The Investigative Committee has completed the investigation of a criminal case against two men who organized hosting equipment for mining to preferential electric grids in the village of 'Molodezhnoe' in the Irkutsk region.
The damage to the energy company, according to the investigation, amounted to over 40 million rubles.
The defendants in the case became the former chairman of the board of the TSN 'Molodezhnoe' and the chief engineer of the electric grid company.
From 2021 to 2024, they rented premises for the placement of mining installations (over 170 devices) and provided their connection to networks intended for household consumption.
They charged tenants at a commercial rate while actual settlements were made under preferential conditions.
At the end of April, both were detained. The case has been sent to court with an indictment under part 2 of article 165 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (causing property damage by deceit, committed by a group of persons by prior agreement, on a particularly large scale).
This episode is part of a larger case of electricity theft amounting to over 200 million rubles. It investigates the placement of about 500 pieces of equipment in the villages of 'Uyutnoe' and 'Molodezhnoe'.
The defendants are also charged with fraud on a particularly large scale (part 4 of article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
