In Novosibirsk storekeeper received a suspended sentence for trying to pay off debts with building materials from the warehouse

In Novosibirsk, the Pervomaysky district court sentenced the storekeeper of a commercial organization Alexander Ivanov, who used his official position to steal building materials. The man tried this way to pay off a debt to a friend. This was reported in the press service of the courts of general jurisdiction of the Novosibirsk region.

As established by the court, Ivanov worked as a storekeeper and bore full financial responsibility for the entrusted property. His duties included control over the import and export of goods and material values from the warehouse.

In the period from March to May 2026, the man decided to pay off a friend who owed 100 thousand rubles. Knowing that a friend was building a house, the storekeeper offered to return the money with building materials.

To implement the plan, Ivanov went to an Internet cafe. There, he used a service to work with electronic files and a graphics editor to produce a fake expense order. As a basis, the man took the document with the barcode and seal of the organization, changing the names and quantity of goods in it.

He handed the prepared document to a friend who came to the warehouse with a hired driver. The men presented an expendable order to another storekeeper, after which they received construction materials and took them out.

The damage to the commercial organization from the first episode amounted to 75 807 rubles.

After a while, Ivanov decided to repeat the scheme. He again produced a fictitious expendable document, hoping to transfer another batch of building materials to a friend.

This time, however, the plan did not work. The storekeeper, who was presented with the document, found inconsistencies between the names indicated in it and the number of boards and the actual stocks in the warehouse.

The employee contacted the manager of the organization to clarify the information about the order. He explained that he did not issue any documents for the leave of building materials and did not send the car for loading.

After the deception was revealed, Alexander Ivanov independently called the director of the enterprise and reported that he tried to steal goods. The cost of the materials that the man intended to illegally export for the second time amounted to 100 528 rubles.

In relation to the storekeeper, a criminal case was opened on fraud with the use of official position and attempted similar crime.

During the trial, Ivanov admitted his guilt and partially compensated the damage caused to the employer.

The court found the man guilty under part 3 of article 159 and part 3 of article 30 — part 3 of article 159 of the criminal code. Given the circumstances of the case, he was sentenced to two years and six months of probation with a probationary period of the same duration.

Earlier, “MK in Novosibirsk” reported about a man who was accused of a series of theft of building materials from the store.