Large-scale scam with bearings worth 2.2 billion rubles uncovered in the defense industry

Products were supplied at many times inflated prices

The FSB has uncovered a large-scale embezzlement scheme in the execution of a state defense order by the Rostov plant "10-GPZ". According to financial экспертизы, the damage to the budget amounted to at least 2.2 billion rubles.

The defendants turned out to be the owners of the enterprise, a former deputy head of Rosstandart, employees of the plant and the head of the military representative office of the Ministry of Defense. According to investigators, they supplied products at prices inflated by 3–8 times.

Previously, the extent of the damage was estimated at 811 million rubles. However, a new экспертиза increased the amount by more than two times — to 2.2 billion.

The fraudulent chain could cover several Russian enterprises. In addition to "10-GPZ", "GPZ-2 Tver" and JSC "OK-Loza" from Sergiev Posad were under suspicion.

In 2024, searches were conducted at factories, military representatives and at the homes of managers. The change of ownership of "10-GPZ" also attracted the attention of security forces: 97% of the shares were transferred to KIMP JSC, registered in May 2024, which simultaneously gained control over GPZ-2 Tver.

Investigators have opened cases under the articles "Bribery", "Official Forgery" and "Fraud".

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