The former deputy head of the property management of special projects of the Ministry of Defense was deprived of another 200 million rubles in addition to the 31 million rubles arrested two months ago.
The Investigative Committee has reported the arrest of financial assets belonging to Oleg Vasenin, the former deputy head of the Defense Ministry’s special projects property management. Securities, investment products and cash totaling more than 200 million rubles have been arrested. Earlier, the ex-officer’s property worth more than 31 million rubles was arrested.
During the investigation “additional financial assets belonging to the accused have been revealed,” explained the Investigative Committee. The arrest was imposed on the assets “in order to secure the sentence in terms of fines, civil action and property penalties.”
Oleg Vasenin is accused of embezzlement of state property on a large scale. The official controlled the execution of the state contract for the provision of services for the acceptance of secondary raw materials. According to the investigation, in 2022-2023, he stole more than 240 million of budget funds by providing false documents on the cost of recyclable materials.
In April, the Investigative Committee of Russia reported the arrest of Oleg Vasenin, former deputy head of the Special Projects Property Management Department of the Russian Ministry of Defense. A criminal case was opened against him for embezzlement of state property on a particularly large scale (part 4 of article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
The investigation found that in 2022 the Ministry of Defense, as part of the state defense order, signed a contract for the acceptance of secondary raw materials with LLC Translom. Oleg Vasenin was assigned to supervise the fulfillment of the contract. In 2022-2023, he provided false data on the price of recyclable materials, thereby stealing over 240 million rubles.
The website of the FSAU UISP states that the institution performs work in the field of social protection of servicemen, civilian personnel of the Russian Armed Forces and employees of the Ministry of Defense. In particular, the department implements projects on construction and repair of housing, and manages the property of the Ministry of Defense. The organization also participates in projects on military-patriotic education.