Novgorod Region investigating bodies of the Russia’s Investigative Committee have completed investigating a criminal case against head of territorial office of the Federal Agency for Managing State Property in the region Viktor Mitr, charged with crimes under part 2 of article 286,part 3 of article 33, part 4 of article 160 of the RF Criminal Code (exceeding officials powers by a person occupying a state position, organization of embezzlement committed by a person using their official position and by a group of persons under a preliminary conspiracy and on an especially grand scale), CEO of OAO Road Service Enterprise No 77 (OJSC) Igor Ivanov, charged with crimes under part 4 of article 160 of the RF Criminal Code (embezzlement committed by a person using their official position and by a group of persons under a preliminary conspiracy and on an especially grand scale – 3 charges) and a local businessman Andrey Bortsov, charged with crimes under part 1 of article 176, part 3 of article 33, part 4 of article 160 of the RF Criminal Code (illegal loan, organization of embezzlement by a group of persons under a preliminary conspiracy and on an especially grand scale).
According to investigators, in March-April 2012, head of territorial office of the Federal Agency for Managing State Property in Novgorod region Viktor Mitr together with the CEO of OAO Road Service Enterprise No 77 Igor Ivanov organized and led the stealing of asphalt mixing machine KDM 201637 with a book cost of 15 million 954 thousand rubles which belonged to OAO Road Service Enterprise No 77. Mitr gave an order to his subordinates to prepare a fictitious protocol of the meeting of the board of directors of OAO Road Service Enterprise No 77 (of 05.05.2012) approving the transaction selling the asphalt mixing machine which then at understated price was passed to the belonging of OOO DSK Orion (LLC) whose CEO was a close friend of Ivanov’s. This way the enterprise suffered damage of almost 8 million rubles.
In addition in April-May 2012, Ivanov and businessman Bortsov stole expensive road building equipment of OAO Road Service Enterprise No 77 to the benefit of the third party leaders and CEO’s of which were their acquaintances. The enterprise suffered damage of 11.5 million rubles.
This case was initiated based on the results of joint work of Novgorod Region law enforcement agencies during a check of not paying wages in OAO Road Service Enterprise No 77, 100% shares of which belongs to the Russian Federation. The enterprise had a debt of about 5 million rubles of not paid wages to 110 its employees. The check found not only abuses of citizen’s labor rights, but the stealing of the equipment.
Investigators have collected enough evidence, therefore, the case with the approved indictment has been sent to court to be tried on the merits.
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