Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1999
Controversial bankruptcy
Imperial’s rapid bankruptcy generated suspicions of fraud among experts and became one of the most controversial cases in Russia’s modern banking history.
1995
Economic-crimes investigation
Following a Moscow News article, authorities investigated alleged embezzlement involving Imperial’s head, his wife, and Minister A. Fomin. The available account states that the case was suppressed and that the article’s author was offered money to keep silent.