The St. Petersburg prosecutor's office opened a criminal case into the theft of budget funds allocated for the construction of the ring road (KAD). According to the investigation, from May 2001 to June 2002, unknown attackers, using forged documents from the Dortekhnologiya Institute, stole 4.5 million rubles, intended for geodetic and geotechnical surveys at the first construction site. At a competition to select a contractor, the swindlers provided forged documents, won the tender and entered into an agreement under which they stole money. The prosecutor's office classified the incident as fraud, but so far there are no accused or suspects in the case.