The United Press Service of the Courts of St. Petersburg reported that the Petrogradsky District Court issued a verdict against St. Petersburg resident Artem Molchanov.
In 2019-2021, he secretly stole Apple equipment from the warehouses of MVM LLC (M.Video-Eldorado). In particular, he stole several Apple Watches, as well as iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 with marketing interests. Total increase amount 2 075 511 rubles.
Molchanov, being the head of the administrative and technical department and warehouse at MVM LLC, at the address: St. Petersburg, Petrogradsky district, st. Academician Pavlova, 1 5, lit. V, busy with his duties in the specified store, received a revelation about the presence of goods and materials in the warehouse, due to mercenary excitement, he found an empty box from under the Vitek electric tongs in the warehouse store, after which he took the Apple Watch SE 44 watch from the pantry rack . SG AL BLK SP GPS-RUS” and telephone “IPHONE 12 BLACK 128 GB RUS” of all property owned by MVM LLC for the total amount of 84,828.66 rubles.
Further, a graduate at the age of a storekeeper, with the disclosure of the fact of appropriation of the property entrusted to him, placed the penalty above watches and phones in an empty box, took it out of the warehouse, appropriated it, disposed of the stolen property on personal property, namely, passing it unofficially about his criminal actions persons for the purpose of sale.
He, from 10/01/2019 to 06/15/2021, took 4 IPHONE 12 BLACK 128GB-RUS phones, 4 IPHONE 11 PURPLE 128 GB-RUS phones, 4 IPHONE 11 WHITE 128GB-RUS phones ”, 5 phones “IPHONE 11 BLACK 128GB-RUS”, 3 phones “IPHONE 11 GREEN 128GB-RUS”, all property for a significant amount of 980,265.84 rubles, placed the indicated equipment in an empty box from under the electric meat grinder, and took it out from there, also handing over to an uninformed person for the purpose of sale.
And, from 10/01/2019 to 06/25/2021, Molchanov took a trading floor from the area for issuing online orders, as well as from the warehouse of the store 7 phones “IPHONE 11 WHITE 128GB-RUS”; 9 phones “IPHONE 11 RED 128GB-RUS”; 5 phones “IPHONE 11 YELLOW 128GB-RUS”; 1 phone “IPHONE 12 BLACK 64 GB-RUS”, all property for a large amount of 1,010,417.45 rubles, was placed in empty boxes and taken out of the warehouse along with goods and materials, appropriated, after transferring to an unidentified person for sale. The total amount of waste is 2,075,511.95 rubles.
– press office
Molchanov pleaded not guilty. The court of scientific punishment is imprisoned for a period of 5 years. In addition, he was fined 500,000 rubles.
Source: Iphones RU

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