Foreign trade news
and changes in legislation21.08.2009
Inquiry section of Nakhodkinskaya customs initiated 17 criminal investigations at the same time against non-repatriation of $10 mln.
The investigations were initiated as per article 193 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation with respect to the general director of a Far East Russian organization.
That citizen being the chief executive of a company engaged in foreign trade activities had developed a plan of criminal activities aimed to non-repayment from abroad of monetary funds in foreign currency.
After entering info an agreement with a foreign company for delivery into Russian Federation of a special machines made in Japan, he transferred in total about 10 million US dollars in bank accounts of the foreign company while the documents presented to the Russian bank to confirm the import of the goods, were fictitious.
The punishment under article 193 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for non-repayment in large amount from abroad of monetary funds in foreign currency to be transferred pursuant to the legislation of the Russian Federation in accounts in an authorized bank of the Russian Federation, is stipulated as imprisonment for 3 years.
The press-office of the Far East Customs Department, 21 August 2009, dvtu.customs.ru
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