Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov will stand trial on £37million bank fraud charges – despite a failed bid to extradite him from Russia.
The Sunday Mail can reveal that Lithuanian state prosecutors have completed an eight-year global investigation into allegations of embezzlement against Romanov and 11 other officials from the country’s Ukio Bankas.The former Jambos chief and others have been accused of misappropriating £37million (€43.1million) from the failed bank, which was based in the country’s second city Kaunas.All 12, including Romanov, have also been charged with misconduct in a public office, money laundering and “setting up and directing legal entities” used to cover up crimes.It is expected their trial will begin later this year or.
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