Former managers of Arkhenergosbyt PJSC, Vologdaenergosbyt PJSC, Roskommunenergo JSC, Khakasenergosbyt JSC, Chelyabenergosbyt PJSC, as well as employees of these organizations and the former manager of Mosuralbank JSCB are accused of large-scale fraud and participation in criminal community using their official position.
In the course of 16 searches carried out in seven regions, large sums in rubles and foreign currency, documents and information carriers were seized.
“The administrative structure of the criminal organization operated under the cover of the joint-stock company Mezhregionsoyuzenergo ... the sales companies controlled by the community carried out non-core financial activities.
They issued loans, acquired promissory notes and shares, contributed funds to the authorized capital of third-party organizations, entered into agreements on the assignment of the right to claim, ”the Ministry of Internal Affairs said.
Financing was carried out at the expense of technical loans issued by Mosuralbank, as a result of which “formal grounds were created for withdrawing funds from the turnover of the unified energy system of Russia to the accounts of individuals and commercial organizations controlled by accomplices”.
"From 2004 to 2019, the members of the criminal community in foreign companies controlled by them withdrawn funds in the amount of more than 10 billion rubles," the Ministry of Internal Affairs noted.
Three defendants in the case were arrested, the alleged organizers of the criminal community were put on the international wanted list.
In addition, the property of the accused and the organizations controlled by them for a total amount of about 7 billion rubles was seized.
In September, the Investigative Committee opened a case on the theft of 670 million rubles from PJSC Rosseti Severny Kavkaz.