Kafanov Dmitry

Biography

2023: Arrest in case of embezzlement of FSB funds by purchasing tablets at an inflated price

To Moscow In the 235th garrison court arrested the chief signalman of the coast guard department of the border service Russia , Captain Dmitry Kafanov, in the case of embezzlement of funds FSB by purchasing tablets at an inflated price. This became known on September 8, 2023.

As Kommersant writes with reference to the materials of the investigation, from 2014 to 2019. Kafanov and another unnamed officer controlled the supply of Vega tablets under government contracts. Investigators believe that the FSB significantly overpaid for the devices supplied. According to investigators, under the guise of the latest Russian developments (Murom Radio), the department sold Chinese tablets intended for civilian needs. During the investigation, the security forces suggested that Kafanov and his colleagues were involved in this scam, which damaged the budget in the amount of at least 153 million rubles.

Chief Signalman of the Border Guard Coast Guard Department Arrested

Kafanov will be in custody until October 15, 2023. He faces up to 10 years in prison. At the same time, the captain does not admit his guilt. Another FSB officer, whose name has not been named, was arrested.

According to the prosecution, while remaining at large, the defendants in the case of a particularly large group fraud (part 4 of article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) will definitely try to hide or put pressure on witnesses or coordinate their actions with the not yet established participants in the scam. As the investigator explained, most of the financial statements confirming the embezzlement committed have already been "lost or destroyed." Finally, it was noted that, having remained at large, the defendants, according to the investigation, can simply escape abroad, as their likely businessman accomplice has already tried to do, the newspaper reports. The arrested officers, according to the newspaper, are checked by investigators for involvement in other crimes, and Art. 290 of the Criminal Code (taking a bribe; up to 15 years in prison).^[1]

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