The Volgograd Regional Investigations Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has completed the investigation of a probe into former general director of a joint stock company. He is accused of committing offenses under Part 4 of Article 160 (appropriation of monetary funds committed by a person using his official position, on an especially large scale), Part 2 of Article 174.1 (legalization of monetary funds acquired in an illegal way, on an especially large scale) and Part 1 of Article 303 of the Criminal Code of Russia (falsification of evidence for a civil case).

According to investigation, in autumn 2016 the accused, failing to follow the procedure provided for by company charter, made and personally signed interest-free loan agreements, having borrowed 6 and a half million rubles from his own enterprise. He returned to the cashier's office only a fifth part of the debt and used the rest to acquire a 50 percent share in authorized capital of another commercial organization, property of which he subsequently sold.

During the trial, initiated by the bankruptcy administrator of the joint-stock company being liquidated by that time, the accused presented false receipts, according to which he had allegedly returned the debt in full.

To date the investigation is complete. The criminal case with the approved indictment has been sent to the court to be tried on the merits.