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A person accused of multi million embezzlement of funds at construction of objects in Sochi is being extradited from Spain to Russia

Ivan Vandyshev, a defendant in a criminal case of multimillion-dollar fraud, is delivered to the territory of the Russian Federation. The competent Spanish authorities extradited the accused to Russia to conduct investigative actions with him. The Second Department for the Major Crimes Investigation of the Krasnodar Regional Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia has charged Vandyshev in absentia with large-scale fraud (Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of Russia).

According to the investigation, within the framework of the regional target program "Ensuring the construction of Olympic facilities and the development of the city of Sochi as a mountain climatic and balneological resort" a state contract for the implementation of contract work on the construction of treatment facilities was concluded with the society, which was actually managed by the accused. In pursuance of the terms of the agreement, in 2012-2013, about 385 million rubles were transferred to the company's current account, which Vandyshev withdrew from the company's turnover and disposed of them at his discretion, without fulfilling his obligations.

Since Vandyshev left the Russian Federation even before the initiation of the criminal case, he was put on the international wanted list. The court ruled to placed him into custody in absentia.

After Vandyshev is delivered to Moscow, he will be sent to Krasnodar to carry out investigative actions aimed at completing the investigation.