The pilot set up his wife with a big payout when she left her job
A former manager and his wife have been accused of attempting to steal 50 million rubles from a company that makes airplane and helicopter tires. They planned to take the money by pretending to give the wife a large payout when she left her job.
The former deputy managing director of the company, Kirill Vasilyev, and his wife, Zhaneta Stumbraite, were charged with planning to take the company's money by pretending to give the wife a large payout when she left her job. The court rejected Ms. Stumbraite's claim for payment, saying there was no evidence she had ever worked at the company.
According to Kommersant, the former deputy managing director of the company and his wife were charged last year with attempting to commit a large-scale fraud. Kirill Vasilyev, who was charged in absentia, is currently on the run.
The couple allegedly tried to steal 50 million rubles from the company by pretending to give Janet Stumbraite a big payout when she left her job. The case is being investigated by the Leninsky DMIA of Yaroslavl.
The events in the case happened in 2020-2021. The company that was targeted is the top Russian developer and manufacturer of aircraft tires, including those used by the military and other government agencies.
Mr. Vasilyev allegedly planned the scam in early 2020, taking advantage of his knowledge of the company's paperwork and the large sums of money in its accounts. He also used his close relationship with the company's head to pull off the scheme.
First, Mr. Vasilyev arranged for a fake employment contract to be created for Mrs. Stumbraite, appointing her as Deputy Managing Director for General Affairs. The contract promised her a 50 million ruble payout if she was let go within ten years, even though her position did not exist in the company's staff list and the terms of the payout were unusual. Additionally, Mrs. Stumbraite did not have the required education and had not worked since 1998.
However, the woman still signed the contract, and the spouses, as per the case, were certain that she would not carry out the official duties specified in the contract.
Following this, in order to give the contract legal significance, Mr. Vasilyev brought it to managing director Boris Shalagin for signature. He was misled by his subordinates and signed the contract and the order for the appointment of Janeta Stumbright. The next day, the woman received an advance payment of 50 thousand rubles.
However, there were changes in the management of the enterprise, Mr. Vasilyev left the plant, and his wife stopped receiving a salary. On December 1, 2020, she demanded the LLC to settle the debt of 300 thousand rubles, along with interest for the delay. Not receiving the money, the woman, acting in concert with her husband, submitted a statement to the labor inspectorate in March 2021 and filed a lawsuit with the Troitsky District Court of Moscow. She presented the court with a contract that mentioned a “golden parachute”, seemingly hoping to demand a multimillion-dollar compensation if she won. However, in July 2021, her claim was denied, and the court specified in the ruling that the plaintiff did not provide evidence reliably confirming the existence of an employment relationship between her and YaShZ Avia. During the investigation, it was found that Janet Stumbraite did not apply for a job at the plant, hence the absence of the corresponding entry in her work book. She later confirmed that she had never worked at YaShZ. As a result, the investigation concluded that the actions aimed at embezzling 50 million rubles were not completed due to circumstances beyond the control of the accused. The spouses themselves do not admit guilt in attempted theft.
There may be a second episode in the case. It was discovered that on May 14, 2020, Kirill Vasiliev entered into an employment contract with a company belonging to the YaShZ Avia group, which also includes a clause on the payment of a “golden parachute” of 50 million rubles. He filed a lawsuit with the Zyuzinsky Court of Moscow, but it was rejected. The matter is under investigation.
The injured party's representatives expressed dissatisfaction to Kommersant regarding the delay in the investigation.
According to them, in a year and a half, the investigators fully reconstructed the crime scene and collected all the necessary evidence, but there is no discussion about reviewing the case materials and sending them to the court. Meanwhile, the defendants, according to the injured party's representatives, are starting to pressure witnesses to change their testimonies. Boris Shalagin particularly complained about this. Complaints about red tape were sent to the prosecutor’s office and higher investigative bodies.
