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Andrei Targashov's commentary on the car fraud case for the OTS TV channel

2026-03-04 18:00 Mass media
On March 23, 2024, UNION AVTO LLC (TIN: 2543175720) (hereinafter referred to as the Company) and E.A. Bukreev entered into an agency agreement for the purchase of a vehicle from Japan for 2,500,000 rubles.

On April 18, 2024, 1,721,000 rubles were received in cash by A.V. Skovpen, an employee of the Company.

NB: The Company failed to fulfill its obligations under the agreement and did not actually use the funds received for the purchase of the vehicle, as established by a court decision.

On February 27, 2025, the Director of the Company died. He had previously been convicted under Part 2 of Article 158 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, Part 2 of Article 313 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, and Part 1 of Article 228 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

On March 7, 2025, under Arbitration Case No. A45-11667/2024, the consumer bankruptcy proceedings against A.V. Skovpenya were completed. We believe the purpose of the proceedings was to release him from the obligation to repay the funds.

On June 27, 2025, an investigator from the 1st Department for Investigating Crimes in the Served Territory of Novosibirsk, Investigative Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for Novosibirsk, initiated a criminal case under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

On November 24, 2025, E.A. Bukreev thwarted an attempt by fraudsters to dispose of the Company by deleting the organization from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities.

Targashov Group lawyers are currently working to initiate criminal proceedings against a specific individual under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

The report on this story is available via the link in Telegram and MAX.