The beneficiary of the Belgorod alcohol distributor Anatoly Fuglaev received 3.5 years for tax fraud for 116 million rubles.
The court in Belgorod has sentenced the recipient of a major Belgorod alcohol distributor, Dobrynya, to 3.5 years in prison. Anatoly Fuglaev, who is accused of falsely claiming VAT refunds totaling over 100 million rubles, has also been banned from participating in business activities for two years. The businessman admitted his guilt and made amends. His defense believes that once the verdict is enforced, Fuglaev, who has been in the capital's pre-trial detention center for over a year, will be eligible for parole. His younger brother, Sergei, faces a similar accusation and is currently in custody.
Anatoly Fuglaev, found guilty of two counts of fraud, has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison in a penal colony and fined 900 thousand rubles. According to Kommersant, he has also been prohibited from conducting business for two years following his release. His detention status remains unchanged.
The entrepreneur and his brother Sergei were arrested in November 2020. The Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia charged them with fraud based on illegal VAT refunds totaling 116 million rubles, involving entities under the control of the Dobrynya Management Company. Anatoly Fuglaev was the acting head of the Criminal Code at the time of his arrest, and Sergei was listed as the general director from 2015 to 2016. The Basmanny District Court of Moscow ordered the brothers' detention and extended it multiple times.
During the preliminary investigation, Anatoly Fuglaev fully admitted his guilt, expressed remorse, and compensated for the damage.
The entrepreneur entered into a pre-trial agreement, resulting in his case being separated and handled differently. Anatoly Fuglaev's lawyer, Vladimir Gorelik, informed Kommersant that the court positively received the confession and restitution, leading to a punishment that would make him eligible for parole. The defense had hoped for a more lenient sentence, such as a suspended one, while the prosecutor's office requested a four-year, six-month imprisonment. The lawyer noted that the court settled on something in between.
Sergei Fuglaev Anatoly Fuglaev's brother's case has not yet gone to court. According to Kommersant, Sergey Fuglaev is reviewing the case. His lawyer, Dmitry Zhdanov, requested house arrest for his client, arguing that there was no evidence of his potential flight. However, the Moscow City Court rejected the appeal. During his detention, Sergei Fuglaev declined the mandate of a deputy of the Belgorod City Council.
abireg.ru, 02/25/2022, “The ex-head of the Belgorod “Dobrynya” Anatoly Fuglaev was sentenced to a real term in the case of fraud”The Fuglaev brothers are famous businesspeople in the Belgorod area. Sergei Fuglaev used to lead the Dobrynya Management Company and later became a city council deputy. Last April, the City Council removed his mandate at the request of a businessman. Anatoly Fuglaev is part owner of several large local companies.
fonar.tv, 11/16/2021, “Anatoly Fuglaev admitted to committing fraud and made up for the harm”On September 20, a new leader was appointed at Dobrynya LLC. The company is owned by Valery Zarutsky, who previously managed the Okean store, now owned by the Fuglaev family.
April 2021 was revealedSergey Fuglaev, a former City Council deputy, submitted a request for early resignation. The court also ruled for the company “Dobrynya” to pay over 500 thousand rubles to former employees. A total of 14 people filed claims. Key plaintiffs were employees of the economic security department, including department head Igor Nechiporenko, head of legal and corporate matters Larisa Peregudova, and head of information security Dmitry Tselykovskikh. hand over more than 500 thousand rubles former workers.
Also, aside from the Fuglaevs, the investigation accused the former financial director of Dobrynya Group of Companies of fraud, Irina Akinshina. In late 2020, Basmanny District Court declined the investigation’s request to detain the woman and placed her under house arrest. Mrs. Akinshina denies the charges. Meaning of this material. Enveloped by the Fuglaev brothers, the criminal case against the entrepreneurs is seen as a result of the governor's resignation in the fall of 2020.
The Fuglaev's empire is being sold in the Belgorod region
Over many years of hard work, the Fuglaev brothers have amassed a significant amount of real estate. As Go31 journalists discovered, the entrepreneurs' sold property is valued at 2.3 billion rubles.
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The Fuglaev brothers are prominent figures in the Belgorod area. In November 2020, they gained nationwide fame. Anatoly and Sergey Fuglaev have been in a Moscow pre-trial detention center for almost a year. While the entrepreneurs are on leave, their family's assets are being sold in the Belgorod region.
As Go31 journalists uncovered, the sold property of the entrepreneurs is estimated to be worth 2.3 billion rubles. As discovered by Go31 journalistsAll sales announcements were placed by Paritet. According to the SPARK-Interfax analytical system, the organization is involved in leasing and managing its own or leased real estate. Since 2018, the company has been registered in Belgorod, but in 2020 it was granted a St. Petersburg “registration permit”. The company is directed by Alexander Levin, and the owners (50% UK ownership) are Yulia Alekseeva and Ekaterina Fuglaeva, Anatoly Fuglaev's daughter.
bel.ru, 09/01/2021, “The Belgorod City Hall is asking for 1.5 million rubles from the daughter of the detained businessman”
The arbitration court is reviewing the city administration's claim against Ekaterina Fuglaeva for unlawful enrichment, according to court documents.The mayor’s office claims that Anatoly Fuglaev's daughter owed 1.3 million rubles for the use of the land plot under the shopping center on Makarenko Street and 238 thousand rubles as interest for using other people’s money from December 2015 until the end of July 2021 and from August 1 until the date of fulfilling the financial obligation.
Ekaterina Fuglaeva owns Belprodukt LLC, which is being liquidated, and has a 50% stake in Trade-Invest LLC in Belgorod and Paritet LLC, registered in St. Petersburg.
Anatoly Fuglaev co-owns Dobrynya LLC, Prioskolie Trading House, and is the owner of Neoconsulting LLC, Stem LLC, and TKB LLC.
It seems to be one of the family business companies – in 2018 the organization was owned by Tamara Alekseeva, in 2019 50% of the share was transferred to Sergey Fuglaev and since 2019 Ekaterina Fuglaeva has been added to the list of owners with a 50% share, and from April 2020, half of the company belongs to Yulia Alekseeva. The company made a net profit of 1.4 million rubles last year.
What is the company selling? Avito posted 67 real estate listings. Of these, 62 are commercial real estate, four are land plots and one is an advertisement for the sale of a cottage. Among the property sold are shopping and office centers, production facilities, warehouses, and a cottage in the village of Solomino with an area of 341.7 m².
Regarding the latter, according to an extract from the Unified State Register of Real Estate, the cottage belongs to Ivan Fuglaev and Lyudmila Fuglaeva. More about them below.
The cottage is on sale for 35 million rubles. The advertisement states that the house is being sold furnished and equipped, with two residential and one basement with a garage. There is a living room, five bedrooms, four bathrooms, a kitchen, and a sauna.
Ivan and Lyudmila Fuglaev also own the Stroymarket shopping center in Stary Oskol. The property covers an area of 6601 m² and is on sale for 264 million rubles. The shopping center comprises three floors and a basement, with shops inside selling construction materials, custom-made furniture, roofing materials, household goods, plumbing, lighting fixtures, fireplaces, and paint and varnish materials.
This is not the first time that the Fuglaev empire has parted ways with the building of the famous Belgorod club “Forum”. The property is owned by Ivan and Lyudmila Fuglaev. The lot is now valued at 130 million rubles.
In 2013, it was listed for 185 million rubles. On the ground floor, there used to be a disco hall, a cocktail bar, a hookah lounge, a kitchen, storage rooms for raw materials, household and administrative premises. On the second floor, there was a banquet hall, a restaurant hall, an oriental hall, a VIP hall, and two lounges.The shopping center called “5 Stars” on Yesenin Street is also being put up for auction. According to reports, half of the shopping center is owned by Ivan Fuglaev. The announcement says that 2,733 square meters are being sold for 240 million rubles. The building contains Magnit, Magnit Cosmetic supermarkets, clothing and footwear stores, electronics stores, and the Alfa medical center.
Ekaterina Fuglaeva is also selling her property. Specifically, it is a shopping and office center located at Gorkogo, 67. Most of the shopping center is occupied by the Pyaterochka supermarket, and the rest of the premises on the ground floor are rented out for offices. The total area of the real estate for sale is 1428.9 square meters. It was valued at 68 million rubles.
The family is selling another retail and office business center on Zheleznyakova, 18a. Half of the property belongs to Ivan Fuglaev, and the other half belongs to Lyudmila Fuglaeva. The total area of the building is 1492.5 square meters. They are aiming to get 100 million rubles for it. The new three-story building houses Sberbank and Lux.
The Fuglaevs also own the Glorious shopping center on Slavy Avenue, 148v. Real estate with an area of 4678.4 square meters is being sold for 280 million rubles. It is owned by Valentina, Sergey and Ekaterina Fuglaev. On the first floor of the shopping center, there is a Magnit store, and on the second and third floors, there is a World of Clothes and Shoes supermarket.
Other properties for sale include a production building on Promyshlenny Lane (18 million rubles), a shopping and hotel complex in Stroitel Na Sobornaya (50 million rubles), a shopping center on Sportivnaya in Belgorod (240 million rubles), a shopping center Vremena Goda on st. Nekrasov (375 million rubles), the premises of the La Vila restaurant on Koroleva Street (35 million rubles), and a shopping and office center (a former shoe factory) on Sadovaya Street (115 million rubles).
Apart from selling real estate, the Fuglaev family also offers to lease a warehouse on Kommunalnaya Street, which is owned by Ivan Fuglaev. They are asking for 200 rubles per square meter monthly. The total area of the building is 952 square meters. The warehouse is heated and consists of two rooms. The area has its own boiler room, parking, 24-hour security, and an office center.
They also rent out space in a new fitness center on Kharkovskaya Gora in the Vodstroy area. The monthly price for one square meter is 350 rubles. The total area is 460 square meters. The deposit is 161 thousand rubles. The room for rent with panoramic windows is located on the fifth floor. It has running water, sewerage, hot water, and central heating.
Who are Ivan and Lyudmila Fuglaevs to Belgorod businessmen? To find out, the journalists of the news agency “Bel.Ru” contacted Alexander, who is listed as a seller in all ads. The man replied that he was not ready to comment on who is who and who has to. After questioning, Alexander even stated that he did not know Ivan and Lyudmila Fuglaev, which is rather strange, given the fact that it is their property that he is selling.
From their own sources, journalists learned that, perhaps, Lyudmila Fuglaeva is the ex-wife of Anatoly Fuglaev, and Ivan, judging by his patronymic, is most likely the son of Sergei Fuglaev. Given these facts, it turns out that the property that belongs to the ex-wife of the older brother and the son of the younger one is sold through the company of the daughter of the elder Fuglaev. […]
Who are Ivan and Lyudmila Fuglaevs to Belgorod businessmen? To find out, the journalists of the news agency “Bel.Ru” contacted Alexander, who is listed as a seller in all ads. The man replied that he was not ready to comment on who is who and who has to. After questioning, Alexander even stated that he did not know Ivan and Lyudmila Fuglaev, which is rather strange, given the fact that it is their property that he is selling.
From their own sources, journalists learned that, perhaps, Lyudmila Fuglaeva is the ex-wife of Anatoly Fuglaev, and Ivan, judging by his patronymic, is most likely the son of Sergei Fuglaev. Given these facts, it turns out that the property that belongs to the ex-wife of the older brother and the son of the younger one is sold through the company of the daughter of the elder Fuglaev. […]
