Arzhanov Sentenced to 18 Years for 15B RUB Embezzlement
By court verdict, Dmitry Arzhanov was sentenced to 18 years in a strict-regime colony with a fine of 850 million rubles, and Sergey Afanasyev was sentenced to 17 years in a strict-regime colony with a fine of200 million rubles,
Consensus
- Dmitry Arzhanov was sentenced to 18 years in a strict regime colony.
- The crime involved embezzlement of over 15 billion rubles by TNS Energy and its subsidiary TNS Energy Nizhny Novgorod.
- The embezzlement occurred between August 2011 and October 2020.
- Funds from electricity consumers were diverted to other companies, including offshore entities on Cyprus.
- The case was initiated after a complaint from 'Rosseti Tsentr i Privolzhye'.
- Arzhanov was convicted under Article 210 (part 3) and Article 159 (part 4) of the Russian Criminal Code.
- A fine of 850 million rubles was imposed on Arzhanov.
- Other defendants—Sergey Afanasyev, Boris Shchurov, and Sofya Afanasyeva—were also sentenced to prison terms between 16 and 17 years.
- The court ordered the confiscation of assets, including land plots, money, movable and immovable property, and shares in commercial organizations.
- The court satisfied civil claims from 'Rosseti Tsentr i Privolye' and 'Rosseti Tsentr', recovering 12.841 billion and 2.153 billion rubles respectively.
- Arzhanov has announced his intention to appeal the verdict.
- The trial was held at the Tverskoy District Court in Moscow.
Points of divergence
- Arzhanov was arrested in November 2020, along with Afanasyevs and Shchurov. — vedomosti
- Sofya Afanasyeva was sentenced to 16 years in a general regime colony, with a fine of 39 million rubles. — interfax
- Sergey Afanasyev was fined 200 million rubles. — interfax
- Boris Shchurov was fined 110 million rubles. — interfax
- One additional defendant received a six-year sentence. — interfax
- The prosecution requested 18 years for Arzhanov and 16–17 years for the other three defendants. — kommerant
- The court prohibited Arzhanov from holding leadership positions in commercial organizations. — vm
- Arzhanov stated he is dissatisfied with the verdict and will appeal. — vedomosti
- The court confirmed the verdict and the asset confiscation. — interfax
Coverage (6 sources)
- Former CEO of the — Вести
- Court sentenced former head of holding company "TNS Energy" Arzhanov to 18 years in a colony — Ведомости
- TASS: former director of the holding "TNS Energy" Arzhanov sentenced to 18 years — Вести
- Former CEO of 'TNS Energy' Arzhanov sentenced for embezzling 15 billion rubles: what sentence did he receive — Вечерняя Москва
- Former directors of PJSC "TNS Energy" sentenced for embezzlement of more than 15 billion rubles — Интерфакс
- Former director of "TNS Energy" sentenced to 18 years for embezzlement of 15 billion rubles — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- Dmitry Arzhanov
- TNS Energy
- Moscow
- Tversky Court
- Russia
- Sergey Afanasyev
- TASS
- RIA Novosti
- Tverskoy District Court
- PJSC TNK Energy
- INTERFAX.RU
- IT 'News'
- Former CEO of TNK Energy
- Arzhanova Dmitry Alexandrovich