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10 most high-profile criminal cases of IT market of Russia in 2016

TAdviser analyzed and selected the most high-profile criminal cases concerning IT who were started or proceeded in Russia in 2016.

The ex-top manager of Rostelecom, a bribe for the contract on "The safe city"

Vasily Prokopenko in court

In September, 2016 the former associate director of the Chelyabinsk branch of Rostelecom Vasily Prokopenko on a charge of taking of a bribe in especially large size was arrested. According to the investigators, working in Rostelecom, Prokopenko got a bribe in 5 million rubles from Lanit Urals company for the help in signing of the contract more than for 360 million rubles on the project within the Safe City program. Put details – in the separate article.

The ex-auditor of government contracts of the Ministry of Defence, attempt to get a bribe

As of October, 2016 all defendants on this case did not admit guilt

In October, 2016 Ostankino Court of Moscow started consideration of criminal case of the head of department of audit of public contracts of the Ministry of Defence Dmitry Nedobor discharged of a position. He is accused of attempt to get a bribe in the amount of 48 million rubles from one of scientific research institute for approval of the government contract of 6 billion rubles on production and delivery of technical means of a complex of a mobile and stationary management system of Special Operations Forces of airborne forces. Put details – in the separate article.

Long-liver of the pre-trial detention center – Leonid Matsukov, bribe

Leonid Matsukov

At the end of August, 2016 the court for the third time started consideration of criminal case of Leonid Matsukov, former head of department of software and cybersecurity of committee on telecommunications and informatization of the Leningrad Region. He is accused of taking of a bribe from the CEO "by the ISS Tekhnolodzhis" in exchange for the conclusion of the government contract on development of EDMS of the region. Earlier the court already pronounced to the official a conviction twice, however both times the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation cancelled it and sent case for reconsideration. Trying to prove the innocence, Matsukov carried out to the pre-trial detention center about 5 years. Put details – in the separate article.

Chief of the head department of the Ministry of Emergency Measures in KBR, abuse of authority

Mikhail Nadezhin

In November, 2016 criminal case concerning the chief of General Directorate of Ministry of Emergency Situations on Kabardino-Balkar Republic Mikhail Nadezhin was brought. He is suspected of abuse of office with causing heavy effects. The official signed the delivery-acceptance certificate of an automated system of monitoring of natural hazards worth 6.2 million rubles which upon had no required functionality. Put details – in the separate article.

Alexander Selyutin, fraud during creation of the e-government in Komi

Alexander Selyutin

In July, 2016 in court listenings on the substance of criminal case concerning the former head of Committee of informatization and communication of the Komi Republic Alexander Selyutin and also heads Aytikhelp and "The center of information analytical systems" of Alexander Novoselov and Yury Polivenko began. They are accused of the large scale fraud committed during creation of the electronic government of the republic. According to the investigation, in 2010-2015 Selyutin, Novoselov and Polivenko by a fraudulent method stole more than 11 million rubles from the budget of Komi. Put details – in the separate article.

The former Chief information officer of FCS, 5 years of prison for fraud

Alexey Shashayev

At the end of July, 2016 the court pronounced a sentence to Alexey Shashayev, the former Chief information officer of FCS. He received five years of prison for fraud by delivery of the software according to the government contract as a result of which of the budget 125 million rubles were stolen. Put details – in the separate article.

Waste of hundreds of millions during creation of the IT system in the Vologda region

На фоне уголовного дела уволился начальник Head department of the Ministry of Emergency Measures of Russia in the Vologda region Andrey Bessmertny.

In 2016 investigation of criminal case about waste of the funds allocated for creation of an end-to-end system of natural and technogenic health and safety of the population and the territory of the Vologda region (KSBZh) was conducted. In 2011-2013 about 355 million rubles were selected for its creation, however a system did not earn fully. Put details – in the separate article.

Bribe to the employee of prosecutor's office from the branch director Epam Systems

Grigory Karpov

At the end of October, 2016 mass media of the Saratov region with reference to prosecutor's office of the region reported criminal proceedings concerning the director of the Saratov branch Epam Systems. On the website of the company Grigory Karpov at that time was registered as the head of the Saratov office. He tried to bribe computers to the employee of prosecutor's office to avoid the administrative report which the prosecutor's office was going to make because of the violation of the labor law revealed in the company. Put details – in the separate article.



Detention of grouping from 50 hackers for plunder of 1.7 billion rubles

Criminal case under the articles "Establishing a Criminal Organization and Participation in It" and "Fraud in the field of Computer Information" was brought

In June, 2016 mass media with reference to law enforcement agencies reported that hackers by means of the malware stole more than 1.7 billion rubles from accounts of the Russian banks. 50 cybercriminals who acted through the whole country were delayed. As a result of operational actions dummy payment orders on 2.2 billion rubles were also blocked. Incident details – in article.

Deviation of IT developer from payment of 62 million rubles of taxes

Criminal case under the Paragraph of Part 2 of Article 199 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Tax evasion on a particularly large scale")

In September, 2016 announced SU of Investigative Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan criminal proceedings concerning Alexey Pankin, the CEO of Marthe's Software company - the software developer who is based in Tatarstan. He is suspected of deviation from payment of 62.1 million rubles of taxes. Pankin is threatened by punishment up to 6 years of imprisonment. Put details – in the separate article.