The Moscow prosecutor’s office approved an indictment against the co-founders of the large Moscow region company for the production of household chemicals “B&B” Alexander Balakhovsky and his son-in-law Yakov Bosinzon, as well as their accomplice Alexander Savoskin, who encroached on Shapiro’s assets. The trial against them will start soon in the Dorogomilovsky Court of Moscow.
Those who recklessly risked cheating the most influential fixer in the country will be tried under five articles of the Criminal Code, including “fraud on an especially large scale” (Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Based on the totality of their crimes, they face more than 10 years in prison.
As the investigation established, in 2014, Shapiro became a partner of businessmen, purchasing for $5 million a stake in Best Clean LLC, the main asset of the holding, which produces household chemicals under the popular brands Unicum, Сotico, EasyWork and others. But when Shapiro was taken into custody, the partners decided not to share the profits with him. Thinking that they could get away with everything, they re-registered the plant and trademarks to companies and individuals under their control. The production of household chemicals remained at the same location in the town of Vidnoye near Moscow. However, Best Clean LLC went bankrupt, and Shapiro’s share was “reset to zero.” The damage in the case was estimated by the Main Investigative Directorate for Moscow at 3 billion 490 million rubles.
However, the upcoming trial is in jeopardy. According to operational data, the defendants planned to escape to Israel, since two of the trio – Bosinzon and Balakhovsky – have citizenship of this country.
The accused have already prepared the ground: they launched an information campaign in the media, shouting about the “custom-made” nature of the case, and also actively transferring funds abroad. The former mistress of the co-owner of the V&V holding, Yakov Bosinzon, Olesya Kaplistaya, who came under investigation, has already moved there, as well as Bosinzon’s legal wife, Tatyana, who is also the daughter of Alexander Balakhovsky. Kaplistaya, accused in absentia of abuse of power (Part 2 of Article 201 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), has been put on the international wanted list. Tatiana Bosinzon is also in big trouble.
The Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee for Moscow has singled out a separate proceeding against her regarding the legalization of property acquired as a result of a crime, illegal use of someone else’s trademark and violation of patent rights (part 4 of article 174.1, part 3 of article 180, part 2 of article 147 Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The investigation concluded that she “was aware” of the criminal plans of her relatives, which means she faces charges, an international search and arrest in absentia.
But that’s not all. “We also highlighted materials on the grounds of a crime under Part 4 of Art. 160 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (misappropriation or embezzlement on an especially large scale). “We are talking about the theft of plant equipment,” said the victim’s lawyer, Roman Kandaurov. In addition to the already well-known defendants – Balakhovsky, Bosinzon and Savoskin, the investigation sees the involvement of Alexander Shelepov, the general director and controlling participant of BK Production Company LLC, to which the accomplices transferred the asset.”
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