The former head of "RostovAvtodor" has been detained on suspicion of corruption.
Law enforcement officers in Rostov-on-Don detained former head of the road organization Stanislav Degtyarev on suspicion of fraud, official forgery, and abuse of office. Searches were conducted at the official's home.
As reported by "Caucasian Knot", the former deputy governor of the Rostov region, Vladimir Okunev, who is wanted federally, has been accused of exceeding his authority, restricting competition, and laundering criminal proceeds. The investigation established that part of the money amounting to 38.7 million rubles, which Okunev received illegally, was laundered through the purchase of trucks registered to his relatives and leased to GUP RO "RostovAvtodor".
According to the investigation, in 2024 and 2025, Degtyarev submitted false information about the organization's profits for the previous two years in the accounting reports of "RostovAvtodor", although he knew that it was operating at a loss, RBC reports today citing sources in law enforcement agencies.
Falsified documents were submitted to the tax inspectorate and relevant ministries of the Rostov region. Based on the reports for 2023, Degtyarev received a bonus of over 1.4 million rubles, which the investigation considers illegal.
Moreover, Degtyarev ordered the transfer of 12 million rubles to a football club for advertising services, although the organization he headed had debts exceeding 245 million rubles. This concerns contracts concluded from August 2023 to March 2024.
Degtyarev is charged with large-scale fraud , two episodes of official forgery , and abuse of office .
The press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Rostov region published a video of the detention. The recording shows how Rosgvardiya SOBR officers enter the apartment, where the suspect is lying face down on the floor. The law enforcement agency noted that searches were conducted at the suspect's residence and workplace during the investigation. A petition has been submitted to the court for the imposition of a preventive measure. Investigative actions are also being carried out to establish all the circumstances of the crimes.
Stanislav Degtyarev was born on September 19, 1972, in Rostov-on-Don. From 1993 to 2001, he worked as a mechanic and then as a lawyer in commercial organizations. From 2006 to 2017, he was the director of LLC "BARS". In 2017, he moved to "RostovAvtoDor", where he held the positions of deputy director for commercial issues and commercial director.
From 2021 to 2023, he worked in the Ministry of Transport of the Rostov region, including as an assistant to the deputy governor - minister of transport. In 2023, he headed "RostovAvtodor". He left this position in June 2025.
In March, the organization initiated bankruptcy, and in May, the Arbitration Court of the Rostov region introduced supervision procedures. The claims of creditors against the enterprise exceeded 578 million rubles. A total of 37 companies filed claims, reports "Kommersant".
"Caucasian Knot" also reported that officials from the Rostov region were caught in falsifying administrative cases. According to the investigation, three employees of the administration drew up fictitious protocols on administrative offenses against residents of the Kagalnitsky district.