In Perm there were convicted members of an organized group who had committed a series of frauds in bank lending. They were found guilty of committing 22 offenses. The total amount of the damage exceeded 8 million rubles.

Staff of the economic security and anti-corruption unit of the MIA General Administration for the Perm Territory found that seven residents of Perm from January to August 2011 committed thefts of funds of banks and their branches located in the territory of Perm. Previously one member of the group for a long time had worked in retail lending and knew well the documenting procedure.

The malefactors documented loans for dummies, using false documents and information. They found citizens leading asocial  life and having no source of income, who acted as borrowers for a fee . Subsequently, out of the money stolen from the banks there were carried out a few illustrative initial payments on the loan. After those payments, the payments stipulated in the debt repayment schedule were stopped.

As a result of the actions of the malefactors there were stolen large sums of money in 8 banks of the city.

The court sentenced the organizers of the group to 3.5 and 2 years' imprisonment and a fine. Accomplices in the crime, depending on the role of each of them, were sentenced to terms of imprisonment  ranging from 2 to 4.5 years. Three of them received a conditional sentence.

Press-Service of the MIA General Administration for the Perm Territory