Under the letter in some versions is the signature of Legalia lawyer Aivar Pihlak, and in other versions – his colleague from the same office, Henrik Kirsimäe.
Martin Krupp assured creditors that he had not convened any meetings and did not see the need for this in the near future. He also stressed that the debtor did not put forward any proposals for compromise in the EAHLÜ bankruptcy case: “If any actions within the EAHLÜ bankruptcy proceedings are proposed to creditors from this email address, it should be assumed that the purpose of such actions is probably the release of Maxim Sorokina (former chairman of the board of Eesti Arengu Hoiu-laenuühistu – ed.) from criminal and civil liability for reporting EAHLÜ to insolvency and damage to creditors,” Krupp wrote to creditors.
Legalia lawyers Pihlak and Kirsimäe, whose names appeared under the letters sent from an anonymous address, do represent Sorokin on legal issues, but, according to them, have nothing to do with these letters: “This statement regarding the letters is not true,” Pihlak said .
Maxim Sorokin has not yet responded to ERR’s request for comment.
A criminal case has been initiated
Maxim Sorokin, who has headed Eesti Arengu Hoiu-laenuühistu since 2014, led him to bankruptcy in 2022. It turned out that hundreds of Estonians who placed deposits in CSR, which promised up to 12% per annum, lost their money. The total amount of recognized creditor claims against EAHLÜ is approximately 15 million euros.
Bankruptcy manager Martin Krupp noted in his statement to the court that KSO provided loans mainly to companies controlled by members of its board, often at a lower rate than it was obliged to pay its investors.
In the spring of 2022, a criminal case was opened against Maxim Sorokin, and in the summer of the same year he was charged with investment fraud.
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The savings and credit association Eesti Arengu Hoiu-laenuühistu is conducting an active advertising campaign, attracting deposits at 12% per annum. However, in order to receive such a “tasty” percentage, the client must agree to an agreement, some of the clauses of which, according to some lawyers, are illegal. In fact, such agreements allow KSR board member Maxim Sorokin to manage investors’ money at his own discretion and use the company as a “wallet” for his investment projects.
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