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Prison for the CEO
Sergey Emelchenkov, General Director of the Russian IT company Cifra Group, was sentenced to imprisonment in a general regime penal colony under the article on abuse of office. According to the court's decision, the top manager will spend 3.5 years behind bars. By the time the material was released, the verdict was announced, but it did not enter into force.
When asked by CNews about the company's future plans regarding Emelchenkov and his position in the light of the court's decision, representatives of Tsifra Group of Companies said:: "At the next meeting, the Board of Directors of Tsifra Group will consider the appointment of General Director in connection with the early termination of the powers of Sergey Emelchenkov."
The court found Emelchenkov guilty of violating Part 3 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (abuse of official authority with causing serious consequences). This crime is punishable by a prison sentence of three to ten years, so the general director of GC "Digital" received almost the minimum possible sentence.
Also, according to the court's decision, Emelchenkov is prohibited from holding senior positions related to organizational, administrative and economic functions in the civil service for two and a half years. Tadviser was the first to pay attention to this. The maximum term for such a ban under this article of the Criminal Code is three years.
Tsifra Group of Companies is one of the largest Russian IT companies of our time. In the rating "CNews 300: Russia's Largest IT companies 2023", it took 73rd place (a year earlier it was on the 77th line), having received a total revenue of 7.282 billion rubles.-for the year it increased by 27.51%.
What did Emelchenkov do
The criminal prosecution of Emelchenkov, as reported by CNews, began in July 2020 with his detention. A few days later, he was placed under house arrest – this measure of restraint was valid until October 2021.
It is important to note that Emelchenkov became the head of the Tsifra Group of Companies when the investigation was not yet completed. According to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, he holds this position in the company from August 9, 2022.
Emelchekov was placed under house arrest by the Chertanovsky District Court of Moscow, and later the case was considered in the Simonovsky District Court of Moscow. According to Kommersant, the investigation believes that in the period from February to October 2018, Emelchenkov, who at that time was Deputy General Director of Russian Post for information Technology and new product development, "intentionally violated the requirements" of Federal Law No. 223 On the Procurement of Goods, Works, and services by certain types of legal entities. individuals". According to the investigation, Emelchenkov significantly adjusted the technical specifications of contracts that were concluded with companies from Servionika LLC, I-Teco JSC, Makor-Service LLC and Jet Infosystems JSC.
Also, according to the case file, Emelchenkov signed additional agreements with each of these companies to repeatedly reduce fines for " improper performance of previously concluded contracts." These actions, according to the prosecution, caused "Mail of Russia" damage in the amount of 1.58 billion rubles.
In this case, together with Emelchenkov, his former colleague Andrey Sinichkin, who previously held the position of head of the IT Services management department at the Post of Russia, is also being held. Sinichkin, according to a court decision, will spend three years in a general regime penal colony and will not be able to hold senior positions for two and a half years. He was found guilty under the same article as Emelchenkov-Part 3 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
It could have been worse
Emelchenkov's sentence could have been significantly harsher if the judge had taken into account the state prosecution's request. It requested for him, as well as for Sinichkin, five and a half years in prison.
In addition, the prosecution asked to recover from Sinichkin and Emelchenkov the entire amount of damage caused by them – 1.58 billion rubles. The verdict of the court does not say anything about this.
Sergey Emelchenkov and Andrey Sinichkin did not admit their guilt by the time the material was released
Part of the deadline is already over
After the verdict was announced, Sinichkin and Emelchenkov were remanded in custody until the verdict came into force. All the time that they will be held under it will be counted as part of the sentence - one day in custody will be counted as one and a half days in the colony.
Also, Emelchenkov, who at the time of sentencing was under recognizance not to leave (this measure of restraint was in effect from the end of house arrest), will take into account the period of his stay under house arrest – from July 2020 to October 2021. Two days of house arrest will be counted as one day of imprisonment.
Sergey Emelchenkov, General Director of the Russian IT company Cifra Group, was sentenced to imprisonment in a general regime penal colony under the article on abuse of office. According to the court's decision, the top manager will spend 3.5 years behind bars. By the time the material was released, the verdict was announced, but it did not enter into force.
When asked by CNews about the company's future plans regarding Emelchenkov and his position in the light of the court's decision, representatives of Tsifra Group of Companies said:: "At the next meeting, the Board of Directors of Tsifra Group will consider the appointment of General Director in connection with the early termination of the powers of Sergey Emelchenkov."
The court found Emelchenkov guilty of violating Part 3 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (abuse of official authority with causing serious consequences). This crime is punishable by a prison sentence of three to ten years, so the general director of GC "Digital" received almost the minimum possible sentence.
Also, according to the court's decision, Emelchenkov is prohibited from holding senior positions related to organizational, administrative and economic functions in the civil service for two and a half years. Tadviser was the first to pay attention to this. The maximum term for such a ban under this article of the Criminal Code is three years.
Tsifra Group of Companies is one of the largest Russian IT companies of our time. In the rating "CNews 300: Russia's Largest IT companies 2023", it took 73rd place (a year earlier it was on the 77th line), having received a total revenue of 7.282 billion rubles.-for the year it increased by 27.51%.
What did Emelchenkov do
The criminal prosecution of Emelchenkov, as reported by CNews, began in July 2020 with his detention. A few days later, he was placed under house arrest – this measure of restraint was valid until October 2021.
It is important to note that Emelchenkov became the head of the Tsifra Group of Companies when the investigation was not yet completed. According to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, he holds this position in the company from August 9, 2022.
Emelchekov was placed under house arrest by the Chertanovsky District Court of Moscow, and later the case was considered in the Simonovsky District Court of Moscow. According to Kommersant, the investigation believes that in the period from February to October 2018, Emelchenkov, who at that time was Deputy General Director of Russian Post for information Technology and new product development, "intentionally violated the requirements" of Federal Law No. 223 On the Procurement of Goods, Works, and services by certain types of legal entities. individuals". According to the investigation, Emelchenkov significantly adjusted the technical specifications of contracts that were concluded with companies from Servionika LLC, I-Teco JSC, Makor-Service LLC and Jet Infosystems JSC.
Also, according to the case file, Emelchenkov signed additional agreements with each of these companies to repeatedly reduce fines for " improper performance of previously concluded contracts." These actions, according to the prosecution, caused "Mail of Russia" damage in the amount of 1.58 billion rubles.
In this case, together with Emelchenkov, his former colleague Andrey Sinichkin, who previously held the position of head of the IT Services management department at the Post of Russia, is also being held. Sinichkin, according to a court decision, will spend three years in a general regime penal colony and will not be able to hold senior positions for two and a half years. He was found guilty under the same article as Emelchenkov-Part 3 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
It could have been worse
Emelchenkov's sentence could have been significantly harsher if the judge had taken into account the state prosecution's request. It requested for him, as well as for Sinichkin, five and a half years in prison.
In addition, the prosecution asked to recover from Sinichkin and Emelchenkov the entire amount of damage caused by them – 1.58 billion rubles. The verdict of the court does not say anything about this.
Sergey Emelchenkov and Andrey Sinichkin did not admit their guilt by the time the material was released
Part of the deadline is already over
After the verdict was announced, Sinichkin and Emelchenkov were remanded in custody until the verdict came into force. All the time that they will be held under it will be counted as part of the sentence - one day in custody will be counted as one and a half days in the colony.
Also, Emelchenkov, who at the time of sentencing was under recognizance not to leave (this measure of restraint was in effect from the end of house arrest), will take into account the period of his stay under house arrest – from July 2020 to October 2021. Two days of house arrest will be counted as one day of imprisonment.
