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Synergy University Deputy Rector Placed Under House Arrest in Fraud Probe
A Moscow court placed Synergy University deputy rector Mikhail Erofeev under house arrest on Nov.
11.
He is being investigated in a case over the alleged theft of nearly 20 million rubles while carrying out a government contract, and he denies guilt.
His lawyer said Erofeev had not been detained and had not been formally charged.
The investigation is examining two contracts with Russia’s Federal Agency for Youth Affairs, signed in 2023 and 2024.
Synergy says the contracts were awarded through competitive procedures, completed in full, and that it is cooperating with investigators while continuing normal operations.
Investigators are checking how the contracts were carried out, and RBC separately reported that agency deputy head Denis Ashirov was detained in connection with the case.
A Moscow court placed Synergy University deputy rector Mikhail Erofeev under house arrest on November 11 in a case involving the alleged theft of nearly 20 million rubles.
Erofeev denies guilt, according to a law enforcement source cited by TASS.
The investigation is examining two state contracts with the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs, signed in 2023 and 2024.
Synergy says the contracts were awarded through competitive procedures and fully completed, and that it is cooperating with investigators.
Reports on November 13 said Erofeev had been detained and questioned, while his lawyer earlier said he was not detained and was at home with his family.
- Who
- Mikhail Erofeev, Synergy University’s deputy rector for regional development, and other people under investigation.
- What
- Erofeev was placed under house arrest in a case involving the alleged theft of nearly 20 million rubles during a state contract. He denies guilt.
- When
- The court ordered house arrest on November 11; reports of his detention and questioning appeared on November 13.
- Where
- Moscow.
- Why
- Investigators are examining the execution of two state contracts with the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Synergy and the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs signed two state contracts.
A Moscow court ordered Erofeev placed under house arrest.
TASS reported his detention and questioning; his lawyer had earlier said he was not detained and was at home with his family.
- Position
- Synergy deputy rector for regional development
- House arrest ordered
- November 11
- Alleged loss
- Nearly 20 million rubles
- Contracts under review
- Two state contracts with the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs
- Combined contract value
- 40.5 million rubles
- Contract years
- 2023 and 2024
What people are saying
The court ordered house arrest for Mikhail Erofeev on November 11. He denies guilt.