A resident of the Moscow region, Yuri Tsukerman, fraudulently stole 215 million rubles from the accounts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which were seized from the leader of a religious sect, Andrei Popov, nicknamed “God Kuzya.” Life reported this.
According to the site, 59-year-old Tsukerman forged a receipt on behalf of the personal assistant of “God Kuzi” Zhanna Frolushkina in May last year. He introduced himself as Frolushkina’s ex-husband and stated in the Khimki court that the seized 215 million rubles belonged to him. The judge ordered the money to be returned to the “owner”.
As Life writes, later the FSSP Office for the Moscow Region wrote off money from the Moscow Ministry of Internal Affairs vault account opened in Sberbank.
When the deception was exposed, Zuckerman managed to escape to Israel. He was put on the federal wanted list on suspicion of fraud. A criminal case has been filed against the man. The judge who made the decision was fired.
Information about the search for the swindler was confirmed by RIA Novosti in the press service of the capital's department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The defendant, a 59-year-old native of Omsk, produced forged documents, on the basis of which in 2016 the court made a decision to recover in his favor over 215 million rubles, which were stored in the authorized body as material evidence
They told the department.
The leader of the religious sect, Andrei Popov, and his supporters were arrested in September 2015. According to investigators, they participated in Orthodox exhibitions, posed as representatives of little-known churches and offered services and dubious goods at high prices. They sold prayers and services.
In their apartments, detectives found 43 million rubles, 100 thousand dollars, as well as literature about exotic animals. Popov named the sect after his favorite parrot Kuzi and became the “god” of the religious organization. He loved animals and considered them the most sinless creatures. Popov's followers were mainly women, with many of whom he had intimate relationships.
The sectarians resignedly surrendered to their “god”, despite his unprepossessing appearance. “God Kuzya” had encyclopedic knowledge and could charm any woman from his harem. He treated his wives harshly. Women were forbidden to have contact with people who were outside the sect, and they were beaten for the slightest offense.
Last month it was reported that the sect’s chief accountant Galina Markevich, the organization’s “gray cardinal” Zhanna Frolushkina, and Nadezhda Rozanova were in the dock. The defendants are accused of fraud, and their leader is accused of creating a religious association associated with violence against people. Despite the efforts of lawyers, all the defendants in the case were left in pre-trial detention for another three months until December 11.
According to the agency Ura.ru, at the end of September the Yamal government launched an international conference to study the activities of pseudo-religious organizations and destructive sects. Governor of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Dmitry Kobylkin noted that the regional authorities, when implementing national policies, take into account the proven experience of peaceful coexistence of peoples and faiths over the years, and also support the original cultures of different peoples.
The capital's police are looking for a man who stole 215 million rubles, which were kept as evidence in a criminal case against the previously arrested sect leader Andrei Popov, also known as “God Kuzya.”
“The Main Investigation Department of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Moscow has opened and is investigating a criminal case under Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “fraud on an especially large scale” against a 59-year-old native of Omsk,” they reported on Wednesday. Rossiyskaya newspaper" in the press service of the capital's police headquarters.
According to the investigation, the man produced forged documents, on the basis of which in 2016 the court made a decision to recover in his favor over 215 million rubles, which at that time were stored in the authorized body as material evidence in a previously initiated criminal case.
The police clarified that the man has already been charged in absentia and is wanted. “A portion of the stolen money in the amount of more than 85 million rubles was found and blocked in the bank accounts of the accused. The property purchased by the suspect with the stolen money was identified and seized,” the police said.
According to RG, we are talking about several SUVs purchased by the defendant.
The stolen money was kept as evidence in a criminal case against “God Kuzi”. The man was the ex-husband of the assistant of “God Kuzi”, who was involved in the case with him. He forged promissory notes from his ex-wife, indicating that he allegedly lent her 215 million rubles. While the investigation was clarifying the origin of the money seized from the sectarians, the swindler appeared in the Khimki court, where he presented his fake receipts. However, the court believed him and satisfied his demands.
Let us remind you that initially investigators opened a case against sectarians under Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “fraud.” But during the investigation, new details of the illegal activities of the defendants were revealed. On their basis, a case was opened under Part 1 of Article 239 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “the creation of a religious or public association, the activities of which involve violence against citizens or other harm to their health, as well as the management of such an association.” Later, both cases were combined into one proceeding.
There are three accomplices in the case. In addition to 38-year-old Andrei Popov (“god Kuzya”), there is his 49-year-old partner Galina Markevich, who was also the sect’s shadow accountant, and another accomplice, Nadezhda Rozanova. All of them were detained and taken into custody.
The sect's main income came from the participation of its members in "exhibitions." Posing themselves as representatives of some little-known temple or monastery, its “adepts” offered people all kinds of prayer services.
Who himself is accused of fraud. In total, 215 million rubles were stolen from the creator of the totalitarian sect, Andrei Popov, and all this money was kept as material evidence.
Who stood behind God Kuzey? This question haunted investigators, victims and journalists for three years, from the very moment when 40-year-old Andrei Popov, aka Hieromonk Roman, who proclaimed himself the living deity Kuzya in honor of a dead parrot, was detained and convicted of fraud.
An unexpected turn in this matter may finally lift the veil of secrecy over the emergence of this strangest of sects. The treasury of the sectarians was stolen directly from the accounts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
“The case was initiated against a 59-year-old native of the city of Omsk. As the investigation established, the defendant produced forged documents, on the basis of which in 2016 the court made a decision to recover over 215 million rubles, which were kept in the custody of the authorized body as material evidence for a previously filed case. criminal case,” said Yuri Titov, acting. Head of the Information and Public Relations Department of the Main Internal Affairs Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Moscow.
The money was seized during a search in one of the apartments where adherents of God Kuzi staged sadistic orgies.
219 million rubles and 150 thousand dollars were in cardboard boxes. The sectarians collected a huge amount of money by deception, allegedly for prayers and for the repair of churches.
“I know that this is money that was collected by adherents at Orthodox exhibitions and was kept by Popov, in the apartment where he lived,” said Olga Frantseva, a former adherent of the sect.
However, within six months he presented rights to millions ex-husband sectarian Frolushkina, in whose apartment the seizure took place. A certain Yuri Tsukerman, also known as Dmitry Ananchenko, stated that he simply deposited the money and presented a false receipt. In May 2016, federal judge of the Khimki court Dmitry Dubravin ruled in favor of Tsukerman-Ananchenko.
“In October 2016, a representative of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for Moscow applied to the Khimki City Court with a request to review the decision due to newly discovered circumstances,” said Natalya Osipova, press secretary of the Moscow Regional Court.
We grabbed it late. By this time, the bailiff service had already transferred 215 million rubles from the accounts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to Tsukerman’s account. Judge Dubrovin retired with honors. And when operatives raided Tsukerman’s house, there was no trace of the fraudster.
“In bank accounts belonging to the defendant, part of the stolen funds in the amount of 85 million rubles was discovered and blocked. In addition, property purchased by the attacker with the stolen money was identified and seized,” Yuri Titov reported.
Including luxury foreign cars worth several million rubles, a house and an apartment. Now Yuri Tsukerman, aka Dmiry Ananchenko, is hiding in Israel. It is unlikely that he could have pulled off a dizzying operation to seize the treasury of the God Kuzi sect from the accounts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on his own. And the sectarians sitting in prison, along with their leader, seem to be just puppets in someone’s big game.
Date of publication: 01/26/2018
In the Moscow region, famous businessman Yuri Tsukerman (Ananchenko) was detained, who was put on the wanted list for the theft of 215 million rubles. Let us remind you that these funds were seized by the police from the notorious sect of “God Kuzi”.
As the investigation established, the organizers of the sect forcibly forced their followers to give them all the money and property they had. The criminal case against its spiritual leader Andrei Popov and three of his alleged assistants is now being considered by the Presnensky Court in Moscow.
By the way, everyone who was in the dock noted that Mr. Tsukerman was not involved in the sect, the businessman came “on the smell of money” after the security forces detained his former partner Zhanna Frolushkina, now the wife and alleged accomplice of “God Kuzi” .
Thus, operatives detained Yuri Tsukerman in a cottage near Moscow. The businessman has been charged with committing particularly large-scale fraud (Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). According to law enforcement officers, when operatives were on the trail of “God Kuzi” and secured the arrest of 215 million rubles found in the sect leader’s apartment, Yuri Tsukerman decided to take possession of this money.
To achieve this goal, the investigation materials say, Mr. Tsukerman prepared fake papers, from which it followed that even before the arrest of the sect members, he allegedly transferred this amount for safekeeping to his former partner Zhanna Frolushkina, who by that time had become the wife of “God Kuzi” . With these papers, Yuri Tsukerman obtained in the Khimki City Court the return of money that allegedly belonged to him - 215 million rubles, kept in the account of the financial support center of the capital's main headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, were transferred to his account in Sberbank. When the scam was discovered, the police secured the arrest of Yuri Tsukerman’s account, which contained about 85 million rubles, as well as his cars. Now law enforcement officers are figuring out where the rest of the funds went.
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“Sect of God Kuzi” (“Kondrat”) - unregistered pseudo-Orthodox religious group destructive direction, operating in Russia (primarily in Moscow) since the late 1990s - early 2000s. Also defined as a pseudo-Orthodox sect, a pseudo-religious sect.
The leader is Andrei Yurievich Popov (born 1977) (“god Kuzya”, “Kuzma Alekseev”), previously also known as “Bishop Roman”.
Little is known reliably about A.Yu. Popov himself. It is generally reported that he was born in 1977 and is visually impaired, although he declares himself to be completely blind. It is also known that he was born in Dolgoprudny; As a child, I dreamed of a menagerie, had a parrot and a crab. The relationship with his parents was difficult (there was no father, and the mother severely punished the boy, thus trying to strengthen his spirit and make him a man), and the boy was raised by his grandmother (who developed an interest in religion and esotericism) and grandfather. At the age of 14 he decided that he was a god. It is also known that Popov was married and has a 16-year-old son.
At the same time, on his personal website Popov is presented as “a historian, philosopher, religious scholar, psychologist, poet, writer, member of the Union of Writers of Russia, artist, member of the Union of Artists, composer, singer, biologist, a person of encyclopedic knowledge.” It is stated that he graduated high school with a gold medal, and in 1999 he graduated from the Faculty of History of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov. Then he was engaged in teaching. It is said that the loss of vision occurred at the age of three months after clinical death, of which he survived two. A visually impaired person of the second group. Since 1995 he has been a member of the All-Russian Society of the Blind.
It is also stated that Popov was a gifted child, at the age of three he knew the works of William Shakespeare by heart and composed his first poems. At the age of 12 he received the first category in chess. It is reported that Kuzya is the author of more than 300 books, more than 40 books of poetry, more than 800 musical works, and it is also especially noted that “many times more dictated and not yet published material, thousands of paintings, hundreds of musical works.” It is stated that Popov is a talented artist who paints “paintings with a ‘free hand’: the hand itself chooses the desired color of the pencil and draws what is specified in the title of the painting.” It is noted that “the symbols encode information about the name of the painting; this is a monograph in the astral language.” It is especially emphasized that Kuzya has phenomenal memory and attentiveness, which he continues to develop all the time, and can remember information by ear. It is reported that Popov has the gift of “accurate prediction of events, knows why a particular event occurred and what is needed to ensure that the situation changes and does not happen again.” It is also proclaimed that Kuzya “has a phenomenal healing gift and is able to help at a distance, without seeing a person, even in the most hopeless situations.”
It is stated that “he spent almost his entire life in solitude” and this is explained by the fact that “many were tempted to use him as a ‘pocket old man’.” The website reports that Kuzi “has clergy, but it is not officially recognized.” It was also reported that in March 2009, Popov was “awarded the gold Yesenin medal “For fidelity to the traditions of culture and literature.”
On May 8, 2014, investigators of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for Moscow, during the investigation of a criminal case of assault, conducted searches at the premises of the organization on Krasnoproletarskaya Street and Bolshoy Kondratyevsky Lane. As a result, two dozen boxes were found with thousandth and five thousandth banknotes totaling 219 million rubles (according to other sources - 240 million) and 150 thousand dollars, counterfeit seals of real religious organizations, religious literature, over 50 species of rare animals (among them the Australian echidna , crocodile Tosha, iguana Gunya, monitor lizard, armadillo; the animals were later transferred to the Moscow Zoo), as well as photo and video materials that law enforcement agencies classified as child pornography. According to information from investigators, activities were carried out on the premises aimed at “seizing citizens’ funds through deception and abuse of trust.” The victims have documentary materials (more than a hundred audio recordings and more than 150 books by Popov) and testimony. Between 2007 and 2015, 7 million 385 thousand rubles were stolen from 15 victims through deception and intimidation.
On May 16, 2014, the criminal case opened by the Internal Affairs Directorate for the Central Administrative District of Moscow under Article 116 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“beatings”) against the sect of the god Kuzi was transferred to the inquiry department of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Moscow, where investigative and operational activities are carried out, including interrogations of community members. On May 22, Popov was taken to the Moscow police station, but exercised his constitutional right to refuse to testify.
On September 10, 2015, the organizer of the “God Kuzya” sect and a number of his closest assistants were detained under Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“fraud”). During the searches, more than 43 million rubles and over 100 thousand US dollars, as well as rare animals and child pornography, were confiscated from the suspects. On September 11, the Tagansky District Court of Moscow decided to arrest Popov and the alleged chief accountant of the sect, Galina Markevich. Both arrested persons refused to testify, citing Article 51 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. However, Popov told the journalists who visited him that “he is no longer a god and now calls himself a domestic Mamashnik.”
On September 17, 2015, an investigator from the Internal Affairs Directorate for the Central Administrative District of Moscow, as part of a criminal investigation under Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud) interrogated and then charged 49-year-old Moscow resident Zhanna Frolushkina, who is the official wife and confidant of Popov, and also, according to documents, the owner of the apartment. On October 19, the Tagansky District Court decided to take her into custody.
On October 29, 2015, the Moscow City Court recognized the decision of the Tagansky District Court to place Popov and Markevich in custody as legal.
On November 2, 2015, an investigator from the Internal Affairs Directorate for the Central Administrative District of Moscow opened another criminal case against Popov under Article 239 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“creation of a non-profit organization that infringes on the personality and rights of citizens”).
On November 6, 2015, the Tagansky District Court of Moscow extended the detention of Popov, as well as his followers, Nadezhda Rozanova (former adviser general director Moscow International Trade Center), Galina Markevich and Zhanna Frolushkina until January 11, 2016.
On December 30, 2015, the Tverskoy Court of Moscow decided to extend Popov’s detention until March 11, 2016. On February 11, 2016, the Moscow City Court upheld the lower court's decision to extend Popov's detention until March 11, 2016. On March 9, 2016, the Tverskoy Court of Moscow extended Popov’s detention until June 11. On June 7, 2016, the Tverskoy Court of Moscow extended Popov’s detention until September 10. On September 8, 2016, the Moscow City Court extended the detention of Popov, Rozanova and Markevich until December 11, 2016. On September 19, 2016, official representative of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs I.V. Volk announced the completion of the investigation of the criminal case. On December 11, the court extended the period of detention until March 11, 2017. On March 9, the court extended the period of detention until June 2017. On June 9, 2017, the Moscow City Court left Popov in custody until September 2017. On September 8, 2017, the Moscow City Court extended the terms of detention of Popov, Markevich and Frolushkina until December 11, 2017. On December 18, the terms of detention were extended until May 28, 2018. On January 11, 2018, the court terminated the “criminal case regarding the accusation of Frolushkina Zh.V., Markevich G.M., Rozanova N.A., Rozanova M.V., Grekhova E.I. of committing a crime under Part 3 of Art. 239 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, due to the expiration of the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution,” however, against Popov himself, these charges were not dropped; in addition, he, as well as other three people, considered as his accomplices, are accused under Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
The capital's police are conducting searches in apartments where adherents of the "God Kuzi" sect gathered. Andrei Popov himself, who led the illegal organization, was detained and is now answering questions from investigators. Specific literature, money in various currencies (converted to rubles amounted to more than 50 million), as well as rare animals from the Red Book were confiscated. Popov, who calls himself “God Kuzya,” claims that he has a phenomenal healing gift and is supposedly able to help even in the most hopeless situations.
The appearance of the “god Kuzi” (in the world of Andrei Popov) to police officers occurred at the moment when the operatives were talking with one of his novices. Marina is the owner of the apartment where the leader of an extensive destructive sect has settled. The girl is madly devoted to her spiritual mentor and resists the search in every possible way.
Popov looked extremely confused and appeared before the operatives in the image of a martyr, but behind this religious shell, a real swindler was hiding. The followers of the “god Kuzi” gave their last to their half-blind leader, sold cars and apartments, just to please their mentor. Popov assures that he is not “God Kuzey,” he just looks like him. A real, amazing resemblance to a man who, last year, had a home zoo with rare animals and half a billion rubles in cash.
But somehow the sect leader and his followers managed to escape punishment. This time, detectives say, the evidence base has been more impressive. Early in the morning, law enforcement officers raided the so-called accountant of the religious organization and seized documents reflecting all cash flows. Moreover, the personal treasury of the self-proclaimed god was replenished both through alms for the construction of temples and donations to the residents of Donbass. It is clear that all the funds collected ended up in the pockets of the sectarians.
The law enforcement officers had no doubt that the search of novice Marina’s apartment would yield results. The girl refused to open the lock voluntarily. As it turned out, for iron door there was someone else.
The police nevertheless entered the room. Behind the door was Anastasia Chebotareva, a famous violinist, Honored Artist of Russia, and a world-famous musician. It is not yet known what role she played in Popov’s life. There are more law enforcement officers who will help in the investigation. Popov actually took away from his followers. The bills were neatly folded in a cabinet that stood in the hallway.
Ekaterina Devyatova, representative of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for Moscow: “Today, from 5:00, Moscow police officers, together with colleagues from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, are conducting an operation to identify and bring to legal responsibility the organizers of an extensive destructive sect.
A citizen who calls himself “God Kuzya”, as well as a number of his closest assistants, were detained. Searches are being carried out in Moscow apartments at seven addresses, during which they were seized.”
How it conveys NTV correspondent Pavel Sidelnikov, the owner of the apartment and her spiritual mentor were unable to explain the origin of such an impressive amount. It took the police several hours just to count the banknotes found. In addition, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs discovered specific literature and several aquariums with rare sea fish, Red Book snakes, turtles and a crocodile, although in an apartment at a different address. To assess their condition, law enforcement officials invited workers from the capital's zoo.
The menagerie is not just a decoration. The fact is that the followers of the sect, which Popov organized, deify animals and worship the soul of their mentor’s dead parrot. The bird's name was Kuzey.
Despite the complaints of “God Kuzi” about his poor health, he was nevertheless taken to the police station. Criminal. In the near future, investigators intend to petition the court to arrest the sect leader.
