Stavropol prosecutor keeps water supply under control: members of criminal community in Stavropolkrayvodokanal convicted

Prosecutor of the Stavropol Territory Yuri Nemkin took personal control over the water supply issues of the region. The reason was numerous complaints from residents about interruptions and water quality. The regional prosecutor's office conducted inspections of the implementation of the legislation on water supply and revealed facts of embezzlement of budget funds.

The materials were sent to the investigating authorities. The prosecutor monitored the initiation of criminal cases against officials of the State Unitary Enterprise SK Stavropolkrayvodokanal. Subsequently, these cases, along with other episodes of illegal activity, were brought to court.

On behalf of Yuri Nemkin, the state prosecution in criminal cases against two members of the criminal community was supported in court. Depending on the role and degree of participation, they were found guilty under Part 3 of Art. 210 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (participation in a criminal community using official position) and Part 4 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud committed by an organized group on an especially large scale).

The court found that the head of the resource-supplying organization created a criminal community to steal money from the enterprise through purchases at artificially inflated prices. The defendants were involved in one of the structural units of the community. As a result of joint actions of the group members, including the defendants, more than 75 million rubles belonging to the State Unitary Enterprise IC Stavropolkrayvodokanal were stolen.

Taking into account the position of the state prosecutor, the court appointed the defendants a sentence of imprisonment for terms from 4 years 6 months to 6 years with serving in correctional colonies of general and strict regime, respectively. Each person is given a restriction of freedom for 1 year. One of the defendants was also fined 4 million rubles and seized property in the amount of 75 million rubles.

Civil claims of the resource supplying organization were satisfied: from the defendants recovered amounts from 28 million to 75 million rubles.

The sentence has not entered into force. The criminal case against other members of the criminal community and its leader about the theft of more than 336 million rubles continues to be considered by the court.