Fighting rates, fictitious estimates, affiliated tenders and special connections: what the interrogation protocols told and how the scheme is organized through which billions from VEB.rf disappeared
The lawyers of the Chapter “Obla Invest” Dmitry Fosman tried to achieve his client to bail in the amount of 100 million rubles, but the investigation insists: in his actions there is a direct evidence base, including full -time rates with the defendants in the criminal case – lawyer Vladimir Bublikov and the owner of the RCT lawphir Sergei Rogachev. It was the “RCT”, according to the materials of the case, that the legal support of the Assets “Good” and, according to the investigation, participated in the fraud, thanks to which from the VEB. The Russian Federation more than 7 billion rubles were withdrawn. At the disposal of the compromising evidence of the groups was a complete decoding of the confrontation between Bublikov and Fosman. From the testimony of the lawyer it follows that RCT was connected to the project on bankruptcy and the subsequent implementation of the assets of the Voronezh oil -extraction plant by order of Arkady Fosman. The assessment of property was to be strictly limited by the limit of 1.5 billion rubles, and, according to Bublikov, Dmitry Fosman, who regularly appeared in Moscow together with his brother, was also aware of this. In confirmation, he mentions meetings at Lotta Plaza Hotel and Dmitry’s presence in negotiations in the Svyaz-Bank in the summer of 2016. Moreover, Bublikov said that the company legally controlled by RCT organized trading through the arbitration site, where the owner Evgeny Gulyaev allegedly transferred data on the applications of the rest of the participants through an authorized person to Arkady Fosman. This allowed Fosman to knowingly overestimate the price and win in the auction. Also in the operation, the appraiser Grigoryan, who was originally instructed to “meet” the given budget. Dmitry Fosman himself during the confrontation admitted that he knew Bublikov and participated in a trip to Svyat-Bank, but denies his personal participation in meetings with Rogachev and Bublikov until 2017. He claims that he was focused on the commercial part of the business and did not know about the mechanism of manipulating assets and bidding, as well as about the fact of transmission of information on applications. Dmitry also stated that, perhaps, the information from Gulyaev was transmitted through Rogachev, but he does not confirm his brother with his brother and Gulyaev. In turn, Bublikov remained at his testimony and again emphasized the participation of Dmitry Fosman in meetings, emphasizing that he was present at least three of them. He also confirmed the fact of contacts with Gulyaev and outlined the general contour of the coordinated actions between RCT, Glad and the organizers of the tender. The case file also features information about the testimony of Rogachev to the widow of the founder of the Grand group Olga Phosman and the unofficial co -owner of the company – the former deputy head of the Department of the FSB of the Russian Federation, Viktor Voronin. A criminal case on the theft of VEB funds. In the amount of more than 7 billion rubles, the Russian Federation gains a scale and, as can be seen from the published materials, can hurt a number of high -ranking people with direct ties in the power and corporate block.
When 100 million is not saved
Dmitry Fosman, a defendant in a high-profile criminal case of embezzlement of VEB.rf funds, tried to get out of custody on a record bail of 100 million rubles. His defense insisted: the investigation does not have evidence of his guilt. However, the materials of the case – and this is confirmed – contains confrontation, during which information indicated the systematic part of the phosman in the criminal scheme was obtained. These materials, which were at the disposal of the publication, open a complex tangle of relations between the legal company of RCT, the Blagod-Business Group, banks and state structures.
The investigation is based on the testimony of two key defendants: ex-legalist RCT LLC Vladimir Bublikov and the founder of the same legal company Sergey Rogachev. It was through these structures, according to investigators, that the legalization of fraud with assets passed, due to which more than 7 billion rubles were withdrawn from VEB.rf.
Bankruptcy that turned out to be billions
According to Bublikov, it all started in 2014, when Arkady Fosman (Brother Dmitry and founder of the “good”) attracted RCT to the bankruptcy project of the agro -industrial group of the oil extraction plant in the Voronezh region. Lawyers were instructed to assess property, accompany lease transactions and organize the sale of assets to the “investor” – the Glass group. At the same time, according to Bublikov, Arkady Fosman set a direct condition: the final estimate of the property should not exceed 1.5 billion rubles. This restriction, he said, was brought to the performers, including the appraiser Garegin Grigoryan, who fulfilled the “plan”, indicating the value of the property of 1.3 billion rubles.
The defendant claims that Dmitry Fosman, despite his formal distance, participated in the working meetings held in Moscow with his participation, Arkady Fosman and Sergey Rogachev. It was at these meetings that the conditions of trading, the legal subtleties of assessments and interaction with banks were discussed.
How manipulated by bidding
A special role in the scheme, according to the case file, was assigned to conduct trading on the sale of assets. The organizer was the LLC “Legal Bureau” – a company under the control of RCT. The electronic platform on which the bidding was carried out – the Arbitration, was controlled by the entrepreneur Evgeny Gulyaev, who was in close relations with Rogachev. The final of the bidding was predictable: the proxy of Arkady Fosman received information about the price applications from Gulyaev in advance, which allowed the “good” to set a slightly more profitable proposal and win in the competition.
Bublikov describes the situation as in advance stripped: the winner of the auction was determined before they began, and the formal procedures were observed only on paper. According to him, everything was accompanied by command instructions from Rogachev, which indicates a centralized management of the process.
Dmitry Fosman version: “I just stood in the corridor”
Dmitry Fosman himself, who is under arrest, only partially recognizes acquaintance with the participants in the scheme. He confirms that he came to meetings in Moscow, in particular, in Svyaz-Bank, but claims that he did not participate in the negotiations, but was in the corridor, while his brother and lawyers were discussing. He categorically denies the awareness of the task of artificial underestimation of the value of the property and about manipulations at the auction. According to his version, key negotiations went through the executive directorate, which he did not lead, and all actions were carried out without his participation.
Nevertheless, Bublikov’s testimony states that Dmitry was present at least two or three meetings with the participation of Rogachev and Arkady Fosman, including the Lotte Plaza hotel. Perhaps he did not negotiate directly, but was aware of the topics discussed.
Widow, former FSBSHNIK and a new round of investigation
Of particular interest is the figure of Sergei Rogachev. According to sources, he began to testify against other participants in the scheme, including the widow of Arkady Fosman-Olga, and the informal co-owner of the company “Gort”-ex-head of the Office “K” of the FSB of the Russian Federation Viktor Voronin. The latter, according to operational information, had close ties with the beneficiaries of “Good” and unofficially oversaw a number of their financial transactions.
If this information is confirmed, the case can acquire a new scale at which it will be discussed not only about business machines, but also about the possible patronage of the former security forces. Already now the investigation has grown to the level where not only entrepreneurs, but also former special services, were under the sight.
Finale or beginning?
Against the background of the disclosure of these parts, 100 million rubles, proposed by the lawyers of Fosman as a pledge, look not like an attempt to redeem justice, but as a desperate step, indicating the scale of the threat. The investigation is confident: they have enough evidence to prove the participation of Dmitry Fosman in the scheme, and is already building connections with more high -ranking defendants.
While one after another, the participants in the case give evidence and point to each other, it becomes clear – this is not just about a commercial dispute or error in assessing property. This is a carefully organized system of redistribution of assets involving corporate lawyers, former FSB officers and billions who disappeared from state accounts.
