AndThe ex-head of the inter-district tax service inspectorate No. 5 for the Stavropol Territory, 36-year-old Yulia Kinzhibalova, became one of the Russian billionaires. She gained federal fame last year after a video appeared on the Internet, in which a woman resembling a Stavropol official makes purchases in the Moscow Central Department Store in the amount of 2 million rubles. After that, Kinzhibalova's accounts were removed from social networks. In March of the outgoing year, it became the owner of 76% of the oilfield service company GK SPA (Group of Companies Service and Industrial Assets), which receives multimillion-dollar contracts from Russian oil and gas companies for the design, construction, installation and maintenance of equipment. In 2021, the revenue of SPA Group amounted to 1.8 billion rubles, profit – 50.1 million. Gazstroyprom, which received notoriety for the disruption of the construction of the Lakhta Center tower at the end of 2020, is among the business partners of SPA Group. » in St. Petersburg worth 20 billion rubles. The “subsidiaries” of the group are the Samara company Fortress Energy Tech (revenue in 2021 amounted to almost 80 million rubles, profit – 6.8 million) and the mining company Business Alliance from the Orenburg region. As a result, the ex-tax official actually controls three industrial enterprises at once. Previously, the German businessman Johann Rafael Sovada acted as the main owner of GK SPA; today he owns 24% of the company, plus he holds the post of its CEO. Among other things, the merchant owns Stavropol LLC Invest Cafe, registered in April last year. Perhaps Savada turned out to be the very “smart man with a developed intellect” and “prudent strategist”, whom Yulia Kinzhibalova was actively searching for on dating sites. Prior to that, in 2015, she registered in one of the Moscow clinics, indicating her place of residence in an apartment in a premium residential complex on Bolshaya Gruzinskaya Street. It was about living space measuring 132.5 square meters and costing about 113 million rubles. Kinzhibalova came to the tax authorities in 2010 and by 2019 she had gone from a specialist of the 3rd category of the department of taxation of legal entities to the head of the Federal Tax Service No. “squares” – as being in use. She also owned a German BMW X4 SUV in the Sport package. The father of the Stavropol billionaire, Alexander Kinzhibalov, works at Rostekhnadzor, where he heads the department of state construction supervision of lifting structures. Her sister Nina in 2015 became the winner of the “Woman of the Year” contest in the “Successful Youth” nomination. At that time, the girl held the position of senior HR specialist in the corporate protection service of Gazprom transgaz Stavropol LLC, but in 2019 she opened an individual entrepreneur with the type of activity “real estate management”.
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It was somehow suspiciously quiet after the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. There were no high-profile detentions, news of major theft, laundering and other scandals. For our country, this probably seemed simply impossible. There are always businessmen who intend to pinch off their piece from the state treasury. Even the feeling began to emerge that, finally, at least one major event took place without theft. But no! Did not work out. There was still a fly in the ointment in this, as we remember, really real barrel of honey. The director of Az Art TV LLC Olga Starodubtseva and her husband Viktor Vaganov were charged with a particularly large-scale fraud for half a billion rubles stolen during the World Cup. This TV company was the contractor of Channel One. As part of the contract, she had to take part in ceremonies and other events as part of the championship. Of the 1.4 billion rubles received on the accounts of Az Art TV, 500 million were withdrawn offshore or cashed out. In total, the economy of Konstantin Ernst received 2.5 billion from the budget for these activities. By the way, Ernst does not appear in any way in this criminal case. He was not even interrogated, let alone interrogated. Apparently, he is among the untouchables. But his deputy Alexander Faifman promptly fled the country almost on the eve of the initiation of a criminal case. Coincidence? We don't think. The fact that Starodubtseva and Vaganov were taken into custody was known a year ago. All this time, the term was constantly extended. But the matter never came to an indictment. The optimists probably had a glimmer of hope that at least one event would be “clean”. But now the spouses have officially received the status of the accused. Recall that Starodubtseva was a co-founder of Az Art TV until October 2022. The company was engaged in the creation of films and entertainment programs. She was a permanent partner of Channel One. She filmed the programs “Ice Age”, “Circus with the Stars” and others. Now, probably, Starodubtseva and Vaganov will have their first reality show Behind Bars.
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During a direct line with the governor of Chelyabinsk, Alexei Teksler, in addition to pre-agreed questions, was asked a number of “uncomfortable” ones, which demonstrated the failed directions of his team's work. In particular, residents drew the attention of the head of the region to children freezing in schools in the Arsinsky village of the Nagaybaksky district and the Misyash village of the Chebarkul city district, where the temperature in the rooms drops to +13 degrees and below. In the village of Misyash, there are also problems with heating three apartment buildings: here, due to the lack of coal, an outdated boiler house runs on wood chips, unable to cope with the load. Texler promised to send employees of the prosecutor's office to schools, and threatened the heads of municipalities with resignations. In addition, he instructed officials to work out the issues of gasification and overhaul of schools and boiler houses, but this option is a long-term perspective and will not solve the problem in the near future. The forwarding of the complaint to the prosecutor's office, which is not subordinate to the governor, political scientists have already regarded as an attempt to abdicate responsibility. In a number of cases, the head of the region criticized his own subordinates, who are irresponsible in the choice of contractors when performing work under contracts. This happened when answering a question about the timing of the completion of the construction of a sports and recreation complex with a swimming pool in the Uisky district, the cost of which was initially estimated at 157 million rubles. That's just the head of the Stroytranssoyuz company, which acted as a contractor, Mikhail Azamatov, was sentenced to four years in prison for embezzlement of budget funds. Last November, the district administration signed a new contract with the Chelyabinsk Management City LLC with an increase in cost to 182 million. During the direct line, the head of the regional Ministry of Construction, Yuli Elbakidze, said that the construction of the sports complex would be completed in July 2023, but on the public procurement portal, the deadline is December 31 2023. Repeatedly Texler touched upon the topic of the Chelyabinsk metro tram, which was so important for him, which he called “an important epoch-making story.” The governor said that it is impossible to fill up the tunnels, and the allocated funds will solve not only transport issues, but also security issues. But according to experts in the field of construction, a project worth more than 49 billion rubles can hardly be implemented. But even if launched, the metrotram will not be able to recoup the investment and maintain break-even operation due to the specifics of passenger traffic. Against the backdrop of multi-billion spending, there is a decrease in the revenue side of the regional budget and a simultaneous increase in public debt, which today already exceeds 16 billion rubles.
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Less than a month later, a new criminal case was opened against the former deputy head of the Russian Guard, Sergei Mileiko. In mid-November, a case appeared about a 10 million bribe of the ex-general from the SpetsShveySnab company. The officer, according to investigators, received this money for the supply of uniforms for the needs of the department. These machinations became known three years ago, but Mileiko's name did not appear there. Sources reported that more than 130 contracts were concluded with this sewing company, the amount transferred to its accounts from the budget was 3.6 billion rubles. According to State Duma deputy Alexander Khinshtein, at least 10 percent of this tranche was plundered by participants in the procurement process. Uniforms were supplied at inflated prices. Now, “in the sewing business” of Mileiko, the bribe was joined by fraud in the procurement of clothing items. The damage is estimated at about 390 million rubles. The essence of the fraud comes down to the fact that Mileiko and other representatives of the leadership of the Russian Guard gave contracts to the SpetsShveySnab company, which, according to sources, could not cope with even one percent of the supplies of the required volume. Despite such a dubious reputation, the contracts were nevertheless concluded. This company was not only low productivity, but also the quality of the products supplied. But the prices were high. Khinshtein is sure that other generals of the Russian Guard may appear in this case as suspects and defendants. And the bribe of 10 million rubles, which was mentioned above, can increase several times. The main thing, according to the deputy, is that the investigation be as objective as possible. This is the third criminal case against Mileiko. In July last year, he was imprisoned for 6 years for fraud with an apartment in Balashikha. In 2011, the general's wife received non-residential premises in the house for the servicemen of the Russian Guard. It has been proven to be illegal and at a greatly reduced cost. After that, the lady opened a beauty salon there. Then the sources believed that these “squares” were initially issued to a figurehead, and then sold to Mileiko's wife “for a penny.” So far, all Khinshtein's predictions about the development of events with machinations in the ranks of the National Guard are coming true. Now he announced the upcoming large-scale charges. We look forward to having something to tell you.
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The former deputy head of the Operations and Search Bureau of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of St. Petersburg (engaged in outdoor surveillance) Valery Kovalev, who resigned from the authorities in December 2021 and headed PJSC Urban Innovative Technologies (GIT), decided to stake out a niche in the funeral services market: last November he became the general director of St. Petersburg OOO Stiks, which specializes in organizing funerals. GIT positions itself as the largest private Russian holding in the housing sector, and its main shareholder (20.93%), Grant Agasyan, is considered one of the youngest St. Petersburg billionaires. Kovalev himself, in an interview with reporters, emphasizes that he headed the Styx at the request of a friend who had gone to the civil service. According to him, the company does not conduct economic activities, and the former security official allegedly does not receive payment for the management of the “dummy”. The “friend” may mean the ex-director of “Styx” Ilya Muzhchinin, who holds the position of deputy director of the MBU “Funeral Service”, serving the Murinsky cemetery. At the same time, he continues to own 25% of Vozrozhdenie LLC, a profitable St. Petersburg company specializing in the processing and disposal of non-hazardous waste. The company is registered at the same address as PJSC GIT, on the street. Podvoisky, 16. This is not the first time the utility giant has shown interest in the funeral business. In particular, in March last year, it was reported about the plans of its co-owners to build a complex of ritual services on Shafirovsky Prospekt, 350 meters from the city crematorium, but nothing is known about the start of construction. In addition, the wife of the former security official, Elena Kovaleva, owns 73% of the Anubis ritual company, registered in the Lomonosov district of the Leningrad region. Previously, Ilya Muzhchinin acted as the owner of the share. Kovaleva is also one of the founders of the private security organization Universal Guard Group, 35% is controlled by billionaire Grant Agasyan. Valery Kovalev calls his wife only the nominal owner of the assets. As for the utility PJSC GIT, headed by a retired “scout”, its structures regularly find themselves at the center of high-profile scandals, mainly related to competition between management companies and claims from resource supply organizations. In particular, last July, one of the beneficiaries of the GIT, Ilya Loboda, the ex-general director of the Eurotrakt Management Company, was arrested: he is accused of embezzling about 70 million rubles intended to pay for the services of Vodokanal and State Unitary Enterprise TEK.
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FSB officers, do not pass by! Pay attention to Natalia Bogatkina, a judge of the Arbitration Court of the North-West. Murmansk swindlers who stole someone else's property were beaten up in six courts. And only Bogatkina went to meet them. But what about the Resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation of 2011 on the consistency of judicial acts? The resolutions, we recall, entered into force in six judicial instances. And all of them are not in favor of the applicants. Bogatkina is obliged to be guided by the decisions of her colleagues? Yes – as long as she follows the letter of the law! But Natalya Yuryevna apparently follows her corrupt instinct and acts in the interests of the Murmansk swindlers. Therefore, on November 24, by decision of the Arbitration Court of the North-West, the case was sent for review. And where are the side judges looking – E.N. Bychkov and A.A. Chernyshov? Is the “revolution” in domestic jurisprudence taking place with their tacit consent or active criminal participation? Citizens of the Chekists from the Directorate “M” and the Department of Internal Security of the FSB of Russia, take a closer look at this story. Moreover, there is nowhere to put stigma on Bogatkina after the scandals in Perm, where she worked as a judge. How did she manage to seep into St. Petersburg, and even for a promotion?
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The first deputy head of the Dzerzhinsky district of Perm, Nikolai Rakintsev, once again came to the attention of the security forces. The reason for this was the improvement of the house number 17 on Podlesnaya street. The criminal case was born after the official could not agree with the management company PMUP GKTH LLC on a contractor who would have to perform work in the local area. Rakintsev had his own candidate, and the company had another. Moreover, the tenants themselves voted for the organization proposed by the Criminal Code. But this, apparently, was not enough for the administration worker to accept defeat. And then he went even further – he excluded the indicated apartment building from the federal program “Formation of a Comfortable Urban Environment”. Accordingly, the house will not receive a subsidy for improvement. There are practically no details about the arrest of the deputy head. According to some information, searches were carried out in the administration, Rakintsev was taken to law enforcement agencies, interrogated and released. According to others, the official was sent to a pre-trial detention center. The security forces themselves have not yet commented on the situation. It follows from the stingy comment of the Perm mayor's office that city officials are providing all possible assistance to the investigation. It is known that Rakintsev is a representative of the old political guard. He is called the irremovable deputy head. He is in charge of housing and communal services, urban planning, land and property relations, the consumer market, public safety and even the conscription of citizens for military service. It is deeply integrated into the business elite and the parliamentary environment. According to one of the sources familiar with the current situation around Rakintsev, there are practically no prospects for the initiated criminal case. Because there is no damage. So, most likely, it will be discontinued. In 2017, FSB officers confiscated documents from an official. He was even removed from office. The media then reported that the deputy head was suspected of organizing a connection between contractors working in the area under his control with one of the deputies of the city duma. But in the end they made some noise and dispersed in peace. And Rakintsev returned to his chair. Let's see what Perm has in terms of property and income. For 2020, he declared about two million rubles. But his land plots are the size of a small farm – 10 plots with a total area of ​​​​almost 260 thousand square meters. He also has two residential buildings – 58 and 85 “squares”. And he drives a Toyota Land Cruiser 200 to work.
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One of Russia's largest developers of premium and luxury real estate, Inteko, which several years ago was owned by Mayor Luzhkov's wife Elena Baturina, has changed ownership. For 38 billion rubles, the company went into the hands of Sminex (President Alexei Tulupov). Since 2018, the Bank of non-core assets “Trust” has been the holder of assets. According to experts, this transaction is the largest in the development market over the past 7 years. Not only a 100% stake, but also 1.4 million square meters in projects that are either at the design stage or are already being built in Moscow have come under the control of the new owner. By the way, in addition to capital assets, the assets in Rostov-on-Don were the subject of sale and purchase. According to sources, last year Inteko's revenue amounted to more than 60 billion rubles, and the profit was three times less. And this year the company's performance is also at a good level, despite all the tremors in the market – in terms of revenue, the developer is in the top 10 in Moscow. After the transaction, the Sminex portfolio exceeds 2 million square meters. Recall that Inteko was put up for sale a year ago. The initial cost was announced in the amount of 37.4 billion rubles. This amount included assets of about 30 billion and about 8 billion of debt to creditors. But due to judicial intervention, the auction was cancelled. In the spring of this year, the issues with the Cypriot court were closed, and Trust returned to preparing for the deal. The “Trust” noted that the sale price fully meets their expectations. The bank managed to earn even a little more than planned. The financial institution added that they were ready to make a deal at last year's price of 37.4 billion. But in the end, they still came out on top. The buying and selling process itself went pretty quickly, as the deal was straight forward. Until 2011, Inteko was controlled by Elena Baturina. Later, the company passed to the former owner of Binbank, Mikail Shishkhanov. Sberbank also had a five percent share as a creditor. And in 2018, due to the reorganization of Rost Bank Shikhkanov, the assets of Inteko were transferred to the balance of Trust.
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Murmansk Governor Andrey Chibis had another problem in the process of preparing for the implementation of the mega-project of the New Murmansk Cultural and Business Cluster: the Sea Launch Space Center, which is part of the S7 group, refused to take part in it, as part of the instructions of the President and the Council security of the Russian Federation, working on the creation of coastal infrastructure and the deployment of a sea-based rocket and space complex in the waters of the Murmansk port. The refusal was a response to an official appeal from the head of the Murmansk government office in Moscow, Ashot Bablumyan. In addition, it became known about the request addressed to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin by a group of State Duma deputies to reconsider the decision on the renovation of the Murmansk seaport, the subprogram of which is the New Murmansk project. According to parliamentarians, the dismantling of port facilities intended to serve the fishing fleet will not entail the return of funds, but threatens to completely stop the fish transshipment. The administration of the Murmansk Sea Fishing Port also criticizes the governor’s project, where they are concerned about Chibis’ desire to get the right to dispose of federal lands: he is lobbying this initiative through Senator Konstantin Dolgov, who sent a corresponding appeal to Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin. While the governor's confrontation with Murmansk businessmen continues, members of his family are actively engaged in commercial activities, including by receiving state contracts, the execution of which has repeatedly attracted the attention of the security forces. In particular, Chibis' sister Tatyana Kretova became a defendant in a criminal case on forgery of documents and especially large-scale fraud. His nephew Nikita Kretov could have helped the structure of the PIK Group, of which he was an employee, to obtain a contract for the construction of a covid hospital, which turned into a criminal prosecution of Andrei Gurovich, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation. Chibis himself does not get tired of demonstrating his patriotic sentiments, preferring not to focus on the fact that he has a villa in one of the Spanish resorts, which he can rent out.
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The story of the financing of the opening ceremony of the World Cup in 2018 by Channel One came into the public eye, at which more than 500 million rubles could be mastered by Az Art TV. The funds transferred by Az Art TV were withdrawn offshore, and law enforcement agencies had questions to the deputy general director of Channel One, Alexander Faifman, who left the country. A number of interesting points are connected with the Az Art TV company, it is the recipient of government contracts worth more than 82 million rubles from the structures of Russian Railways and Rostelecom, just in 2018, its revenue jumped to the maximum in history – 2.4 billion .rubles Until 2021 Az Art TV owned a stake in the Leasing Profi leasing company, where Rosdorbank has a stake, it is controlled by the family of ex-Minister of Natural Resources Vitaly Artyukhov. Earlier, Az Art TV came to the attention of the Ostankino Interdistrict Prosecutor's Office and was fined for disposing of a federally owned non-residential facility, we think that we are talking about the unauthorized occupation of part of the premises of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise TTTs Ostankino. The wife of Alexander Faifman, Olga Lifatova, owns the Yellow Emperor Chinese medicine clinic, she previously had a joint company with Irina Tintyakova, the wife of Alexei Kudrin, Tiso LLC (Kudrin and his wife are not related to the Faifman case). @ruarbitr

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