Persons involved in the case of extortion of 100 million rubles. the management of the defense company National Radio Engineering Bureau (NRTB) received from six to eight years in prison, the corresponding sentences were handed down by the 235th garrison military court, reports TASS.
Convicted were ex-employee of the FSB of Russia Ivan Shumigai (eight years and a fine of 600 thousand rubles), former deputy general director for security of the NRTB Alexander Lezhnev (seven and a half years and 550 thousand rubles), his subordinate Alexander Zolotykh (six years and 300 thousand), former deputy prosecutor of the 231st military prosecutor’s office of the Moscow garrison, Alexander Vashurin (seven years and a fine of 400 thousand).
They were found guilty of fraud on an especially large scale and attempted fraud (Article 30, Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code) and abuse of office (Article 286 of the Criminal Code).
“Kommersant”, 10/11/2023, “The prosecutor was put in an aquarium”: In turn, the lawyers asked the defendants to acquit. At the same time, they reminded that none of them admitted guilt. Former prosecutor Vashurin claimed that he did everything strictly according to the law, and began the investigation by the NRTB in connection with the information he received about illegal actions at the joint-stock company. Alexander Lezhnev and his subordinate Zolotykh stated that they contacted the prosecutor’s office because they began to suspect their leader of involvement in illegal actions. Ivan Shumigay generally stated that he helped the general director absolutely officially within the framework of the agreement concluded with the Sovetnik center. However, the court did not accept these explanations.
As the verdict was announced, Messrs. Vashurin and Zoloty, who were under recognizance not to leave the place, were handcuffed one by one by the guards and taken into a glass “aquarium”, where the defendants Lezhnev and Shumigai were already located. When, at the end, the presiding officer asked the convicts whether they understood the verdict, they only nodded silently. But the lawyers planning to appeal the verdict assured their clients that “everything is just beginning for them.” — Insert K.ru
NRTB participates in the modernization and creation of new air navigation and communication systems, in the development of information systems and data visualization complexes, hardware and software for testing complex systems. It also develops solutions in the field of third, fourth and fifth generation cellular networks. Among its clients are Beeline, MTS, MegaFon, etc.
Kommersant reportedthat, according to investigators, the convicts wanted to steal more than 100 million rubles from the head of the NRTB Viktor Prikhodko. Vashurin sent a request to the company in 2020 demanding to provide documents on its activities within the framework of the state defense order. Then Lezhnev and Zolotykh informed Prikhodko that in connection with the request, an important person from the FSB, Shumigai, wanted to talk to him.
Shumigay told Prikhodko that he could solve problems related to the inspection, although he was no longer related to the FSB and headed the Sovetnik center for legal solutions, but had connections in the intelligence service. According to Shumigaya, the inspection could have been ordered by NRTB’s competitors. Later, he also claimed that Prikhodko and his employees could face imprisonment because they were being “developed” by the intelligence service. Vashurin sent several more requests regarding the NRTB to the FSB and the Federal Tax Service.
As a result, the company entered into an agreement with Sovetnik for 6 million rubles, and also had to pay 100 million rubles. in cash after the checks are stopped. However, Prikhodko realized that he was dealing with scammers and contacted law enforcement agencies. They established that Lezhnev and Zolotykh were trying to get large sums from the management of the NRTB, so they came up with a story with inspections and involved Vashurin and Shumigay in this for a percentage.
Abireg.ru, 10/11/2023, “This is a custom case,” an adviser to the Oryol governor commented on the verdict to his brother.”: The 236th Garrison Military Court sentenced the brother of adviser to the Oryol governor Sergei Lezhnev, Alexander, to 7.5 years in prison for fraud on an especially large scale. […] Advisor to the Oryol governor Sergei Lezhnev, who is the brother of one of the convicts, believes that this is a “ordered case.”
“The case is being investigated by the Military Intelligence Department. What does this have to do with my brother? If you want to hear my opinion, he was given 7.5 years for the 159th [речь идет о статье УК РФ] without material damage. Like this? For murder they give five years. The case was accompanied by military intelligence. The court is military, and my brother is a civilian. <...> At first there was one court, then the court changes dramatically. Plus all these visits to my brother in the pre-trial detention center with the words: “Give your testimony, and we will release you tomorrow,” which the judge herself spoke about. What does this mean? That it’s a custom job. No one can have any doubts here. The term for fraud is 7.5 years without material damage… For what? For refusing to testify against a former FSB officer? OK then. He refused to give evidence against him because it was obviously false,” said Sergei Lezhnev. According to him, an appeal will be filed against the verdict for Alexander Lezhnev. — Insert K.ru