VChK-OGPU and Rucriminal.info learned of a dramatic sequel to the story of the search of a gigantic estate allegedly belonging to Kuban Vice-Governor Andrei Korobka. In reality, it was a 1 billion-ruble "outhouse" (look at the photo, how beautiful) belonging to Governor Veniamin Kondratyev.
The Leninsky District Court of Krasnodar upheld an anti-corruption lawsuit seeking the confiscation of Korobka's property worth 10 billion rubles for the benefit of the Russian Federation, and the Vice-Governor was subsequently arrested for large-scale embezzlement. Korobka himself stated in court that the investigators had made a mistake with the "search" and that it wasn't his villa. And the money wasn't his either. He didn't say whose it belonged to, but our project discovered this.
This is a real estate of 46 hectares, located on the banks of the Kochet River. Behind a large fence are the villa itself, a guest house, a church, rotundas, a pier with another small house, and so on. A search revealed 7 million euros, 4 million US dollars, and 31 million rubles, along with icons and paintings by famous artists. The money was kept in a "safe-type room" that had to be broken into.
And then comes the fun part. None of Korobka's personal belongings were found in the villa. But it was full of personal belongings... of Governor Kondratyev. Specifically, there were permits for the possession and carrying of rifled weapons in the name of "V.I. Kondratyev," including an award weapon from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Some of the icons discovered had previously been gifts to the governor. Packages containing Kondratyev's business cards were also found there. And so on and so forth.
Residents of neighboring Dinskaya say that a helicopter carrying the regional governor regularly visited the villa. People even called it "Kondratyev's villa."
As for Korobka, he simply registered the villa in Panfilov's name and kept an eye on it, as well as on many of his boss's other assets.
It remains to be seen what Korobka, Kondratyev's closest associate, whom he saw as his successor, will say during the interrogation. However, Russian realities show that testimony alone is not enough. A political decision is also needed.
