Russian suspected of stealing 137 mln rubles held in Croatia
MOSCOW. April 12 (Interfax) - A department chief from an oil refinery has been detained in Croatia on suspicion of 137 million-ruble fraud, Russian Interior Ministry spokesperson Irina Volk told Interfax.
"The law enforcement authorities of the Republic of Croatia, assisted by Interpol's National Central Bureau at the Russian Interior Ministry, have arrested the head of the Capital construction department of a big oil refining plant based in Krasnodar Territory. The fraud suspect was arrested while crossing the border with Slovenia at the Umag checkpoint," Volk said.
The man is suspected of stealing over 137 million rubles by way of forging, with his accomplices, documents ordering the dismantling of a berth structure on the Black Sea coast, the spokeswoman said.
"In reality, no work was carried out but the money was paid in full to a contractor controlled by the culprit. The discovery of this fact led to a criminal case opened in September 2015 under the 'massive fraud' article of the Russian Criminal Code," Volk said.
The authorities have initiated the process of the suspect's extradition to Russia, she added.
