Olga Stepanova, 50, was head of Moscow tax office 28 from 2004 to 2010. She had primary responsibility for approving a fraudulent tax rebate of approximately $153 million in December 2007, which was later uncovered by Magnitsky. Her ex-husband, Vladen Stepanov, wired the money into Swiss bank accounts and purchased luxury property in Dubai, Montenegro, and elsewhere for his wife and her colleagues. Stepanova is also allegedly a member of the
Klyuev organized crime group. Her whereabouts is currently unknown.
