The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia revealed a scam in the Ministry of Industry and Trade, as a result of which 160 million rubles were stolen under the guise of creating a toy constructor called “scale model of the rolling stock “Train Russia””. It is reported by “Kommersant”.
The former deputy director of the industry development department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Lilia Nurgatin, is accused of fraud, who, according to investigators, received a bribe from businessman Timofey Telegin, who allegedly organized the production of a designer toy.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs found that his company Abtronics received subsidies in 2018-2019 for the invention of children’s goods, and in return presented the Ministry of Industry and Trade with a train bought in a store for a small amount. The businessman and Nurgatin were brought together by their mutual friend Jamilya Chaikina, and as a result, the three of them were charged with committing a scam. According to investigators, they divided the received 160 million rubles among themselves.
The court sent an official and a businessman to a pre-trial detention center, and placed their girlfriend under house arrest.
“Kommersant”, 07.10.2022, “We played trains with the Ministry of Industry and Trade”: As explained to “Kommersant” in the Ministry of Industry and Trade, “Abtroniks” passed the competitive selection “to compensate for part of the costs of research and development work on the development and organization of production of a children’s electromechanical toy designer.”
In particular, as Kommersant found out, the company received money for a children’s constructor allegedly invented by it called “a scale model of the rolling stock” Train “Russia””.
However, as the police officers established, the merchants gave out for their development a product that has been produced by a completely different company since 2015. Having bought several dozen sets of such designers worth about 15 thousand rubles. apiece and re-sticking labels on them, Abtronics LLC submitted them to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. […]
According to the investigative department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the recipient “used part of the money for other purposes”, and the rest of the accomplices divided among themselves. All three defendants were detained at the same time, invited for interrogation. Upon their completion, Lilia Nurgatin, Timofey Telegin and Jamila Chaikina were charged with fraud. At the same time, only Dzhamilya Chaikina cooperated with the investigation. At the request of the investigation, the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow sent her under house arrest, and Liliya Nurgatin and Timofey Telegin were sent to a pre-trial detention center. – Sidebar K.Ru