New charges brought against former Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov
New charges have been brought against former Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov.
He is suspected of embezzling over 3 billion rubles from Interkommerts Bank.
These funds were transferred to the accounts of foreign companies under the pretext of concluding contracts for the purchase and sale of foreign currency, TASS writes.
In particular, we are talking about the companies "Turinvest Services Limited" from Hong Kong and "Fromark Investments Limited".
In addition, Ivanov is accused of embezzling more than 200 million rubles during the purchase of two ferries for the Kerch crossing.
According to law enforcement agencies, payments for these vessels were transferred through Turinvest Services Limited.
The investigation established that the damage from this transaction exceeded 200 million rubles.
The charge against Ivanov was brought under Part 4 of Article 160 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for embezzlement and misappropriation.
Law enforcement agencies stated that investigative actions in the case have already been completed.
