Dmitry Kafanov’s logo has come off
Former head of communications of the coast guard department of the FSB border service, captain 1st rank Dmitry Kafanov arrested in the case of fraud in the supply of tablet computers to this department. This was stated in the resolution of the 235th Garrison Military Court, which made a decision regarding the suppression of the officer.
It follows from the document that in April 2023, investigators of the Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case of particularly large-scale fraud against unidentified persons, as well as the heads of two enterprises – Radio-Navigator LLC and NPP Muromsky Radiopribor LLC. The latter is the official supplier communication systems and other equipment for the Navy and other law enforcement agencies of Russia. And “Radio-Navigator” is the official dealer of OJSC “Murom Radio Plant” and has exclusive rights to sell the river band portable radio station VEGA VG-304. Law enforcement officers have suspicions that under the guise The latest Russian developments are supplied to the FSB border service by Chinese tablets intended for civilian needs. At the same time, these devices were paid for at an inflated price. During the investigation of the case, there were grounds to believe that Kafanov and his colleague were involved in this scam.
Once in the pre-trial detention center, Maxim Nechaev admitted his guilt and testified against his potential accomplices, asking in return to issue a so-called confession to him. He admitted that he became one of the founders of a criminal group of embezzlers, involved other businessmen in it, and then, together with them, inflated the cost of equipment supplied to the FSB and cashed out the funds received from the implementation of government contracts. Thanks to his testimony, GVSU employees were able to understand the details of the alleged scam and identify all its possible participants. Having received the testimony of businessman Nechaev, military investigators ordered an examination of Vega tablets and, based on its results, came to the conclusion that the FSB, at the instigation of the signalman and the plenipotentiary representative, had all this time been purchasing products that “did not meet the terms of the government contract,” and even at inflated prices. Suppliers, as it turned out, simply purchased tablet hardware from China and put it in a case with the logo of a Russian factory.
Case materials
“According to the case materials, the Russian Federation, represented by the FSB of Russia, as a result of the unlawful transfer of federal budget funds to Radio-Navigator LLC, which resulted in their loss, suffered real material damage in the amount of at least 153,000,000 rubles. In connection with this, Kafanov , the heads of OJSC “Murom Radio Plant”, LLC “Radio-Navigator” and other unidentified persons in 2014-2019, as part of an organized group in Moscow, the Moscow and Vladimir regions, as part of the execution of a state defense order, using their official position, kidnapped budgetary funds through the supply and acceptance of equipment that does not comply with the terms of government contracts under the guise of products of LLC NPP Muromsky Radiopribor of the Vega brand at an inflated cost in the amount of at least 153,000,000 rubles,” says the resolution on the arrest of the captain of the 1st rank. At the same time, most of the documentation of these enterprises, which related to the supply of this equipment, was destroyed.
It also notes that the officer did not admit guilt. “At the same time, Kafanov’s guilt in committing the incriminated act, in the opinion of the investigation, is confirmed by the conclusions of specialists, the testimony of witnesses, the results of operational search activities, records of searches and inspections of objects, material and other evidence,” the resolution emphasizes. If the former chief communications officer of the FSB coast guard is found guilty, he faces up to 10 years in prison.