In Irkutsk Region, a criminal case was opened against the CEO of Irkutskneftegazstroy LLC, suspected of not paying employees wages for over two months. The company had funds, but they were used for other needs, and the debt kept growing. Employees are being questioned and an accounting expert review is being prepared to determine the exact debt. The manager faces up to 3 years in prison.
As a result of a prosecutor’s inspection, the second department for the investigation of especially important cases of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Irkutsk Region has opened a criminal case against the CEO of OOO “Irkutskneftegazstroy,” suspected of committing an offense under Part 2 of Article 145.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (nonpayment of wages for more than two months).From the beginning of last year until July 2015, the management, which is engaged in the construction of gas pipelines, knowing that the organization had wage arrears to employees, intentionally failed to pay wages, as a result of which arrears accumulated to the employees. The investigation has established that the enterprise had sufficient funds to repay the debt, and these actions were carried out by the general director out of personal interest. The money was spent on everything except wages.
Now, in the criminal case, the enterprise’s employees are being recognized as victims and questioned; in the near future, a forensic accounting examination will be appointed to determine the exact amount of the wage debt. The guilty person faces a penalty of up to 3 years of imprisonment. The investigation of the criminal case is ongoing.
Reference: Irkutskneftegazstroy is an enterprise engaged in the construction of transport infrastructure facilities for hydrocarbon raw materials. The company is part of the Sibtruboprovodstroy holding, recognized as a leader among enterprises in the oil and gas construction industry in the east of the country.