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Finance Minister and former Minister of Transportation Complex Development of Omsk Region charged with official malfeasance

Omsk Region investigating bodies of the Russia’s Investigative Committee continue investigating criminal cases opened in illegal transfer of over a billion rubles in the form of prepayment to OOO scientific production association NPO Mostovik and in illegal actions while concluding a state contract on delivery of sand for the repair of motorways and constructions.

Today based on the gathered evidence, investigators have charged ex-minister of transportation complex development of Omsk Region Oleg Ilyushin and finance minister of Omsk Region Rita Fomina with crimes under part 3 of article 285 and paragraph “c” of part 3 of article 286 of the RF Penal Code (abuse and exceed of authority).

According to investigators, in 2013-2014, the Omsk Region minister of transportation complex development exceeded his authority acting deliberately and violating the law signed a number of orders based on which over 1.2 billion rubles was transferred to OOO NPO Mostovik as prepayment under state contracts on construction of Krasnogorsk hydroelectric complex, sector Fyodorovka – Alexandrovka of a circular road in Omsk and the underground railway. In one case when transferring money for construction of the underground railway the former minister acted together with the Omsk Region finance minister by having illegally allocated over 200 million rubles to the CEO of Mostovik to be loaned up in a bank. As a result of those wrongdoings Omsk Region budget suffered damage of over 1.2 billion rubles. In addition, in 2014, the minister of transportation complex development acting in the interest of a fuel company committed a number of illegal actions to terminate a state contract concluded with another company on delivery of sand necessary to repair motorways and constructions. As a result the company suffered damage of 6.5 million rubles because consignees refused to pay for the goods supplied in connected with the termination of the contract.

The investigator released the former minister on recognizance pending trial. The investigation is ongoing.

Head of Media Relations                                                                                                                            V.I. Markin