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- 18 December 2008, 17:37
- The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
On December 18, 2008, upon request of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation, the competent authorities of Finland will extradite Russian citizen Elena Shipilova to Russia.
This is the first case for the past 3 years that a request for extradition has been satisfied by the Republic of Finland.
The investigative authorities charged Ye.Shipilova with crimes defined by Article 159, part 4 (fraud, i.e. misappropriation of someone else’s property committed by means of deceit and abuse of trust on especially large scale) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
The Investigative Division under the Division of Internal Affairs for the Krasny Okyabr District of the city of Volgograd is inquiring into the criminal case against Ye.Shipilova.
The investigative authorities revealed that Ye.Shipilova, as a founder of the Limited Liability Company “Volgogradsky Construction Center”, in October 2005 concluded a loan agreement in the amount of RUB 8 million in the Khimki branch of bank “Vozrozhdeniye”. Having no intention to pay back the funds, Ye.Shipilova cashed them and spent them for her personal needs.
In March 2007, Ye.Shipilova was put on international wanted list. Later on she was located in Finland.
On June 30, 2008, the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation submitted a request for extradition of Ye.Shipilova to the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Finland, which was satisfied in November 2008. Ye.Shipilova was detained awaiting her extradition to Russia.
Today, Ye.Shipilova has been 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
18 December 2008, 17:37
Extradition of Russian Citizen Yelena Shipilova, Charged with Especially Large Scale Fraud, from Finland to Russia
On December 18, 2008, upon request of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation, the competent authorities of Finland will extradite Russian citizen Elena Shipilova to Russia.
This is the first case for the past 3 years that a request for extradition has been satisfied by the Republic of Finland.
The investigative authorities charged Ye.Shipilova with crimes defined by Article 159, part 4 (fraud, i.e. misappropriation of someone else’s property committed by means of deceit and abuse of trust on especially large scale) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
The Investigative Division under the Division of Internal Affairs for the Krasny Okyabr District of the city of Volgograd is inquiring into the criminal case against Ye.Shipilova.
The investigative authorities revealed that Ye.Shipilova, as a founder of the Limited Liability Company “Volgogradsky Construction Center”, in October 2005 concluded a loan agreement in the amount of RUB 8 million in the Khimki branch of bank “Vozrozhdeniye”. Having no intention to pay back the funds, Ye.Shipilova cashed them and spent them for her personal needs.
In March 2007, Ye.Shipilova was put on international wanted list. Later on she was located in Finland.
On June 30, 2008, the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation submitted a request for extradition of Ye.Shipilova to the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Finland, which was satisfied in November 2008. Ye.Shipilova was detained awaiting her extradition to Russia.
Today, Ye.Shipilova has been extradited to Russia under the escort of the Russian Interpol Bureau and the Federal Penitentiary Service officers.
