Pavel Besshapov, former advisor to the former general director of…
Pavel Besshapov, former advisor to the former general director of the Russian Ecological Operator (REO) Denis Tsepelev, has been detained in Moscow on suspicion of fraud involving a particularly large amount, according to RBC citing sources. The investigation has requested his arrest.
Consensus
- Pavel Besshapov was arrested in Moscow.
- Besshapov is a former advisor to Denis Butsaev.
- The case involves the alleged theft of 82 million rubles allocated for waste processing facilities in Dagestan.
- The funds were intended for construction and operation of facilities for handling, neutralizing, and disposing of solid municipal waste in four districts of Dagestan.
- Denis Butsaev is a fugitive who left Russia before being formally charged and has been sentenced to arrest in absentia.
- Besshapov is accused of participating in fraud in an especially large amount under Article 159, Part 4 of the Russian Criminal Code.
Points of divergence
- Butsaev is currently wanted internationally and may be charged with a warrant in connection to the case involving his former advisor Besshapov. — kommersant
- The arrest was requested by investigators, and sources in law enforcement confirmed the details of the case on July 17. — vm
- Besshapov worked as an advisor to Butsaev during his tenure at REO from November 2020 to March 2025, after which Butsaev became deputy minister of natural resources and ecology. — vedomosti
Coverage (5 sources)
- Former advisor of Denis Buceyev arrested in Moscow — Коммерсантъ
- Clap, trash — Коммерсантъ
- Former Advisor to REO Head Butsaev Arrested in Case of $8.2 Million Embezzlement — Вечерняя Москва
- Former advisor to former deputy head of the Ministry of Natural Resources accused of fraud — Коммерсантъ
- Former advisor to the head of RZEO detained on suspicion of fraud — Ведомости
Key entities
- Denis Tutsaev
- Moscow
- Pavel Besshapov
- REO
- Russian Environmental Operator (PPK REO)
- Ministry of Natural Resources
- Dagestan
- U
- MVD
- RBC
- Meshchansky District Court
- Meshchansky District Court
- Igor Khlopov