Previously, the court detained Ekaterina Kustova
Previously, the court detained Ekaterina Kustova, Deputy Director for Development of the group, Vladislav Romanцев, Director for Strategic Development of the management company, and Alina Polovchenya, Deputy Head of the Unmanned Systems and Robotics Department at the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Consensus
- The alleged damage in the criminal case against Valery Kustov has been estimated at 8.6 billion rubles.
- The case involves alleged theft of budget funds allocated as subsidies under the national project 'Unmanned Aerial Systems'.
- Valery Kustov was arrested on July 30 by the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow.
- The case is connected to the implementation of the 'Future Transport' project under the national project on unmanned aerial systems.
- Eugene Lyashenko, general director of Efko Group, was detained on July 30.
- Several other individuals, including Ekaterina Kustova, Vladislav Romanцев, and Alla Polovcheny, were detained or placed under arrest in connection with the case.
- The case involves charges of fraud (Article 159, part 4 of the Russian Criminal Code) and misappropriation (Article 160, part 4 of the Russian Criminal Code).
- The national project 'Unmanned Aerial Systems', approved at the end of 2024, has a total projected funding of nearly 700 billion rubles by 2030.
- The Ministry of Industry and Trade's deputy head for unmanned systems and robotics, Alla Polovcheny, was sent to pre-trial detention on charges of misappropriation.
Points of divergence
- Valery Kustov is considered the main beneficiary of Efko Group, although the official list of founders is not disclosed. — fontanka
- Valery Kustov is also a victim in another criminal case involving Vadim Moskovich, the founder of Rusagro. — vedomosti
- The 'Future Transport' project was funded under the national project on unmanned aerial systems. — fontanka
- The 'Future Transport' project is the specific project linked to the allegations of fraud. — vedomosti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Billions in the case of the owner of 'Efco'. It has become known what amount the investigation calculated — Фонтанка
- RBC: damage in the case of billionaire Kustov amounted to 8.6 billion rubles — Ведомости