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Officer of Moscow division of Economic Crimes Directorate detained In Moscow in the process of investigating a criminal case over stealing bathroom equipment of OOO Akvalik

Moscow investigating bodies of the Russia’s Investigative Committee continue investigating a criminal case against unknown officers of Corruption and Economic Crimes Directorate of Moscow Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Andrey Lyavykin, an operative of 2nd section of 11th office of 2nd Operative Investigation Department of Moscow Economic Crimes Directorate was detained during the investigation. He was charged with crimes under part 4 of article 159 (swindling), part 3 of article 286 of the RF Criminal Code (exceeding official powers) and was put into custody as a pre-trial restraining measure.

Today investigators of Moscow Central Investigations Directorate and officers of Moscow Internal Security Central Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs have detained Lev Glukhov, Deputy Chief of 9th section of Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Activity Directorate of the Moscow Central Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.

According to investigators, in 2009, Lyavykin and Glukhov acting together with other officers of Corruption and Economic Crimes Directorate of Moscow Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs entered a preliminary criminal conspiracy aimed to steal bathroom equipment of OOO Akvalik on especially large scale by swindling using their official position.

The accused and their accomplices initiated search and investigating operations at the storehouse of OOO Akvalik during which they seized bathroom equipment worth more than 3 million US dollars. Later the seized goods were transferred for safe custody to OOO Nais (LLC) practically founded by one of the accomplices. The founder of this company illegally sold part of goods worth 50 thousand US dollars.

Then another of the accomplices forged documents which became grounds for launching criminal proceedings into administrative misdemeanor and later for receiving in due order a court decision on utilization of the said goods. A letter about allegedly destruction of goods seized from OOO Akvalik was submitted to the court. Investigators believe that accomplices stole property owned by the firm worth around 95 million rubles.

In the near future investigators are going to decide on putting Glukhov into custody.

At present involvement of other officers of Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Activity Directorate of the Moscow Central Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs and of other persons to the said crime is being established. Investigation is to be continued.