Former Vice-Rector of Bauman MSTU was accused of fraud

Former Vice-Rector of Bauman Moscow State Technical University Oleg Shakhverdov and two of his alleged accomplices are accused of fraud on an especially large scale, follows from the materials of the Moscow City Court.

“Defendant: Semkin V.V. (Article 159, part 4 (fraud on a particularly large scale – RBC) ), Shakhverdov O.L. (Article 159, part 4; Art. 286, part 3, p.v (exceeding official powers with causing serious consequences – RBC)), Shindyapin A.G. (Article 159, part 4; Art. 286, part 3, p. “c”)”, – stated in the file of the case.

According to the investigation, the defendants organized fictitious employment of employees at the Bauman Moscow State Technical University and appropriated the salary paid to them.

Shakhverdov and engineer Alexei Shindyapin are charged with 11 episodes of fraud and abuse of office. Engineer Vadim Semkin is accused of 11 counts of fraud.

In April 2026, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow returned the case involving three defendants to the prosecutor because of contradictions in the indictment. In particular, the court pointed to discrepancies in the description of the alleged embezzlement scheme, the calculation of damage and the definition of the injured party.

The prosecutor's office appealed the decision. On June 3, the Moscow City Court canceled the decision and sent the case for a new hearing to the Basmanny District Court in a different composition. The appellate court concluded that the shortcomings identified did not prevent the consideration of the case on the merits.

According to the electronic database of the Moscow City Court, the next meeting is scheduled for October 29, 2026 at 10:00 GMT. All three defendants remain under orders not to leave and conduct themselves. The arrest of their property is also maintained.

RBC appealed for comment to the press service of the Basmanny Court.

Earlier, in February 2025, the Investigative Committee completed the investigation of the case of embezzlement of budget funds through fictitious employment at the Mozhaisky Military Space Academy.

According to investigators, the former professor of the Academy Kirill Tsvetkov and other employees registered more than 150 people for work, after which they stole money allocated to pay them salaries. According to the investigation, the alleged scheme operated from 2021 to 2023, and the damage was associated with contracts worth more than 300 million rubles.