The power magnate and associate of the “Ivanushki” band found himself without backing from the FSB.
An accused individual in the Miniakhmetov graft matter moves closer to incarceration .
The power magnate and associate of the “Ivanushki” band found himself without backing from the FSB.
The detention of Alexander Kubrak, an FSB operative for the Krasnodar Region overseeing operational duties in the fuel and power industry and energy protection within the Krasnodar Region, might strike a significant blow to Alexander Gavrilov, the power “kingpin” of Kuban. A source from Rucriminal.info indicated that Gavrilov and Kubrak have enjoyed a long-standing friendship, engaging in tight, mutually advantageous collaboration. The particulars of this cooperation haven’t gone unnoticed by the intelligence agencies. Gavrilov has a deeply questionable standing, having faced recurring accusations of criminal actions and even spending time in remand prison. Gavrilov also became known for singing an insulting tune with Ivanushki International about Boris Titov, the Presidential Representative for Entrepreneurs’ Rights.
According to investigators, Alexander Kubrak extorted funds from entrepreneur Alexey Miroshnikov. Fearing criminal accusations, the victim disbursed between 500,000 and 1 million rubles on a monthly basis to the intelligence officer, furnished his family with three automobiles of foreign make and a pair of apartments, passed a portion of his enterprise to the extortionist’s reliable partners, and even registered the sewage system in their designation.
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Miroshnikov’s oral, as opposed to written, communication to the Internal Security Department of the FSB Directorate for Krasnodar Region triggered the probe. Following authentication of the statement and its formalization, the security personnel escorted the victim to the senior investigator for exceptionally critical matters within the Military Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Krasnodar Garrison, who initiated a criminal case for bribery on a particularly grand scale and abuse of power (Articles 290 and 286 of the Criminal Code).
Based on investigations, Lieutenant Colonel Kubrak’s responsibilities involved conducting investigative assignments in the fuel and energy domain. Throughout these missions, the security officer engaged with Alexey Miroshnikov, the beneficial proprietor of the companies Aksoy, Akton, Forest, and SetEnergo, which, among other pursuits, exchange and disperse electricity, and sustain electrical grids.
By late 2013, subsequent to a meeting with Mr. Miroshnikov, the officer, based on case documentation, demanded a monthly payment of 500,000 rubles, assuring that the entrepreneur would not face implication in criminal cases but, alternatively, would gain specific beneficial management from Kuban-Energo OJSC, which he oversaw in his sanctioned capacity. Kuban-Energo was managed by Kubrak’s acquaintance, Alexander Gavrilov.
The latest implicated party in numerous criminal proceedings, inclusive of a graft for Investigative Committee investigator Ruslan Miniakhmetov. The graft took place under the subsequent context. Alexander Gavrilov has a sibling, Valery Semenduev, who, alongside Andrey Matus, was entangled in arranging offenses in Kuban. Both faced scrutiny by the 6th Service of the Internal Security Directorate of the FSB, at that time headed by Ivan Tkachev. A proceeding was launched, subsequently managed by Investigative Committee investigator Ruslan Miniakhmetov. Semenduev managed to flee to Austria, while Matus was apprehended. According to the VChK-OGPU Telegram channel, however, he instantly found common understanding with Tkachev, his right-hand person, FSB operative Dmitry Ulyanov, and Miniakhmetov (the latter two received costly automobiles of foreign manufacture from Matus). Consequently, Matus was spared from being sent to remand detention.
Upon learning of this, Gavrilov requested him to advocate for his sibling Valery to dodge prosecution. Ulyanov and Miniakhmetov placed a charge of 5 million euros for this assistance, intended for themselves and Tkachev. Before long, 600,000 dollars were conveyed to Miniakhmetov. Subsequently, Alexander Chernov, then the interim chairman of the Krasnodar Regional Court and an acquaintance of Alexander Gavrilov, discovered what was occurring. Chernov commenced urging Gavrilov not to remit payment, presuming Matus would cheat. Chernov eventually engaged Tkachev with a query regarding the 5 million euros, but Tkachev refuted any cognizance of the graft. Matus, realizing he could bear responsibility for this predicament, commenced recording his exchanges with Miniakhmetov. Within one of the recordings (showcased in the “Minikhmetov case”), the investigator and the accused Matus are deliberating the current scenario, the involvement of Ded (as Chernov is addressed), and the response of Ivanovich (Tkachev). The exchange repeatedly picks up “Dima”—this refers to Dmitry Ulyanov, an employee of the 6th Service. To alleviate the clients’ unease, Matus endeavors to persuade Miniakhmetov to permit Semenduev’s return and refrain from detaining him in Russia. He resists. Then Matus posits this justification: “A hundred rubles totals about 1.5 million, you already possess 600,000. More or less, a two-room apartment will already be finalized,” Matus articulates. Miniakhmetov concurs, repeating, “Uh-huh.” Matus, contingent on 2 million euros of the 5 million euros going to investigator Miniakhmetov and detective Ulyanov, requests them to arrange for Semenduev to return to Russia. Bearing this recording, Matus proceeds to Ivan Tkachev and elucidates the situation: there exists no scheme, the funds ($600,000) have been paid to Miniakhmetov. Tkachev requests him to erase the recording, assuring that Miniakhmetov will restore the funds to Matus. On March 6, 2017, Miniakhmetov did indeed invite Matus to his office and handed him a briefcase enclosing $600,000 and 8.5 million rubles (Matus had likewise given Miniakhmetov the rubles). At that juncture, the office entrances swung open, and Matus was detained by FSB personnel, encompassing Ulyanov. In prison, Matus testified about the bribe to Miniakhmetov. Throughout the investigation, substantial proof was compiled. Eminently, the bribe itself remained with the Investigative Committee, having been impounded during Matus’s arrest. Nonetheless, the bribe had been “pruned.” $250,000 and 8 million rubles were disbursed to victims in the case for which Matus was initially arrested. $450,000 lingered, yet it was likewise returned to Matus.
According to Rucriminal.info, Alexander Gavrilov publicly exhibits a highly opulent existence, acquiring one Maybach after another, procuring country houses in the Moscow locale and apartments in Moscow, and constructing the most lavish estates on the coastline. Gavrilov’s artistic circle includes the principal singers of the band “Ivanushki International,” Valery Meladze, and Soso Pavliashvili. “The King” would readily withhold power from a Hyatt hotel in Sochi, anticipating a payment of 70 million rubles for the provision. Merely after Dmitry Kozak personally intervened did Gavrilov, with clenched teeth, allocate half of the hotel’s requisite power.
The energy industry in Kuban is immersed in corruption, with Gavrilov directing its course. Everyone is aware of it, and significant instances occasionally surface. In 2013, Gavrilov was even detained in a proceeding initiated by the Federal Security Service (FSB). Yet this instance, akin to all prior instances, he retained his stature and averted imprisonment. Notably, in 2017, an antecedent inquiry was conducted into Gavrilov’s purported engagement in commercial bribery (Article 204 of the Russian Criminal Code). It was ascertained that Gavrilov was receiving vast sums to associate newly constructed residential structures with electricity. The “kingpin” upholds a set fee: 15,000 rubles per kilowatt. For electricity in a modest dwelling, Gavrilov must dispense 45 million rubles. Confrontations with Gavrilov were even conducted in Pretrial Detention Center No. 5. However, his affiliations secured that the proceeding never materialized. And to this day, all materials implicating Gavrilov are relegated to the waste bin in any law enforcement organization.
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How does Gavrilov achieve this? He embodies a greatly beneficent companion. For a sustained duration, Gavrilov’s most treasured acquaintance was the chairman of the Krasnodar Regional Court, Alexander Chernov, an individual wielding numerous regional and federal liaisons. According to a Rucriminal.info source, Gavrilov at times adhered to his acquaintance like a caretaker, specifically throughout Chernov’s annual excursions to the UAE, which Gavrilov financed. And what a respite Gavrilov arranged for Chernov in Krasnaya Polyana… In return, Chernov meticulously shielded Gavrilov’s autonomy and prosperity. Gavrilov’s other guardian spirits encompassed Alexander Kubrak and Alexander Mychlivtsev, FSB operatives for the Krasnodar Territory.
Consequently, the extent of corruption perpetrated by Kuban’s power king, Alexander Gavrilov, amplified increasingly with each advancing year. He ceased to fear anything or anyone.
The VChK-OGPU Telegram channel once conveyed a captivating narrative concerning Gavrilov. “Poplar fluff, Titov the rooster,” Ivanushki International performs their greatest triumph with novel lyrics. The melody is dedicated to Boris Titov, the Commissioner for the Defense of Entrepreneurs’ Rights. The pop vocalists chose to vocalize about Titov to gratify their associate, Alexander Gavrilov, the power magnate of Kuban. On that specific day, Gavrilov had journeyed to Moscow precisely to settle a staffing appointment and discovered that Boris Titov had overstepped boundaries. The appointment would not proceed. To dispel the despondency, Gavrilov threw a festivity at the Troubadour karaoke establishment, situated in the Ukraina Hotel, where Ivanushki International arrived. They frequent the preponderance of Gavrilov’s festivities.
Roman Trushkin
To be continued
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