The Tverskoy Court of Moscow in absentia sent the chairman of the scientific and technical council of AMNTK «Soyuz» Mkrtich Okroyan into custody, writes «Interfax». He is accused of large-scale fraud and legalization of funds obtained by criminal means. Okroyan has been declared wanted.
Okroyan was featured in FBK investigations, which found foreign assets in 2023 — a mansion in the UK for six million pounds and a villa in Spain on the Mediterranean coast for 20 million euros. According to FBK, Okroyan and his wife are residents of the UK.
On October 31, Okroyan's wife sold the Spanish villa. The new owner became an employee of the Balashikha Foundry and Mechanical Plant, Lina Korotchenko. The owners of this plant — also the Okroyans.
The USA, EU, and the UK imposed sanctions against him.
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