New information have actually been revealed in the continuous criminal examination versus Vadim Moshkovich, service day-to-day Kommersant reported Sunday.Moshkovich, the creator of agricultural huge Rusagro, was jailed in late March on charges of massive fraud and abuse of office.On May 20, detectives released a new case versus Moshkovich, although the details of the case were not at first published.According to Kommersant, the case alleges that Moshkovich gave Sergei Ivanov, then previous deputy guv of the Tambov region, a German-made Blaser R8 hunting carbine valued at 2.6 million rubles ($33,000) in 2019.
The rifle was reportedly given to Ivanov in exchange for what investigators called basic patronage.At the time, Moshkovich owned Tambov Bacon, among the regions biggest business, and apparently profited from Ivanovs political influence in Tambov.Moshkovich could confront 15 years in prison for massive bribery if found guilty in the brand-new case.Both Moshkovich and Ivanov have actually rejected any wrongdoing.The Rusagro creator was formerly arrested for defrauding business owner Vladislav Burov in the acquisition of his holding company, Solnechnye Produkty, in 2018.
Moshkovich allegedly stopped working to deliver on investments promised in the offer, with damages estimated at 48 billion rubles ($610 million).
In an associated case, the Russian subsidiary of Syngenta AG, now under the ownership of Chinas Sinochem Holdings, filed a civil lawsuit seeking nearly 1 billion rubles ($12.7 million) versus Moshkovich.At the time of the 2018 deal, Syngenta was among the creditors of Solnechnye Produkty.