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2024: Detention due to ₽118 million overcharging of electronics for the space industry
On October 15, 2024, it became known about the details of the criminal case against Vladimir Ivanov, co-owner of Radioautomatika, who was detained at the end of September 2024. The businessman is accused of overstating the cost of work under contracts for the supply of electronic components for the space industry by ₽118 million.
According to RBC, citing sources familiar with the investigation, a criminal case was initiated back in August 2023. The basis was the contracts between JSC "TsNIRTI named after Academician Berg" and the company "Radioautomatika," concluded in the period from 2016 to 2018 in the amount of over ₽800 million.
The subject of the contracts was the implementation of development work, including the supply of an electronic component base of the space and military class for work in space. These contracts were part of the state defense order related to the obligations of TsNIRTI named after Berg to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The charges are based on an examination ordered by TsNIRTI named after Berg. According to the source of RBC, the expert, when assessing the cost of components, relied on the prices indicated in the online store of electronic components "Chip and Deep." However, industry experts note that components sold on such sites are not suitable for use in space radiation conditions.
Vladimir Ivanov pleaded not guilty in court. His lawyers insisted there was no evidence of a crime and pointed out that the detention occurred a year after the criminal case was opened.
The company "Radioautomatics," founded in 2014, specialized in the supply of electronic components of domestic and imported production. Since 2015, Radioautomatics has been under sanctions from the United States, Great Britain, Australia and the European Union. Vladimir Ivanov himself has been under personal US sanctions since 2022.
The maximum punishment on charges of large-scale fraud brought against Ivanov (part 4 of article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) is up to ten years in prison. The investigation into the case is ongoing.[1]
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