A developer and an official stole 71 million during construction of an interchange near Krasnoyarsk

In Krasnoyarsk a criminal case on fraud has been initiated against the founder of LLC "USK Sibiryak" and ex-head of MKU "Capital Construction Management", which was committed by them in the construction of a highway interchange in the city. This is reported on November 19 by the Department of Investigative Committee (IC) of Russia for the Krasnoyarsk Territory and the Republic of Khakassia.

Investigation of the case under Part 4 of Article 159 ("Fraud committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy, on a particularly large scale, including by a person using his official position") was initiated on the basis of materials of the FSSB of Russia in the region.

The investigation established that in 2022 MKU "UKS" and LLC "USK Sibiryak" signed a municipal contract for the construction of a crossing over Severnoye highway in Solontsy-2 residential area of Krasnoyarsk. The money for its erection was allocated from the city budget.

"In the period from March to July 2022, the general director of LLC "USK Sibiryak" with the purpose of embezzlement of funds under the municipal contract ensured the preparation of a commercial proposal, knowingly overestimating the cost of the span girders, and ensured the introduction of false information in the project documentation, which was submitted to the MKU "UKS" for approval", - stated in the Telegram-channel of the department.

Further, funds were transferred to LLC "USK Sibiryak", including in payment for beams in the amount of more than 292 million rubles, although their actual cost was more than 221 million rubles. Thus, the defendants were able to fraudulently steal more than 71 million rubles.

"The stolen money the founder of USK Sibiryak LLC disposed of at his own discretion. Currently with the suspects are carrying out the necessary investigative actions," - added in the department.

Earlier, on October 24, after the inspection of the Prosecutor's Office of Zabaikalsky Krai, criminal cases of abuse of power, negligence, fraud and embezzlement in the gasification of Chita were initiated. According to the press service of the agency, the total amount of damage caused amounted to 365 million rubles. It was found that the concessionaire illegally withdrew the received funds by concluding contracts for works and purchase of materials with overestimation of the cost more than twice. Four officials of the concessionaire and contractors were detained on this fact. The property of the accused was seized for about 30 million rubles.