The Central Criminal Police on May 23 detained a member of the board of the Developing Estonia Savings and Loan Association (Eesti Arengu Hoiu-laenuühistu) who was handed a suspicion of investment fraud.
Three people are under investigation over alleged money laundering activity which took place over a period of several years. The trio became the subject of the investigation at the end of last month, wit the total sums laundered suspected at nearly €28 million. A fourth individual is under investigation in relation to the laundered funds, whose origins were criminal proceeds from activities in Ukraine.
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The Office of the Prosecutor General filed charges on Sunday against seven people and two businesses in a criminal case in which an investigation was conducted into suspected investment fraud and embezzlement by the founder and managers of Estonian savings and loan association Erial.
According to the statement of charges, the founder of Erial, Ilya, and a member of the management board, Daniela, and the company Delkona OÜ committed investment fraud and presented false information about the activities of Erial. Depositors and the public were misled about the real financial situation of the association, including for the purpose of attracting new deposits and issuing larger loans.