against S.Burshtein who committed crimes defined by Article 159, part 3, paras. “a, b” (fraud committed by a person misusing his authorities, by an organized group, on a large scale), Article 174, part 3 (performance of large-scale financial schemes with proceeds of crime (legalization (money laundering) by an organized group) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, is under investigation in the Chief Investigative Department under the Investigative Committee of the Public Prosecution Service of the Russian Federation.
In February 2008, the Prosecutor General’s Office sent a request for extradition of S.Burshtein to the Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic. In May 2008, the Czech authorities made a decision for his extradition.
On May 20, 2008, Savely Burshtein was extradited to Russia under the escort of the Russian Interpol Bureau and the Federal Penitentiary Service officers.
The Prosecutor General's Office
of the Russian Federation
The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
20 June 2008, 18:04
Extradition of Russian Citizen Savely Burshtein, Charged with Economic Crimes, from the Czech Republic to the Russian Federation
On June 20, 2008 upon request of the Prosecutor General’s Office, the competent authorities of the Czech Republic extradited Russian citizen Savely Burshtein.
The investigative authorities accused S.Burshtein that in September 2002 he as a member of an organized crime group consisting of three Russian citizens (executives of the Moscow banks) and two citizens of Turkmenistan, deceitfully misappropriated budget funds of Turkmenistan in the amount of 20 million dollars having transferred them from the accounts of the Central Bank of Turkmenistan located in Ashkhabad to the foreign currency correspondent account in one of the Moscow banks. After a number of financial frauds, S.Burshtein got an opportunity to use the money at his own discretion.
The criminal case against S.Burshtein who committed crimes defined by Article 159, part 3, paras. “a, b” (fraud committed by a person misusing his authorities, by an organized group, on a large scale), Article 174, part 3 (performance of large-scale financial schemes with proceeds of crime (legalization (money laundering) by an organized group) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, is under investigation in the Chief Investigative Department under the Investigative Committee of the Public Prosecution Service of the Russian Federation.
In February 2008, the Prosecutor General’s Office sent a request for extradition of S.Burshtein to the Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic. In May 2008, the Czech authorities made a decision for his extradition.
On May 20, 2008, Savely Burshtein was extradited to Russia under the escort of the Russian Interpol Bureau and the Federal Penitentiary Service officers.
