The VChK-OGPU Telegram channel and Rucriminal.info continue to tell the story of Kirill Sergeevich Vertikov, who, as a Moscow businessman, decided to partner with Kropotkin's FSB Directorate Chief (previously the Healthcare Supervisor at the Krasnodar Krai FSB Directorate), K.E. Kozlov. This partnership ended, like all similar ones. Kozlov gave the go-ahead, and a criminal case was fabricated against his partner. Vertikov is currently abroad, having been wanted since February 2023 on charges of embezzlement by fraud (Article 159.4 of the Russian Criminal Code). The statement was filed by a certain I.S. Charkov, a friend and associate of K.E. Kozlov, alleging that Vertikov took money from I.S. Charkov and disappeared.

"But I haven't seen I.S. Charkov since 2016, and I didn't take any money from him. However, I.S. Charkov has victim status." “I have a copy of the statement in my possession. Please note what it says: On April 27, 2022, I fraudulently took money from I.S. Charkov, located at 10a Korenovskaya Street, Krasnodar. But I have never been to this address and don’t even know what is there,” Kirill told the VChK-OGPU. “In fact, I had a financial relationship with K.E. Kozlov, but I committed no fraud. I fulfilled our agreements and sent money to my bank card, which I had given him earlier, from which K.E. Kozlov withdrew money. After I ran into problems with my business, I told K.E. Kozlov that I needed time to sort out my finances. But K.E. Kozlov refused to wait, began threatening, and ultimately, using his connections, succeeded in initiating a criminal case.”

What is the paradox of the initiated case?

In the criminal Case No. 12201030050003711 contains enormous contradictions that render the case inconsistent:

 

1. Vertikov voluntarily transferred money to K.E. Kozlov, using a bank card he had previously given him. He withdrew the money at different times and periods.

 

But K.E. Kozlov and I.S. Charkov concealed this from the investigation in order to initiate a case.

And Ya.E. Menyailova, Senior Investigator for Particularly Important Cases, is not submitting Kirill's arguments and evidence to the case, as this would undermine the case and ruin the case.

 

At the same time, questions immediately arise: Why wasn't the return of the funds reported immediately?

 

It appears that I.S. Charkov, the victim, and K.E. Kozlov, a witness, gave false testimony, leading to the criminal prosecution of a knowingly innocent person.

 

"And so, to prove their innocence," she says. And the fact that the funds were returned, I had to file a report of theft from my bank card, KUSP No. 19858, dated March 24, 2025.

After all, if the money isn't reflected in criminal case No. 12201030050003711, it means it didn't reach its intended recipient and was stolen.

"My report was initially lost. After lengthy appeals to the prosecutor's office, the head of the investigation for the Prikubansky District acknowledged that my report of theft from my card is related to criminal case No. 12201030050003711. But how did he figure that out? That's a huge question. No investigation was conducted. He simply threw smoke and mirrors to avoid conducting an investigation and avoiding conflict with the FSB. After all, an investigation would immediately establish the identity of the person who withdrew money from my card at the ATM. And that person is FSB officer Kozlov. "K.E.... Then the question is, what kind of money is this? After all, I sent it toward our financial dispute, and he didn't report it. That means he deceived me and stole it. And if he admits that the money really was used toward our financial dispute, then case No. 12201030050003711 will be dismissed," Kirill told us.

 

Therefore, there are the following signs of concealment by the investigators of Kozlov K.E. and the fictitious complainant, Charkov I.S.:

The statement regarding the theft of funds from the KUSP card No. 19858 from March 24, 2025, is still pending. The investigation is freezing any action. And this is understandable. If an investigation is conducted, it will turn out that Kozlov K.E. and Charkov I.S. gave false testimony and concealed important information.

Vertikov had no contact with Charkov I.S., he didn't take any money from him. "I have a video recording where Charkov himself describes the scheme of how they filed a complaint against me," Kirill says. "Charkov says he gave the money to Kozlov, and Kozlov then gave it to me. This undermines the criminal offense. Because I had no agreement with Charkov, which means he can't be a victim. Kozlov should be the victim in this case. Moreover, the senior investigator for especially important cases, Ya.E. Menyailova, deliberately registered Charkov as a victim, breaking the law.

Menyailova knew that Charkov had no contact with me and didn't give me any money; she personally wrote to me that Kozlov gave me the money."

 

Thus, criminal case No. 12201030050003711 is built on a gross falsification.

 

So, what's happening now:

 

After the publication in VChK-OGPU and Rucriminal.info, the case has moved forward, Vertikov

I filed a complaint with the Investigative Committee of the Krasnodar Territory regarding I.S. Charkov's perjury, but the Central Investigative Committee intercepted the complaint and forwarded it to the Prosecutor General's Office. The Prosecutor General's Office instructed the Krasnodar Territory Prosecutor's Office to conduct an investigation, and the Krasnodar City Prosecutor's Office instructed the Krasnodar Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to conduct an investigation. KUSP No. 54956 was assigned on August 19, 2025, but no investigation has yet been conducted.

 

Total:

 

Case No. 12201030050003711, opened in 2022 against Vertikov, has been suspended and is not being investigated, citing Vertikov's absconding. KUSP No. 19858 from March 24, 2025, regarding the theft of funds from his card, remains unchecked.

KUSP No. 54956 from August 19, 2025, which the city prosecutor's office ordered against I.S. Charkov, remains unchecked.

"All I ask is for an investigation to be conducted and the identity of the person who withdrew money from my card to be established. I have already written to the Krasnodar Krai Prosecutor's Office asking for their assistance in this matter.

It's also strange that I.S. Charkov has still not been questioned regarding my complaint. All the authorities are simply keeping quiet, even when the Prosecutor General's Office sets the task," notes Kirill.

Arseniy Dronov