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Ilya Shumanov
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Kevin Rothrock对俄罗斯流亡的反克里姆林宫反对派就十年前一起涉及Probusinessbank银行、反腐基金会和活动家Maxim Katz的银行丑闻展开的辩论进行了概述。该丑闻涉及复杂的欺诈计划，包括向空壳公司发放技术性贷款、银行间循环贷款以及财务报表造假等。
该丑闻的核心争议在于活动家Maxim Katz指控Alexei Navalny的反腐基金会为Probusinessbank银行的创始人Alexander Zeliznyak和Sergei Leontyev洗白，以此换取巨额捐款和行政帮助。反腐基金会则反驳了这一指控，并认为Zeliznyak和Leontyev是普京政权政治迫害的受害者。
这场辩论重新聚焦了Probusinessbank银行的实际运作和行为，以及俄罗斯反对派内部的政治斗争。
Ilya Shumanov详细阐述了Probusinessbank银行的欺诈行为，指出Maxim Katz的调查依赖于此前未公开的文档，这些文档由该银行的受害者提供。他指出，Katz的调查中存在不准确之处，例如只披露了资金从银行提取的部分信息，而忽略了通过关联公司返还资金的过程。
Shumanov还指出，反腐基金会未能找到所有从Probusinessbank银行提取的资金，这说明存在问题。他质疑反腐基金会声称转移到离岸公司并随后返还给Life Group旗下结构的资金实际上构成了银行资金的返还的说法。
此外，Shumanov还讨论了FSB在该丑闻中的作用，指出FSB的K部门对俄罗斯银行体系进行非官方监管，并参与了腐败行为。他认为Probusinessbank银行可能因为面临俄罗斯央行的监管而寻求FSB的保护。
Deep Dive
This chapter explores the collapse of Probusinessbank, Russia's fifth-largest banking network, in 2015. It delves into the accusations against its founders, Zeliznyak and Leontyev, and the ensuing dispute within the anti-Kremlin opposition, fueled by Maxim Katz's investigative video. The chapter sets the stage by outlining the bank's history and the financial irregularities that led to its downfall.
- Probusinessbank's collapse in 2015 with a liquidity gap of at least 67 billion rubles.
- The dispute within the anti-Kremlin opposition regarding the bank's collapse.
- Maxim Katz's investigative video accusing Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF).
- The complex financial schemes employed by the bank, including technical loans and falsified reporting.
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