The consideration of the businessman’s case, which was suspended three months ago, has resumed Vladislav Levchugova and ex-head of the department for investigation of particularly important cases of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Tomsk Region Sergei Arefiev. On September 18, the first hearing after the break was held in the Yurga City Court of the Kemerovo Region.
Let us remind you that both Levchugov and Arefyev were detained on December 2, 2021. Levchugov – on suspicion of mediation in the transfer of a bribe on an especially large scale (part four of Article 291.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Arefiev – on suspicion of receiving a bribe on an especially large scale through an intermediary (part six of Article 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The briber was an entrepreneur Sergei Chulovskyagainst whom a criminal case was previously filed for tax evasion. Levchugov and Arefiev allegedly extorted money from Chulovsky.
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On March 30, 2022, Levchugov filed a claim against Chulovsky to recover amounts under the loan agreement. On April 27-28, 2022, in the Leninsky Court of Tomsk, Levchugov’s representative Valery Makhrov tried to prove that those 42.5 million rubleswhich Chulovsky handed over to Levchugov, is not a bribe to Arefiev, but the return of a debt. But I couldn’t prove it. The trial was postponed until the end of the criminal investigation.
On November 2, 2022, it became known that another criminal case had been opened against Levchugov – about illegal trafficking in weapons, their main parts and ammunition (part one of Article 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
On the first charge, Levchugov faces up to 12 years in prison, on the second – up to four years. Arefiev faces up to 15 years in prison.
At the beginning of June 2024, the consideration of the Levchugov/Arefyev case was suspended. The reason is the conduct of a phonoscopic-linguistic examination, the need for which was stated by the state prosecutor.
And in the file cabinet of the Yurga City Court a note appeared that on September 18 a hearing on this case took place.
Unfortunately, any details about the meeting are unknown. But, probably, they did present a transcript of the audio recording proving the guilt of Levchugov and Arefyev (the prosecutor sought an examination). Therefore, we assume that the suspects will not have long to wait for sentencing – judge Nina Sidorinamost likely, will be completed by the end of the year. And so the series has already dragged on… Babr will continue to follow the development of this story.
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Levchugov was/is the director and/or founder of the following commercial companies: Alliance of Regional Retailers LLC (ARR LLC), Lama housing construction cooperative (abolished), Progress-2000 housing construction cooperative (abolished), credit consumer cooperative of citizens “Credit Union “Lama” (abolished), LLC “Lama-AV” (abolished – now the GC “Lama” operates), LLC “Lama+” (abolished), CJSC “Capital Group” (abolished), LLC “Golem” (abolished), “Avtosnab” LLC (abolished), “Aktsiz” LLC (abolished), “Restaurator” LLC (abolished), “Sibirinka-1” LLC (abolished), “Retail Management Company” LLC ( abolished), Real Estate Center LLC (abolished), Rassvet LLC, Emerald City Management Company LLC, Oasis LLC, Tomsk Regional Boxing Federation TROO, Tomsk Union of Martial Arts LLC, Brand LLC -master”, SibAeroCraft LLC, Triumph LLC (dissolved), RestGroup LLC (dissolved).
