The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Central Federal District charged the Deputy Head of the Ministry of Transport of Russia Vladimir Tokarev under the article on major fraud (part 4 of article 159 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Vladimir Tokarev on the left. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Transport of Russia
“In the near future, the Khoroshevsky District Court of Moscow will consider the investigator’s petition to elect a measure of restraint in the form of detention”,
— stated in the message of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The investigation of the case was taken under control by the leadership of the Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.
According to the preliminary version of the investigation, Tokarev, holding the position of the first deputy head of SpetsTransStroy LLC in 2016-2018, “involved in illegal activities” several company executives, as well as employees of Glavstroyinvest LLC and other affiliated organizations. The police did not specify the size and circumstances of the alleged theft.
The investigative body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs claims that «the defendants are involved in fraud committed by a group of persons by prior agreement using their official position on an especially large scale.»
On January 19, after searches of his home and workplace, Tokarev was detained in accordance with Article 91 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and placed in a temporary detention facility. At the same time, searches took place in the home of another person involved in the corruption case.