Prosecuted for embezzling 20 million rubles in the Basketball Federation – Russian newspaper

The investigators Main Investigation Department (GUS), the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in Moscow, find out the circumstances of the theft of 20 million rubles in the Russian Basketball Federation (RBF). About this to journalists today said the representative of the Moscow GSM Yulia Ivanova. According to her, the reason for the case was initiated upon the materials of the audit of financial and economic activity of the RSE after the change of leadership there. A criminal case was opened under Part. 4 Art. 159 of the Criminal Code “fraud on a large scale.” As it is punishable by imprisonment for up to 10 years.

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According to investigators, during the period from February 2014 to August 2015 by entering into sham civil contracts with individual entrepreneurs from the RSE was stolen more than 20 million rubles allocated for the development of sport . “The investigation is carried out the necessary range of investigative proceedings to establish all the circumstances of the crime and giving a legal assessment of the actions of the perpetrators,” – said Yulia Ivanova, adding that investigators also check the validity of the other transactions made during this period the leaders of the RSE.

Earlier it was reported that at the last meeting of the Executive Committee of the RSE was made public a report of the audit of the federation. According to him, it was found that in the past, from the accounts of the federation leadership disappeared large sum of money.

Recall, August 25 this year, the head of the RSE at an extraordinary conference was elected last known basketball player Andrei Kirilenko. Since taking office, he harshly criticized the previous leadership of the federation and said that the debts identified RSE are about 220 million rubles. “Many operations have been very questionable, it will deal with law enforcement authorities”, – said at his first press conference, the new head of the RSE, noting that the amount of claims against former management of the federation may increase.

Until August 2015 RBF led the international master of sports in rowing Yulia Anikeeva.

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