Biography
2013: Dismissal from the Ministry of Internal Affairs due to loss of confidence
In July 2013, Dmitry Frolov was dismissed from service in the Ministry of Internal Affairs due to loss of trust - he did not declare the family's real estate in Italy.
Frolov oversaw the banking sector in the management of K - both himself and through his employees, he "interacted with the leadership of the Bank of Russia" and its subordinates who carry out banking supervision.
2019: Arrest in fraud and bribery case
In April 2019, Frolov was arrested in the case of fraud and bribes. Among other things, he is accused of large-scale fraud against one of the developers. Frolov himself categorically denies his guilt.
2020: Scheme to protect Kreditimpex Bank by Dmitry Frolov revealed
On May 7, 2020, it became known about the scheme to protect Kreditimpex Bank by the former deputy head of the K department of the Economic Security Service (SEB) of the FSB Dmitry Frolov.
As Kommersant writes with reference to the materials of the investigation, from 2007 to 2013, Frolov received more than 87 million rubles from the heads of Kreditimpex for patronizing a credit institution during dubious operations.
According to investigators, in order not to lose his license, the bank's leaders asked Colonel Frolov to become a "roof" for a commission of 0.1% from operations with "unreliable counterparties." Frolov received it monthly - bankers transferred bundles of cash for €100-150 thousand during joint dinners at Coffeemania, located at ul. Rozhdestvenka d 6/9 to 20 pp 1 (Moscow), and other institutions.
According to the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, Kreditimpex only in 2013 carried out dubious operations in the amount of about 13 billion rubles. In May 2014, the bank's license was revoked.
According to the newspaper[1]investigators learned about the schemes from Frolov's former subordinate Kirill Cherkalin, who was arrested on charges of bribery with confiscation of assets estimated at 6 billion rubles. Cherkalin made a deal with the investigation and agreed to show against his former boss Frolov. Cherkalin, testifying, drew a scheme for transferring a bribe:
In July 2021, it became known that Dmitry Frolov was accused of receiving a particularly large bribe and embezzlement by fraud ( part 6 of article 290 and part 4 of article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). According to the investigation, in 2007 Frolov, then an employee of the 2nd department of management "K," which oversees the activities of banks, entered into a trusting relationship with the bankers of "Kreditimpex." The Central Bank has already suspected him of conducting washing operations, and the head of the security service of the latter, retired FSB Major General Igor Shakhov, asked his current colleague to "support" the bank. Thanks to the intervention of Dmitry Frolov, Kreditimpex worked for another six years, and all this time General Shakhov handed over to his curator monthly commissions from washing in the amount of $100-150 thousand.
Their meetings took place in the cafe "Coffeemania" on Pushechnaya Street, located near the FSB building, to which the alleged bribe-taker returned on foot after lunch.
General Shakhov escaped criminal prosecution for this episode because he died in 2012. The board of Kreditimpex Dmitry Katai managed to escape and is on the wanted list, so only the co-founder of the bank Georgy Shkurko is listed as a bribe-giver in the criminal case - he will be tried together with Dmitry Frolov.
2024: Sentence - 6 years for bribes in the amount of 87 million rubles. Release from punishment
On June 4, 2024, the Moscow Garrison Military Court sentenced Dmitry Frolov, the former deputy head of the K department of the FSB economic security service, to six years in prison in a bribery case. At the same time, the accused was released from punishment due to the expiration of the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution.
According to investigators, in 2007-2013, Frolov received funds totaling at least 87.15 million rubles for general patronage through an intermediary from the management of Kreditimpex Bank. In addition, Frolov was charged with a particularly large fraud: according to the materials of this case, the man, together with the former head of the K department Kirill Cherkalin and another employee of the division, Andrei Vasiliev, participated in a scheme to steal a stake in Yurpromconsulting in the amount of at least 637 million rubles. However, this case was dismissed at the request of the defense.
As part of the proceedings on receiving bribes, the prosecutor asked to sentence Frolov to 14 years. According to Interfax, the court sentenced him to six years in a general regime colony with a fine of 700 thousand rubles. Frolov is forbidden for two years to hold senior positions in the civil service in local governments, he is deprived of the military rank of reserve colonel.
However, the defendant will not serve his sentence due to the expiration of the statute of limitations - he is released in the courtroom. The court also lifted the arrest of Frolov's property, including cash, luxury goods and real estate in Italy, which belongs to his family. It is noted that Frolov himself did not admit guilt in any of the episodes imputed to him. His lawyers say the defendant intends to seek a full acquittal.
 | Our position has always remained unchanged: Frolov considers himself innocent. We will study the full text of the verdict and, possibly, appeal against it, - said the defenders.[2] |  |
2025: Moving to Dubai after accusations of bribes worth 87 million rubles from Creditimpex Bank
In early December 2025, the Moscow Garrison Military Court began to re-consider the criminal case against the former deputy head of the economic "K" security service, FSB reserve colonel Dmitry Frolov. He is accused of taking bribes worth 87 million from the rubles bank "."Creditimpex
In June 2024, the court sentenced Frolov to six years in prison. At the same time, the accused was released from punishment due to the expiration of the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution. Arrests from his property, including a €2.1m villa in Italy, have been lifted. However, subsequently the case was submitted to a new consideration on the appeal of the Prosecutor General's Office.
According to the Vedomosti newspaper, Frolov did not appear at the court session, although he was notified of the hearings at the last known address in Moscow (in Tikhvinsky Lane), as well as by phone number. It turned out that the ex-colonel of the FSB left Russia and is in Dubai, where, according to his defense, he is being treated for heart problems.
The defendant's lawyer Andrei Andrusenko said that communication with the client is difficult. The defense notes that earlier Frolov transferred medical documents from a clinic in the UAE: they say that the accused has been living in Dubai since September 2025, since doctors recommended that he be hospitalized due to complaints of chest pain after suffering a heart attack in 2021.
According to Andrusenko, Frolov asked to consider the case in his absence. But the judge concluded that such a format of hearings is impossible, since the defendant is charged with a particularly serious crime. Andrusenko told the Kommersant newspaper that as part of a new consideration of the case, he intends to insist on the acquittal of his client.[3]
2026: Wanted for bribes from Creditimpex management
The Moscow Garrison Military Court (MGVS) has put on the wanted list the former deputy head of the "bank" department "K" of the Economic Security Service (SEB) of the FSB, reserve colonel Dmitry Frolov, accused of taking bribes worth more than 87 million rubles. from the management of the bank "Creditimpex." This decision in December 2025 was made after the defendant did not appear for a retrial. The defense argued that the ex-security official, who left for Dubai for treatment back in 2024, could not return to his homeland for health reasons. However, the court was not convinced by the certificates submitted by the lawyer.[4]
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