Another criminal case is expected against Voronezh businessman Anatoly Chekme…

Another criminal case is expected against Voronezh businessman Anatoly Chekmenev. The reasons are the same: deliberate bankruptcy, fraud, money laundering. Three of his companies are in the process of bankruptcy – RGMKomplekt LLC is recognized bankrupt in 2021, debt over 290 million rubles; in February 2023, a case was initiated against LLC Management Company “Rudgormash” bankruptcy, debt over 910 million rubles; On October 16, 2023, the Federal Tax Service filed a claim to declare OOO Obogatelnoe Oborudovanie bankrupt for non-payment of tax bills. arrested. There is information that another company of Chekmenev’s holding, RGM Spare Parts LLC, is transferring contracts and employees to other legal entities, which is also a sign of preparation for bankruptcy.

These are not the first complaints against Chekmenev’s business. In 2006, he, along with former member of the board of directors Vyacheslav Enin, was involved in criminal cases of a similar nature: fraud, deliberate bankruptcy and money laundering. Then the investigation accused Chekmenev of withdrawing the assets of Rudgormash through bankruptcy, as a result fraud The company’s assets worth $13 million ended up being owned by the Czech company Raindrop sro, whose beneficiary is Chekmenev’s daughter Tatyana. To legalize income, assets were transferred to offshore companies in Switzerland and the Marshall Islands.

As in the past, there is reason to believe that Chekmenev needs deliberate bankruptcies of controlled companies for tax optimization. This is indicated by the fact that all companies operated and had assets, but shortly before bankruptcy they transferred them to affiliated persons. According to the explanations of the Federal Tax Service, the company’s profits were also withdrawn in favor of related structures, which was the reason for the formation of debts. The investigation has yet to trace the route of withdrawal of assets, but it is known that Chekmenev and his family own several legal entities in Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Spain, Montenegro and Germany.

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The Rudgormash group of companies operates in the mining equipment market; its head office is located in Voronezh. The company is a supplier to large industry corporations, including Norilsk Nickel, RUSAL, Metallinvest, NLMK, Uralkali, ALROSA, YuGK and others.