Police want charges brought over Krajbanka collapse

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The State Police have handed in the so-called "Latvijas Krajbanka" case to the prosecutor's office, requesting prosecution against the bank's former director Ivars Prieditis, former owner Vladimir Antonov, and former board members over misappropriation of €90 million, according to information acquired by the LETA news agency.

The State Police told LETA that on September 15, the police forwarded the so-called "Krajbanka" case to the prosecutor's office, requesting criminal prosecution against several persons.

These persons are suspected of misappropriation of €90 million, official misconduct, money laundering, and creative accounting. A total of six persons are accused in the case - the organizer of the scheme, executor, and four accomplices.

"Krajbanka" is one of the largest cases in Latvia's financial crime history, and the investigation in the case lasted for more than three years.

The bank - Latvia's oldest - collapsed in Novemeber 2011 in the wake of the collapse of Lithuanian parent company Snoras bank.

Anotnov is currently fighting attempts to extradite him from the UK to Lithuania to face charges connected with Snoras' spectcacular demise.

In a notorious interview at the time, Prieditis assured his depositors there was nothing to worry about just hours before the bank imploded.

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