Russian Central Bank Chief: $49 Bln Left Country Illegally in 2012

Russia's central bank governor, Sergei Ignatiev, has said that $49bn (£33bn) left the country illegally last year. The capital flight, some 2.5% of Russia's annual economic output, was controlled by "one well-organised group of individuals," the official said.  Ignatiev told a Russian newspaper (Vedomosti) that the money transfers could have been used to pay for supplies of narcotics, bribes and avoiding taxes. Later a government spokesman commented the figure was "highly exaggerated".

http://www.vedomosti.ru/library/news/9291871/11_organizacij_ne_platyat_nalogov_sergej_ignatev_predsedatel
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21532140

UPDATE:
Navalny files formal  request to prosecute crimes described by Ignatiev
http://navalny.livejournal.com/784140.html