SocGen Unit CEO Charged With Bribery as Prokhorov Urges Freedom
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Russian unit was charged with commercial bribery, a day after as long as seven years in prison if convicted, his lawyer, Dmitry Kharitonov, said by phone after charges were filed in Moscow today. Golubkov denies any wrongdoing, he said.
Golubkov, one of the most senior bankers ever arrested for bribery in Russia, according to the Interior Ministry, received moral support from his former boss billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, who was president of Rosbank in 2000-2001.