The investigating bodies of the Moscow Region Main Investigations Directorate of the Russia’s Investigative Committee have finished investigating a criminal case against Vasily Boyko-Veliky and ten of his accomplices charged with crimes under part 3 of article 210 of the RF Penal Code (organization and membership in a criminal community), part 4 of article 159 (fraud – 6 counts), part 3 of article 174.1 (money laundering – 4 counts), part 3 of article 303 (falsification of evidence – 14 counts).
According to investigators, between March and August 2003 Boyko-Veliky being president of the board of directors and co-founder of OAO Vash finansovy popechitel and OAO Russkoye moloko and CEO and co-founder of ZAO Vash finansovy popechitel, decided by deceit illegally to acquire land shares of former members and workers of reorganized state farms in Ruza District, Moscow Region and their heirs. To do that he set up a criminal community in the form of a structured organized group acting under a single leader to commit several grave crimes and to get financial and other material benefits. He worked out a structure and found 10 members of the criminal organization.
The criminal community by deceit and abuse of trust illegally got hold of ownership on land shares of former members and workers of reorganized state farms L.M. Dovator, Z. Kosmodemyanskaya, Bogorodskoye, Raisino, Tuchkovskoye, Anninskoye, Progress and those of their heirs worth over 347 million rubles. Then they laundered the property via financial transactions and other deals to make it look like legal. In addition, the accused falsified the evidence presented in civil actions that entailed grave consequences when the said citizens were stripped off of their right to demand back the stolen property and compensate for the considerable pecuniary damage.
298 people were recognized victims.
It should be noted that the investigator did tremendous and laborious work. The investigation was complicated because of many counts of charges, a lot of case files numbering 436 volumes, many witnesses (over 4 thousand people) living in different federal subjects of Russia, because of the fact that the crime was committed by an organized group consisting of at least 11 people, that the accused actively resisted the impartial investigation and did not admit their guilt.
The indictment has been approved and in the near future the criminal case will be sent to court to be tried on the merits.
I would like to note that such intrusive and impudent individuals bought for a song land shares from hundreds of thousands of gullible farmers all over the country, they worked hard to get. But in this case, thanks to resolute and professional actions of the investigators justice triumphed: the workers will again work on their land, bit time operators will appear in court, which I should hope will properly assess their action in the field of agriculture.
Head of Media Relations V.I. Markin
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