MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Igor Borbot is suspected of having embezzled over 4 billion rubles (about $61.5 million) allocated to build a shipyard, Zvezda, in Russia’s Far East. He fled abroad and was red-flagged by Interpol at Moscow’s request.
"Hoping that Igor Borbot would be returned to Russia, the Prosecutor General’s Office and the Russian Investigative Committee have prepared relevant documents, translated them and sent them to the United States. However, their review was delayed," Kommersant said.
According to the newspaper, certain issues have emerged because of differences in Interpol and US-Russia extradition procedures.
On Wednesday, the Consulate-General of Russia in New York told RIA Novosti that US authorities had officially informed the Russian side of the detention of Borbot in the United States, citing migration law violations.
Earlier on Wednesday, a source close to the investigation told RIA Novosti that Borbot was detained because of a problem with his visa.
