Kopeikin Aleksei

Kopeikin Aleksei

Biography

In 2005 he was educated at MTUSI, in 2012 he also graduated from MESI.

Since 2011, he worked at Technoserv. He was an account manager, then the head of the division - a key account manager, deputy head of the department. Since 2014, he worked as the head of the department. As of 2017, he worked as Director of Development, and in 2019 - Director of the Department for Work with Government Agencies.

2019: Criminal case and detention

On July 11, 2019, TAdviser became aware of the initiation of a criminal case against Alexei Kopeikin under Part 6 of Article 290, Part 4 of Article 291.1 and Part 5 of Article 291 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

During the preliminary investigation, it was established that to commit especially serious crimes against state power and the interests of the public service, M.A. Ivanov, A.M. Kopeikin and other unidentified persons used servers and office equipment located in office premises in the commercial organization "Redsis," at: Moscow, Rochdelskaya str., 15, p. 43, according to the decision on the search of July 9, 2019 signed by the Head of the Investigation Team of the Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Captain of Justice G.V. Maskaltsov

The investigator ordered a search of the Redsis office to find and seize items and documents relevant to the criminal case.

Kopeikin, as of July 2019, is an employee of Technoserv, his acquaintance confirmed to TAdviser. Ivanov M.A., whose name appears in the resolution, is probably the deputy chairman of the board of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation , Ivanov Alexei Mikhailovich, a TAdviser source said. He associates the error in the initials with the fact that the document was being prepared in a hurry.

Alexey Ivanov, according to TAdviser, was detained on July 10, 2019. Alexey Kopeikin was also detained, a TAdviser source claimed.

Redsis told TAdviser that on July 10, 2019, they were approached by law enforcement agencies with a request related to the company's business. In response to the request, Redsis provided all the necessary documents. Read more here.

Searches related to the same criminal case were carried out at Technoserv. In "Technoserv," the conduct of investigative actions in their offices was associated with the activities of the team of the former chairman of the board of the company Alexei Ananyev. Read more here.

Arrest

On July 12, 2019, the Basmanny Court of Moscow sent Alexei Kopeikin, director of the department for work with government agencies of Technoserv Management, under arrest, Interfax reported.

Kopeikin is charged with mediation in bribery (part 4 of the 291.1 OF THE CRIMINAL CODE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION).

According to the investigation, from April 28, 2017 to January 17, 2019, the deputy head of the PFR, Alexei Ivanov, received monthly bribes from unidentified representatives of Technoserv - a total of 4.4 million rubles were transferred to him, which qualifies as a bribe on an especially large scale.

Kopeikin said in court that he is the only breadwinner in a family with a newborn child and dependent retired parents. He added that he was not going to break down or interfere with the investigation.

During the court session, they read out a description of Kopeikin, which said that he had previously "worked in the FSB and was positively characterized."

The defense insisted on Kopeikin's innocence, since "he did not know what was happening with his bank card," with which, according to investigators, bribes were transferred to the deputy head of the FIU.

Ivanov wants to avoid responsibility, so he testified against Kopeikin, "said one of the defendant's lawyers.

Deputy Head of the Pension Fund of Russia Alexei Ivanov, who admitted to receiving a bribe, was arrested by decision of Judge Natalia Dudar until September. According to the judge, the official can hide from the investigation or interfere with it.

Plans to appeal court decisions

On July 16, the Basmanny Court told TAdviser that the defense of Alexei Kopeikin would try to appeal the decision of the first instance to detain him. Consideration of this complaint is scheduled for July 29.

According to the Basmanny Court, the complaint was filed by N.K. Yurasov's lawyer. In addition to her, Kopeikin's interests were represented by two more lawyers - A.N. Glukhov and A.V. Perov. A source close to Technoserv told TAdviser that he initially "Technoserv provided Alexei Kopeikin with" one of the best lawyers, "but Moscow, after interacting with him, Kopeikin decided to attract other specialists. The name of the lawyer from "Technoserv" the source did not specify.

The defense of Alexei Ivanov also filed an appeal against the decision of the Basmanny Court. Its consideration should take place on July 31. Read more here.

The court did not release Alexei Kopeikin under house arrest

On July 29, the Moscow City Court considered the appeal of lawyers Alexei Kopeikin against the decision of the Basmanny Court, which sent him to a pre-trial detention center during the investigation in the case of bribing the deputy head of the Pension Fund Alexei Ivanov. The defense asked to change the measure of restraint for Kopeikin to house arrest, but the court upheld the decision of the first instance. The decision, which was announced by judge Larisa Polyakova, says that Kopeikin will remain in jail until September 9.

The meeting was held via video conferencing. Kopeikin's interests in court were represented by three lawyers at once - Nadezhda Yurasova, Alexey Perov, Roman Sirotin (who replaced lawyer Alexander Glukhov at this meeting), a TAdviser correspondent from the Moscow City Court reports. All of them are experienced lawyers who specialize in economic crimes. Before considering the complaint, Kopeikin asked the court to leave him alone with lawyers to consult.

In the complaints, the lawyers referred to procedural violations that, in their opinion, were committed during the search, interrogation, delivery of Alexei Kopeikin to the investigative body, as well as during the presentation of his status in the case. According to the defense, at first he was a witness, then he became a suspect. Moreover, the detention protocol was issued only by 18 o'clock on July 9, although the search in Kopeikin's apartment began at 7 o'clock in the morning, and from that time he was deprived of the opportunity to communicate with anyone, the defense said. Even the lawyer Nadezhda Yurasova found out about what was happening only at 14 o'clock.

Alexey Kopeikin confirmed: "that I am a suspect, I found out on July 9 at about 5 pm, and since then I have actually been in isolation."

Also, lawyers cited as arguments in favor of house arrest factors related to Kopeikin's place of residence, ownership of property, family situation (Kopeikin's wife is on maternity leave with a child, the presence of retired parents), lack of foreign real estate and residence permit abroad. In addition, during the search, all passports were seized from him. There is no evidence that he can hide, have an impact on the investigation, all lawyers say.

All this, according to the lawyers, guarantees that their client will not hide from the investigation and will cooperate with him.

Yurasov's lawyer made a special emphasis on the bank card, which is considered by the investigation as evidence of Alexei Kopeikin's involvement in the crime: his surname appears in the case only as a surname on the bank card, and no other case materials prove that this card was used to carry out a criminal act, she said.

In her opinion, Kopeikin's involvement in this crime is not reflected in the materials of the investigation: Kopeikin and Ivanov met only at working meetings, they did not discuss the transfer of money. And Ivanov's testimony cannot be considered as serious evidence, since Ivanov is in the case as a suspect, and cannot be considered an eyewitness to events.

Yurasova finds contradictions in the facts put forward by the prosecution: it is alleged that Ivanov and Kopeikin agreed on a criminal act, and then a card was issued. The lawyer emphasized that the bank card was issued earlier, openly, Kopeikin did not hide the fact of its presence, and he had the opportunity to transfer it to another person, for example, to make a purchase. "The bank card was not issued for a bribe. There is a lack of intent in giving a bribe, "Yurasova is sure. In addition, the FIU contracts with Technoserv were concluded earlier than the period of time under consideration (April 2017 - April 2018), the lawyer adds, and these contracts have nothing to do with the design of the card.

At a meeting on July 29, a new person appeared in the case - an employee of the Technoserv company named Kim. He was mentioned by lawyer Yurasova, who was the first of the lawyers to speak with the justification of the appeal. Referring to the words of Kim himself, she mentioned that he once saw Kopeikin give Ivanov an envelope at one of the working meetings, but the contents of this envelope are not known to Kim. The lawyer stressed that the criminal case was initiated on the fact of transferring a bribe by the heads of the Technoserv company to Alexei Ivanov from the PFR. Yurasova notes: the presence of Kopeikin's name on a bank card does not prove his role as an intermediary in a bribe.

The lawyers drew the court's attention to the fact that in total more than 15 searches were carried out in this case, including searches of the places of permanent residence of Kopeikin and Ivanov. At the same time, lawyer Alexei Perov noted, only the job descriptions of Kopeikin and Ivanov, as well as the results of a study of the facts of withdrawing money from a bank card in the name of Kopeikin, appear in the results of operational-search measures submitted to the court. According to Yurasova, there is nothing in the case file that confirms the commission of the crime by Kopeikin. Perov adds: Ivanov clearly does not name Kopeikin in his testimony, and Kim only makes some assumptions.

Another point that all lawyers drew attention to was the formal, from their point of view, approach of the investigation and the court of first instance to the choice of a preventive measure. Lawyer Perov drew attention to the fact that according to formal parameters, the article according to which Kopeikin is held is grave, but the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation provides for various preventive measures for it, among them detention is the strictest, it is used in exceptional cases. The current case, Perov is sure, does not belong to the category of exceptional: none of the people were harmed, asocial actions were not committed.

In the debate, investigator Kolosova denied procedural violations and a formal approach to choosing a preventive measure. At the beginning of the meeting, she asked to attach to the case a petition to change Kopeikin's status to "accused" and the protocol of his interrogation, which was done by the court. In her speech, she asked to leave Kopeikina a preventive measure in the form of detention, arguing that with any other milder measure of restraint, the suspect would be able to influence the evidence.

Prosecutor Potychko said that the court did not allow procedural violations, and the case file confirms Kopeikin's involvement in the crime. She also denied the formal approach to choosing a preventive measure. In relation to not every suspect, such a preventive measure is chosen, the prosecutor emphasized. In this case, this is justified, she said. The prosecutor referred to the fact that this choice takes into account the stage of the criminal case and the period of active collection of evidence.

Alexey Kopeikin remained calm during the meeting, and during the break - when the judge retired to the deliberation room to prepare a decision - even encouraged his wife: they communicated through the video communication screen with gestures and smiles. True, the wife's eyes, despite the calmness of her husband, quickly became wet, and the smile became sad. In his speeches, Kopeikin was laconic: he expressed agreement with the arguments of the defense, said that he had no intention to influence the investigation, and if the court changes the measure of restraint to house arrest, he will strictly comply with all requirements.

On July 31, the Moscow City Court will consider the complaint of the defense of Alexei Ivanov against the decision of the Basmanny Court to detain him.

Seizure of bills

On December 6, 2019, the Basmanny Court of Moscow told TAdviser that by a court decision, a security arrest was imposed on the accounts of Alexei Kopeikin. The amount of funds on the arrested accounts in court was not specified. Accounts and real estate of the ex-deputy head of the Pension Fund Alexei Ivanov, who is being held in the same criminal case with Kopeikin, were also arrested. Along with the interim measure, they both extended their detention until March 20, 2020. Read more here.

Leaving the pre-trial detention center under house arrest

At the end of December 2019, the Mogorsud granted the appeal of the defense of Alexei Kopeikin against the decision of the Basmanny Court, issued in the same month, to extend his detention in the pre-trial detention center until March 9, 2020. From the decree published in the base of the courts of Moscow, it follows that Kopeikin will be under house arrest while the investigation is underway.

Earlier, the defense of Kopeikin, accused of mediation in bribery, and the former deputy chairman of the Pension Fund, Alexei Ivanov, who is being accused in the same case, have already tried to get their clients transferred to house arrest from the pre-trial detention center, where they were sent in July 2019. But only now another attempt, at least in the case of Kopeikin, was successful.

The ruling of the Moscow City Court states that the Basmanny Court, when deciding on Kopeikin's imprisonment in a pre-trial detention center, took into account that he was charged with a particularly serious crime. The court found that, being at large, he could hide from the investigation and the court, continue to engage in criminal activities, threaten witnesses, destroy evidence, and otherwise obstruct the proceedings in the criminal case. And in December, the Basmanny Court concluded that the grounds and circumstances on which Kopeikin was initially placed in custody had not changed, and therefore left him in jail.

The Moscow City Court, following the consideration of the appeal, considered that the first instance, having the necessary information about the identity of Alexei Kopeikin, did not fully take them into account when deciding on the extension of his detention, concluding that it was impossible to elect another, milder, preventive measure against the accused. This is stated in the resolution of the Moscow City Court. The court also found that the first instance did not fully take into account the marital status of Kopeikin and the fact that he was actually the only breadwinner in the family.

Moscow City Court changed the measure of restraint Alexei Kopeikin "(photo - Agency Moscow/Kiselev Sergey)"

Finally, in favor of house arrest, the arguments of the defense about Kopeikin's attitude to cooperation with the authorities during the criminal case played.

Kopeikin A.M. admits his guilt in full, gives confessions incriminating other persons in committing a crime, the petition filed by the accused for the conclusion of a pre-trial cooperation agreement, the preliminary investigation body and the Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation are satisfied, the Moscow City Court said in a resolution.

In connection with the latter, neither the investigator nor the prosecutor objected to the change of the preventive measure to house arrest to Alexei Kopeikin. And, having weighed all the indicated factors, the Moscow City Court issued an appropriate decision.

For the period of house arrest, the court forbade Kopeikin to communicate with persons who are witnesses in the criminal case, other defendants, suspects, as well as use the Internet and other means of communication. The exception is the use of a telephone to call emergency services in the event of an emergency, as well as to communicate with the supervisory authority and with the investigator.

In December, by the same resolution, the Basmanny Court extended the term of detention in the pre-trial detention center until March 9, 2020 and the former deputy chairman of the Pension Fund Alexei Ivanov, who is being accused in the same case. At the time of publication of the material in the database of the courts, there was no information about whether his defense also tried to appeal the decision and change the measure of restraint to house arrest, and representatives of the Moscow City Court could not be reached.

2020

Cancellation of seizure of property

On February 12, the Moscow City Court canceled the decision to arrest the property of Alexei Kopeikin, the press service of the court told TAdviser. This decision was made by the Basmanny Court in August 2019. The composition of the property then arrested did not specify TAdviser in court.

According to the representative of the Moscow City Court, the cancellation is due to the fact that procedural violations related to the issuance of that decision were revealed. The case of the arrest of property was submitted for reconsideration to the Basmanny Court, the Moscow City Court added.

While Alexei Kopeikin was previously released under house arrest and his defense appeals against other court orders, the former deputy chairman of the Pension Fund Alexei Ivanov, who is in the same criminal case, is not experiencing such activity. As of mid-February, there are no new hearings with the participation of him or his defense in the file of cases of Moscow courts.

It is noteworthy that in the same week, the Moscow City Court also canceled the decision to arrest the real estate of the founder and former general director of T-Platforms, Vsevolod Opanasenko, who has been in jail since March 2019 in connection with a criminal case. In his case, the case of the arrest of property was also sent for reconsideration to the Basmanny Court. Read more here.

Extension of house arrest

On March 6, 2020, the Basmanny Court of Moscow extended Alexei Kopeikin's house arrest until June 9, 2020.

Re-extension of house arrest

On July 7, 2020, the Moscow City Court extended Alexei Kopeikin's house arrest for 2 months.

The TFR opened a case against Alexei Ananyev on bribery of PFR employees. It features Alexey Kopeikin

On October 5, 2020, it became known about the case initiated by the Investigative Committee of Russia against Alexei Ananyev. He is accused of giving bribes to the Pension Fund of Russia (PFR) in exchange for patronage when concluding state contracts. Alexey Kopeikin became one of the defendants in this case. Read more here.

Third extension of house arrest

On October 8, 2020, the Moscow City Court extended the house arrest of the ex-director of the department for work with state structures of Technoserv Management Alexei Kopeikin and the ex-deputy head of PFRAlexey Ivanov. The relevant information is contained on the official website of the Moscow City Court. Read more here.

The investigation of the criminal case went to the finish line

In December 2020, Alexei Ivanov and Alexei Kopeikin extended house arrest for another three months. This was announced in January 2021 to TAdviser by Ivanov's lawyer Alexander Zinurov. Read more here.

The period 2019-2020. surpassed all past times in the number of arrested celebrities of the IT industry. Some of them have been under house arrest since their arrest, and some have been in jail for long months while the investigation and trial are underway, even after repeated attempts to get a milder measure of restraint. TAdviser closely monitors the development of the most resonant criminal cases, and industry associations are developing measures to mitigate pressure. Read more in a separate article.

2021: Sentence in corruption case - 4 years in a strict regime colony

In September 2021, the Lefortovo Court of Moscow issued sentences in a criminal case on corruption to the former deputy chairman of the board of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation Alexei Ivanov and ex-director of the department for work with state bodies "Technoserv" Alexei Kopeikin. The Lefortovo court told TAdviser that the Kopeikin court found guilty of committing a crime under Part 5 of Art. 291 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (giving a bribe on an especially large scale). He was sentenced to imprisonment for a period of 4 years with serving in a strict regime correctional colony, with deprivation of the right to hold positions in the civil service and in local self-government bodies related to the exercise of organizational, administrative and administrative powers for a period of 3 years. Read more here.

2024: Exemption, getting a new job

As TAdviser found out in March 2024, ex- Technoserv employee Alexei Kopeikin, who in September 2021 was convicted in a corruption case in the FIU under Part 5 of Art. 291 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (giving a bribe on an especially large scale), was released. This information came from two sources in the IT market.

According to one of the sources, Alexei Kopeikin got a job at Yadro as deputy commercial director.

Alexey Kopeikin himself declined to comment.

source = Ivan Vodopyanov/Kommersant

In the verdict of the Lefortovo District Court of September 9, 2021, published on the website of the courts of general jurisdiction of Moscow^[1], it is said, that a number of identified persons, as well as other unidentified persons from among the employees of the FIU from January 2016 to April 2019, acting as part of an organized group, personally received A.M. from Kopeikin, as well as identified persons and unidentified representatives of Technoserv Group of Companies and RedSis Group of Companies, also acting as part of an organized group, "a bribe in the form of money on an especially large scale in the amount of at least 217 100 000 rubles for illegal actions, as well as for general patronage and connivance in the service."

The trial of a number of other defendants in the case of corruption in the FIU as of March 2024 is still ongoing in the Presnensky District Court^[2]. Among them are the ex-head of the PFR information security department Yevgeny Nikitin, the former head of the PFR Interregional Information Center Konstantin Yankin, the ex-head of the PFR automated information system infrastructure management department Ruben Enfiadzhyan, the ex-head of the PFR procurement department Alexander Rudnev and the ex-head of the PFR State Services organization department Evgeny Turchak.

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