RBC: Billionaire and CEO of 'Eko' detained in a fraud case related…

RBC: Billionaire and CEO of 'Eko' detained in a fraud case related to drone production Pred...

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Valery Kustov and Evgeny Lyashenko were detained in Moscow on suspicion of fraud under Article 159, Part 4 of the Russian Criminal Code.
The investigation is linked to the 'Future Transport' project for producing unmanned aerial vehicles.
The 'Future Transport' project was launched in 2021 with involvement from Efko but later became an independent company.
In 2023, the first phase of a drone production plant was launched in Tolyatti's special economic zone.
Prior to Kustov and Lyashenko, other individuals connected to the project were also detained or arrested, including Ekaterina Kustova and Vladislav Romanцев.
The case involves allegations of misappropriation of funds during the implementation of the drone production project.

Kustov's net worth is estimated at $1.1 billion, and he was taken into custody by the Meshchansky Court in Moscow on July 30 for two months. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
The investigation also includes Yuri Kozarenko, former deputy director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade's Unmanned Systems and Robotics Department, who was previously arrested. — tvrain