OREANDA-NEWS. March 05, 2012. The sentence pronounced on October 04, 2011 by the Perovsky District Court of Moscow has taken effect in respect of the swindler who had stolen money received from Ingosstrakh Insurance Company’s clients. The Court categorized the actions of A.V. Voronkov in accordance with Part 2 Article 159 and Part 3 Article 30 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation as a theft of other people's property by fraud or breach of trust committed by a group of persons in a preliminary conspiracy with the infliction of considerable damage on an individual; and attempted swindling.

In August 2010, A.V. Voronkov (born in 1984) entered into a criminal conspiracy with an unidentified accomplice who fabricated “Premium” Program Insurance Policy form of Ingosstrakh Insurance Company under unknown circumstances. Having learnt about an Ingosstrakh Insurance Company client with a forthcoming expiration date of Toyota Camry car insurance policy, A.V. Voronkov called him and, having introduced himself as the insurance company’s agent A.Ye. Semyonov, offered to issue a policy of hull insurance for the next period. When they met, the swindler filled in the forged policy with his own hand and got 43,000 roubles from the client as a payment. According to the results of further investigation, after the crime commitment the swindler and his accomplices divided the above mentioned money among themselves.

In the same way A.V. Voronkov sold two more forged “Premium” policies of Ingosstrakh Insurance Company, giving feigned names to the clients. Thus, he received and illegally appropriated insurance premiums in the amount of 68,750 roubles (for Mercedes Benz E 250 car hull insurance) and 45,618 roubles (for Volkswagen Golf car hull insurance).

Later, all the defrauded clients found mistakes in the issued polices made by the swindler. They immediately contacted Ingosstrakh Insurance Company where the falsity of the documents was revealed. The information was forwarded to the insurance company security service for further investigation.

In late February 2011, A.V. Voronkov tried to issue one more forged “Premium” policy and to swindle an owner of Honda CR-V car but the woman maintained vigilance. Very small price announced by the swindler during their phone conversation stroke a warning note. She immediately called Ingosstrakh Insurance Company and was informed of the real policy price on the basis of her insurance history. The price of Ingosstrakh Insurance Company policy was twice as high as the price announced by the swindler. The information was forwarded to the security service of Ingosstrakh Insurance Company where it turned out that several similar swindling criminal cases had been already initiated. The client was asked to help in the pseudo-insurer catching and she agreed to participate in a “test purchasing operation” controlled by Internal Affairs Department officers, in the course of which A.V. Voronkov was arrested on March 02, 2011. The swindler tried to sell to her an Ingosstrakh Insurance Company forged “Premium” Policy of Hull Insurance and get an insurance premium in the amount of 55,000 roubles.

In the course of investigation, the suspect gave honest evidences, and, having repented of what he had done, was reconciled with the complainants, and compensated for the caused damage.

A.V. Voronkov was sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment in colonysettlement.

Ingosstrakh Insurance Company regularly holds preventive activities and financial audit in its head office and regional branches in order to prevent and put an end to insurance swindling and protect its clients and partners’ interests.