The document that marked the beginning of the criminal case against the Anti-Corruption Foundation. The case concerned the organization’s activities, its funding, investigations, and political projects; the authorities used it as a basis for pressuring staff, volunteers, and supporters.
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Criminal Case No. 11902450048000049 Case file sheet 1
RULING
on the initiation of a criminal case and its acceptance for proceedings
Moscow August 3, 2019 2:10 p.m.
Investigator S.V. Ilyushin, Captain of Justice, of the Division for the Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the First Directorate for the Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the city of Moscow, having examined the crime report, namely the investigator’s report dated 03.08.2019, KRSP No. 203/2-102pr-19, as well as the pre-investigation inquiry materials received from the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the city of Moscow, registered in KUSP of the Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Directorate of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for Moscow under No. 17499 dated 01.08.2019, 1
HAS ESTABLISHED:
During the period from 01.01.2016 to 31.12.2018, unidentified persons, including employees of the non-profit organization “Anti-Corruption Foundation” (ACF) Taxpayer Identification No. 7709471429 (hereinafter “ACF”), acting as a group by prior conspiracy, received from unidentified third parties cash funds in Russian currency and foreign currency in a total amount of no less than 75,585,300.21 rubles, which they knew had been obtained through criminal means.
Continuing their joint criminal actions aimed at laundering funds obtained by third parties through criminal means, during the above-mentioned period the unidentified persons, for the purpose of giving a lawful appearance to the possession, use, and disposal of those funds, while concealing the connection between the funds and their criminal source, deposited cash through Cash-in and Recycling devices (ATMs that accept cash deposits and ATMs that both accept and dispense cash) located in the city of Moscow into settlement accounts opened, among others, with Sberbank PJSC and Alfa-Bank JSC, in a total amount of no less than 75,585,300.21 rubles, which constitutes an especially large amount, after which they arranged for the credited funds to be transferred to ACF’s current settlement accounts, thereby financing the activities of the said non-profit organization and thus completing their joint criminal actions to launder those funds.
Taking into account that there is sufficient evidence indicating the elements of a crime under Paragraph “b,” Part 4, Article 174 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, and guided by Articles 38, 140, 145, 146 (147), 151, and Part 1 of Article 156 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation,
HEREBY RULES: 1. To initiate a criminal under Paragraph “b,” Part 4, Article 174 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. on the grounds of the elements of a crime, 2. To accept the criminal case for my own proceedings and commence the investigation. 3. To send a copy of this ruling to the Prosecutor of the city of Moscow.
Investigator S.V. Ilyushin
A copy of this ruling was sent to the Prosecutor of the city of Moscow on August 3, 2019.
Investigator S.V. Ilyushin
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