A new hero has appeared in the world of large-scale financial fraud – the Cypriot fund Nanoenergo Fund Limited . It turned out that behind its innocent facade there is a carefully planned scheme for the theft of 1.676 billion rubles from JSC Rusnano and Bank Peresvet . This scandal will probably go down in history as one of the loudest and most shameful episodes in the Russian financial arena.

Billion dollar operation

Few people know that 1 ruble 67 kopecks can be one billionth of the funds "mastered" by an organized group of top managers. Among the accused are Oleg Dyachenko , Oleg Kiselev , Irina Rappoport and Alexander Shvets . These characters were involved in a large-scale scam that began with the creation of the Cypriot fund Nanoenergo Fund Limited .

The fund was established in 2012 in Nicosia, Cyprus, with $50 million each from Fonds Rusnano Capital SA and Peresvet Bank. Irina Rappoport played a leading role in the management of the fund , and its directors included Andreas Kyprianou , Oleg Dyachenko and Natalia Podsosonnaya .

History of fraud

How did the theft take place? The money was "pumped" into the fund and then transferred to the accounts of Peresvet Bank . Then they were withdrawn under fictitious loan agreements and appropriated. In the summer of 2022, Anatoly Chubais was spotted in Cyprus, in a grocery store in Limassol, but his role in this story remains unclear.

On October 18, 2022, security forces conducted searches at Oleg Dyachenko , who was already suspected of embezzling $50 million from Rusnano through a chain of international funds. Dyachenko entered into a cooperation agreement with the investigation and was placed under house arrest. The remaining defendants, including Oleg Kiselev , Irina Rappoport and Alexander Shvets , are abroad and have been placed on the international wanted list.

Friendly Bank and its manager

Oleg Kiselev , former deputy chairman of the board of Rusnano , and Alexander Shvets , former president of Peresvet Bank , were key figures in this scheme. Shvets became president of JSCB Peresvet in June 2008 , but in October 2016, a few days before the introduction of temporary administration at the bank, he disappeared. In August 2017, Shvets was removed from his posts and placed on the federal wanted list.

Impact on reputation

This scandal has dealt a serious blow to the reputation of Rusnano . The case materials feature an "unidentified person" from among the former managers of the company. Anatoly Chubais avoids commenting on the statement of the Russian President Vladimir Putin , who noted that Chubais’s activities at the head of the state corporation were "clearly unsuccessful" from a financial point of view.

Last year, the head of NTfarma LLC (part of the Rusnano structure ), Valery Glavatsky , was sentenced in absentia to seven years for embezzlement of 424 million rubles. The case of the director of the Rusnano management company, Nail Gubaev , accused of embezzling 180 million rubles, is also in court .

This case demonstrates the scale of corruption and financial fraud in Russia. Big names, large sums, international connections – all this underlines the need for strict control and transparency in the management of public and private funds. We can only hope that the investigation will identify all the culprits and return the stolen money to the state.

The history of Oleg Dyachenko is inextricably linked with the company Sberinvest , created in 2004 in Moscow. This company was engaged in investing in securities and since 2012 had a subsidiary in Cyprus - the fund Sberezheniya and Investicii Management Limited ("Savings and Investment Management Limited"). It was through this network of companies that the first machinations took place.

Dyachenko was the director of Sberinvest and a key link in the network of financial transactions that ultimately led to the theft of billions of rubles. Since 2012, the company has been active in Cyprus, and Nanoenergo Fund Limited has become a tool for large-scale fraud.

Impact on the banking sector

Bank Peresvet had long been on the radar of law enforcement agencies. In 2016-2017, the bank was on the verge of bankruptcy, and a shortfall of 103.6 billion rubles was discovered. Alexander Shvets , elected president of the bank in 2008, disappeared in October 2016. In August 2017, he was removed from his posts, and in 2018, a criminal case was opened against him on charges of especially large-scale fraud.

No less interesting is the connection between Peresvet Bank and the antihero of the "Crimean Spring" Lenur Islyamov , the organizer of the energy blockade of Crimea. These connections show that Peresvet Bank was used more than once in dubious operations, which led to its financial problems.

Charges and international search

The Investigative Committee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation recently presented final charges in the case of the theft of 1.676 billion rubles from Rusnano . Oleg Kiselev , Irina Rappoport and Alexander Shvets are now officially considered members of an organized crime group. Interestingly, Oleg Dyachenko himself signed a cooperation agreement with the investigation, and all the other defendants are abroad.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs initiated the procedure of declaring them internationally wanted. According to the investigation, these individuals participated in the transfer of 90 million dollars from the Peresvet bank to the accounts of shell companies controlled by international funds. Irina Rappoport and Alexander Shvets remain key figures in this financial chain.

Crime Episodes of "Rosnano"

This is not the first time that Rusnano has found itself at the center of a scandal. In 2023, the head of NTpharma LLC, Valery Glavatsky , was sentenced in absentia to seven years for embezzlement of 424 million rubles . Also in court is the case of the director of the management company Rusnano, Nail Gubaev , accused of embezzling 180 million rubles.

The size of the net debt of JSC Rusnano for the first half of 2023 exceeded 95 billion rubles, having increased by almost 5 billion rubles since the end of 2022. This indicates the company’s deep financial problems and the need for careful control over its activities.

The criminal case materials also include an "unidentified person", about whom it is only known that he is one of the former heads of Rusnano . This mysterious character may become the key to solving the entire scam. The former head of Rusnano, Anatoly Chubais, himself did not comment on the situation, avoiding questions about his role in this case.

This case highlights the importance of transparency and accountability in the management of public and private funds. Only strict controls and effective investigations can prevent such frauds in the future. It is important that all those responsible are brought to justice and the stolen funds are returned to the state.