The Main Directorate of Economic Security and Anti-Corruption of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, together with colleagues from the UEBiPK Regional Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Tambov Region and the regional Directorate of the FSB of Russia, organized operational support for a criminal case regarding fraud against a commercial organization.
It was established that in 2020, the management of a commercial organization entered into 90 contracts with preschool institutions in the Tambov region for the supply of goods for the material and technical equipment of preschool institutions within the framework of the national project “Demography” for a total amount of over 25 million rubles. A significant part of these contracts has not yet been fulfilled; the goods have not been delivered, but have been paid in full.
During investigative actions and operational search activities, the possible involvement in the above illegal activities of the heads of preschool institutions and a commercial organization, the general patronage of which was carried out by the deputy head of the administration of the Tambov region, was established.
The funds were transferred to the accounts of an organization affiliated with the official and subsequently stolen.
The budget of the Tambov region suffered material damage on an especially large scale.
Based on the revealed facts, the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Tambov Region initiated criminal cases against the deputy head of the regional administration on grounds of crimes provided for in part two of Article 285 and part two of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
Police officers conducted searches at the official’s residence and workplace, during which funds in rubles and foreign currency, illegally stored firearms ammunition, as well as documents of evidentiary value for the criminal case were discovered and seized.
The deputy head of the administration was detained in accordance with Article 91 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation.
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