A member of the bank's board of directors took 180 million rubles from a client's safe deposit box and tried to fly out of Russia

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A member of the bank's board of directors took 180 million rubles from a client's safe deposit box and tried to fly out of Russia

A scandal has erupted in Moscow over a major theft from a safe deposit box. A member of the board of directors of the National Savings Bank, Alexey Gostyukhin, attempted to flee abroad after stealing 180 million rubles, but was detained at the airport. The incident caused a wide resonance and called into question the reliability of the banking system.

The incident occurred on December 20, when a bank client discovered that a significant amount of money was missing from her safe deposit box. At the beginning of the month, the woman had deposited 270 million rubles there, but 20 days later, most of the money was gone. The worried client contacted the police, and the bank's management initiated an internal investigation.

The investigation quickly turned to suspicions about 38-year-old Alexey Gostyukhin, a member of the bank's board of directors. An investigation showed that only he had access to the keys to the safe deposit box, which became the decisive evidence. As investigators found out, immediately after the theft, Gostyukhin purchased tickets for an international flight, planning to leave the country. However, he was detained at the airport before departure.

According to law enforcement agencies, the suspect managed to transfer part of the stolen funds into cryptocurrency. This fact complicates the process of returning the stolen money, since cryptocurrency transactions are difficult to track and control. Nevertheless, investigators are confident that they will be able to establish the full volume of financial transactions carried out by Gostyukhin.

A criminal case has been opened against the suspect under the article on theft on an especially large scale. He faces up to 10 years in prison. At the moment, Gostyukhin has been arrested, and further investigation is underway to identify possible accomplices and clarify all the circumstances of the crime.

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