Baring Vostok founder detained by Russia over Vostochny Bank dispute

Baring Vostok founder detained by Russia over Vostochny Bank dispute
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Private equity group Baring Vostok said on Friday its founder Michael Calvey and three other employees had been detained in Moscow because of a dispute over Vostochny Bank, the Interfax news agency reported on Friday. Baring Vostok holds a controlling 52.5 percent stake in Vostochny Bank. Calvey, a U.S. citizen, was detained in Moscow on Thursday on suspicion of fraud, the spokeswoman for Moscow's Basmanny court Yunona Tsaryova told Reuters earlier on Friday.

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