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Moscow Main Investigations Directorate of the Russia’s Investigative Committee has opened an investigation against CEO of OOO ISM Konstantin Ponomaryov suspected of crimes under part 2 of article 198 of the RF Penal Code (evading paying taxes and duties for physical persons) and paragraph “b” of part 2 of article 199 (evading paying taxes and duties for organizations).

According to investigators, the suspect under a judicial decision received money from OOO IKEA MOS to the accounts of the companies he controlled and his personal bank accounts, but evaded to pay over 8 billion rubles of taxes in the period between 2010 and 2012 (including 4.7 billion rubles as CEO of ISM and 3.3 billion rubles as a physical person).

Based on civil actions filed by tax authorities and following a request of investigators a court has arrested over 8 billion rubles the suspect gained as a result of the said tax crimes.

The said crimes were revealed thanks to the inspection conducted by the officers of the Main Office for Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Operations of the Russian Ministry of the Interior.

At present a number of investigative and search operations are under way to find out all the circumstances of the crime. The investigation is ongoing.

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