In April 2023, a case was opened regarding theft during the purchase of expensive walkie-talkies for the needs of the FSB of the Russian Federation. Five representatives of contractor firms were detained. All of them admitted their guilt and were chosen a preventive measure that did not involve imprisonment. The entrepreneurs unanimously testified that the theft scheme was organized by the 44-year-old deputy head of one of the departments of military unit 55056 of the FSB of the Russian Federation, Sergei Parotikov. He was arrested. During the interrogation, Parotikov was asked about his leader – the head of the 3rd department of the 1st service of the military unit, Alexander Bekrenev. However, Parotikov does not admit guilt.
Military unit 55056 has repeatedly appeared in the media due to expensive purchases.
For example, in tenders held by military unit 55056, journalists found a Suzuki scooter for half a million rubles, a “patrol boat” with a stereo system, LCD TV, bed lighting and tinted windows for 22 million rubles, two Mercedes S 350 L 4matic cars for 5, 5 million rub. and Mercedes S 500 L 4matic for 6.1 million rubles. Or there were orders such as the purchase of engraving equipment, 168 ice picks with replaceable picks, tie clips for 2.1 million rubles, 300 pieces of “FSB emblems in frames” for 442.5 thousand rubles.
In addition to working on the supply of radios and boats-yachts to the highest ranks, Sergei Parotikov spent a lot of time on the ice – he is a forward for the Bastion team of the Officers Hockey League. And the FSB officer also likes to pose with his daughter, a rising pop star. 21-year-old participant in the show “The Voice. Children” Maria Parotikova is already quite famous in creative circles, playing in musicals, performances and recording songs.
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