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Progress of investigation in stealing over 1.1 billion rubles from OAO Moscow Regional Grid Company

The Central Federal District Investigations Directorate of the Russia’s Investigative Committee continues investigating a criminal case over stealing money from OAO Moscow Regional Grid Company (MRGC) on a very large scale. Head of Logistics and Purchase Department and Chairman of Constant Tender Commission of the MRGC Kharris Ravilov, employees of commercial organizations Yevgeny Puzikov, Andrey Turunov, Tatyana Prukha (former Perova) and Boris Kletsko were charged with a crime under part 4 of article 159 of the RF Penal Code (fraud).

According to investigators Kharris Ravilov while occupying the said position and acting in concord with Puzikov, Turunov, Prukha and Kletsko and other unidentified individuals by deception and abuse of trust included OOO BusinessGroup in the process of purchasing equipment for the offices of the MRGC overrating the price of purchasing and assembly of the equipment. As a result the accomplices stole from the MRGC over 1.1 billion rubles.

At the request of the Investigators Puzikov, Turunov and Kletsko were put in custody and Prukha under house arrest.

Ravilov escaped from the investigators and is wanted now. On 10 July 2010, a court ruled to put him in custody in absentia. The investigation is ongoing.

Head of Media Relations                                                                                                     V.I. Markin