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In Moscow former head of tax office and businessman put on trial on fraud charges

The investigating bodies of Moscow Main Investigations Directorate of the Russia’s Investigative Committee have finished investigating a criminal case against former head of Ryazan Region tax office No 1 Gennady Kolpikov and businessman Alexander Dziov. Investigators classified their wrongdoings under part 4 of article 159 of the RF Penal Code (fraud on an especially massive scale).

According to investigators, in early 2012 Kolpikov conspired with Dziov and five more accomplices who submitted to his tax office forged documents on VAT compensation to OOO MG Konsultant. Though the firm was a sham one Kolpikov ordered his subordinates to satisfy the request of the applicant. As a result 19.2 million rubles was transferred to the firm’s account in a Moscow bank and then stolen. The accused did not admit their built during the inquiry.

The investigators have gathered enough evidence and therefore the criminal case with the approved indictment has been forwarded to court to be tried on the merits.

Other four accomplices: Andrey Khamula, Yuri Shamatalyuk, Yulia Anokhina, Karina Dziova have already been sentenced. A criminal case against accomplice Tatiana Zhukova is in court at the moment.