Oleg Tregubenko is suspected of stealing more than 1.2 million rubles

The head of the research and testing center of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Oleg Tregubenko, was arrested in the Moscow region. He was arrested in connection with the theft of more than 1.2 million rubles.

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The military investigative department of the ICR for the Odintsovo garrison opened a criminal case against the head of the Research Testing Center for Research and Prospects for the Development of Armored Vehicles of the Ministry of Defense, Colonel Oleg Tregubenko, on the grounds of committing crimes under Part 4 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud on an especially large scale) and Part 1 of Art. 285 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (abuse of official powers).

According to investigators , in 2011–2013, Colonel Tregubenko assigned citizens to the positions of storekeepers in the logistics department and printing house of the editorial and publishing department of the center, who in fact did not perform labor duties and did not arrive at the place of work. Knowing this, the head of the center signed orders for the calculation of their wages, bonuses and other payments, which were transferred to bank cards opened in their names, after which the money was cashed and stolen. In total, more than 1.2 million rubles were stolen in this way.

In addition, in the spring of 2013, Oleg Tregubenko, having relieved his subordinate from performing his official duties, instructed him to write a dissertation on his own behalf. The officer also decided to pay for this service at the expense of the federal budget, establishing a monthly additional cash payment for the specified employee, according to which, at the time the criminal case was initiated, he was accrued more than 340 thousand rubles.

Having learned that Oleg Tregubenko tried to hide documents from the investigation, and also tried to convince his subordinates to testify in his favor, the investigation filed a petition for his arrest, which was granted.

Nikolay Sergeev

The head of an armored research institute was arrested