When they let Arbuzov Vitaly go. Ten facts from the life of Vitaly Arbuzov

Together with the news about the emancipation of conditions for business, today it became known about the detention of Vitaly Arbuzov, the head of the Fenox holding, which has been dealing with automotive parts since 1989, the founder of Arvitfood (Preston stores) and the owner of many other assets. In addition, this is one of the most closed to journalists businessman.

- The arrest took place on Wednesday afternoon at the company's office. They took everyone- says the source.

The same information is confirmed by Fenox production staff.

-Yesterday we were warned that the salary would be on Monday, at the office - check by the DFR.

Today KGC commented on the detention.

- Department financial investigations The State Control Committee, together with the Department of Financial Monitoring of the State Control Committee, in the framework of combating systemic crimes in the economic sphere, identified and suppressed large-scale illegal activities of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Fenox Global Group and a number of officials Belarusian business entities associated with non-payment of taxes on an especially large scale,- BelTA quotes a message from the KGC press service.

As explained in the Department of Financial Investigations, the chairman of the board of directors of the Fenox Global Group is suspected of carrying out illegal activities in Belarus since 2010 related to tax evasion, as well as illegally receiving value added tax from the budget.

Thus, the Belarusian enterprises controlled by him, firstly, overestimated the cost of imported products many times over, which allowed them to increase costs and reduce the taxable base for paying taxes.

Secondly, selling products in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine for cash, they issued documents for the export of goods at a reduced price, which made it possible not only to underestimate revenue, but also to return VAT from the budget.

In addition, the purchased goods were sold to large industrial enterprises in Belarus (Minsk Automobile Plant JSC, Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant JSC, Peleng JSC), as well as in Russia, which subsequently affected the cost of their products. Understating revenues and overstating costs allowed enterprises to illegally minimize the amount of taxes they paid, in fact transferring only income tax and contributions to the fund to the budget. social protection population from the wages of their workers. At the same time, in addition to the accrued salary, employees were also paid money in envelopes in amounts of 2 thousand rubles.

The amount of unpaid taxes established on the basis of the collected materials exceeded 100 million rubles, and the amount of VAT illegally returned from the budget - more than 20 million. Based on these facts, the Department of Financial Investigations initiated 8 criminal cases under parts 1-4 of Article 210 (illegal entrepreneurial activity) of the Criminal Code, as well as 11 criminal cases under parts 1 and 2 of Article 243 (tax evasion).

18 people were recognized as suspects in criminal cases, 12 of whom were detained. During the production of urgent investigative and other procedural actions in criminal cases, accounting documents, computer technology and other media containing information characterizing the criminal activities of suspects, as well as foreign currency in total amount more than $115 thousand in equivalent. In addition, debit transactions on settlement accounts of enterprises used to commit crimes, on which the equivalent of more than 3.5 million rubles are blocked, have been suspended. In order to compensate for the damage caused to the state in the form of unpaid taxes and returned VAT, the property of the suspects was seized, including expensive real estate (cottages, apartments) and cars. Currently, a preliminary investigation is underway on the initiated criminal cases.

Vitaly Arbuzov's business extends far beyond Belarus. Moreover, only a small part of the assets work at home. Fenox is 12 factories located in Belarus, Russia and Germany. Production area - more than 130,000 sq. m, according to the official website.

Other major areas include Fenox Venture Capital, a venture capital fund that invests in startups around the world.

Vitich Arbuzov was born in the regional center of Krasnopolye (Mogilevskaya Niva), where he graduated from high school. Afterwards, he entered the Belarusian Polytechnic Institute at the Faculty of Engineering Geology. 1. After a few years, he implements the knowledge gained at the university in own business. Arbuzov's specialization was metal-cutting machines and tools.

Commercial and industrial activity has always been the main driving force of Arbuzov. For several years now, there have been rumors on the market about the book that the businessman is ready to part with them (alias has even already parted). 7. After the arrival of new players, someone began to less actively develop the Preston chain, which began with a Bangalore store. On the Fenox Global Group website, retail is still represented by Preston without a break. But he has not yet succeeded in becoming a major food retailer. Now it's 3 shopping centers In Minsk.
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True, the Russian media called Arbuzov a raider. No matter how he managed to prove to the minority shareholders in court that the acquisition of shares was legal. According to data in 2015, Arbuzov owned a 51% stake in the Miass Kedr plant. 3. The purchase of this enterprise allowed "Phenoks" to build the supply of steering systems for self-carriage "AvtoVAZ", GAZ, UAZ.
The businessman is the author and co-author of developments that are implemented in his enterprises. 4. In the CIS patent bases, its origin is mentioned as a co-inventor of a ball joint, a disc brake with a parking brake mechanism, a device in order to facilitate starting an internal combustion engine.
He was one of the owners of the Unison company, which owns a car factory in the village of Obchak, ten kilometers from Minsk. Until recently, Vitulya Arbuzov was associated with the production of cars. But, despite this, these projects did not have much success. Since the late 90s, the devil has been trying, together with Alexei Vaganov, to build an assembly of passenger and commercial vehicles there - Samand, Zotye, KIA, Lublin, etc. In 2015, it was already known that Arbuzov left this project. five.
But in the end, he left the project. In the 2000s, the businessman wanted to open a large shopping and entertainment complex Preston Plaza.

Photograph: Evgeny Erchak, TUT.BY
Having earned the first money on the supply of imported components, Arbuzov in the mid-1990s bought equipment from Siemens, which had just said goodbye to the production of auto parts. The Bremse Hydraulik stand went to the company along with the order - the first customer was the German ATE (Teves Continental), which was supplied with front brake calipers and brake cylinders for that conveyor assembly at Audi and Volkswagen.
9. Based on crunchbase estimates. Currently, in most cases, all information about the venture fund, which in 2011 Arbuzov created inseparably with foreign partners in Silicon Valley. com, in four years, FVC raised $400 million in startups. Fund financing priorities remain the latest technology Internet (health, trading activity, financial service, etc.). By the end of 2015, there were 61 startups in the company's portfolio. Fenox Venture Capital invested the coin in a number of startups in the USA, Southeast Asia, Japan, and the CIS countries.

WeSafe Insurance Exchange specializes in a wide range of insurance services with the aim of corporate clients. Another little-known direction of the Phenox group is insurance.

The last time he was there was recently. Ant. long before his arrest. But after a twist of fate in 2014, the journalists of Ezhednevnik discovered that exactly in the column “work” was indicated the moment that Arbuzov planned to give to the director of the head structure of the auto component direction of NP LLC Fenox - 1989-2017. 10. Vityana Arbuzov actively visits the page in Odnoklassniki. Information and there, however, is the bare minimum.
We tried to fill this gap and collected 10 interesting facts about the businessman. Taken on April 12, businessman Vitaly Arbuzov was rumored to be one of the wealthiest Belarusians. In any case, he led a rather non-public life, avoided interviews with journalists, so the general public knew the very minimum about his business.
Formation was also a driver of Arbuzov's enrichment. The company has won a number of major tenders, receiving a small fraction of building sites. At first, the conjuncture in the new business went uphill. In the middle of the 2000s, alcohol bought two construction companies (TDT and ADS-2000), which were later merged into one. In particular, the Parus high-rise building, which was built by Itera, became a large object. 6.

In 2006, Arbuzov moved again into medicine. The businessman set up the production of reagents and Supplies to conduct tests in medical laboratories and medical institutions. 8. The size of the supply of products for laboratory diagnostics has been made. Even if the medical center "Analysis Med" was opened. Kompashka actively participated in the state programs of the Ministry of Health. True, from July 1, 2016, the Analysis Med laboratory ceased its activity.
As follows from the information on the company's website, (Arbuzov has 12 enterprises in Belarus, Germany and Russia in accordance with the production of spare parts. Something about 3.5 thousand people are employed in production. In 2005, Arbuzov bought out a stake in PKUP "708 mechanized Plant of the Minsk City Executive Committee "and became a shareholder of SOJSC "Minsk Automobile Equipment Enterprise". Later, part of the volume (nearby 25%) was outsourced. And 200 thousand Production capacity several enterprises (Phenox, Vitaravtomativ, Arvit-avtomobil, Break Hydrolix) were located in rented areas. meters of production space - in Belarus. This is half of the entire Fenox Global Group. sq.

Phenox is one of the largest players in the CIS in the production and distribution of brake systems, cooling systems, suspensions, electrical systems, transmission and steering systems. 2. Like ((how) did Vitaly Arbuzov come to this?

Unlike their counterparts in neighboring countries, Belarusian oligarchs do not flaunt their personal lives. It is customary to hide luxury from prying eyes.

The richest Belarusian built a house in Drozdy, next to ministers, judges and prosecutors and not far from Alexander Lukashenko's residential residence. It is a brick two-story building with a basement and terraces. There are even enclosures on the site.

Alexander Shakutin

The house of the chairman of the board of directors of Amkodor was found in Borovlyany. His block two-story house with a basement, an attic and several terraces does not stand out from the neighboring cottages.

Vitaly Arbuzov

The name of Arbuzov says little to Belarusians. The owner of the Fenox group of companies does business abroad, but also has factories in our country.

His residence in Maryaliva (Logoisk direction) is a wooden dark green house behind a high fence, also made of wood.

Pavel Topuzidis

The owner of Tabak-Invest and Korona hypermarkets has two cottages. In the first, in Drozdy, repairs are ongoing. Topuzidis built a more representative house in Ratomka on the coast of the Minsk Sea, on the outskirts of his own Robinson Club.

Vladimir Peftiev

Arms dealer Vladimir Peftiev is building an estate in Raubichi (Logoisk direction). These are actually two buildings, each with four floors. Their total area exceeds 1700 m2!

Vladimir Alexandrovich

Former Member of the "House of Representatives", Director construction company"IteraBel" settled behind the National Library. On its site there are two houses - wooden and brick.

Vladimir Yaprintsev

European champion in sambo, one of the closest companions of Yuri Chizh is being built in Drozdy not far from his boss.

Oleg Khusaenov

The three-story house on Tsnyanka (northern Minsk) belongs to the wife and son of the co-owner of the AtlantM automobile holding. Now Khusaenov is interested in creating the first Belarusian direct investment fund Zubr Capital.

Viktor Shevtsov

Orthodox philanthropist Viktor Shevtsov managed to be released after a period of disgrace and return to Drozdy. The criminal case against the owner of Belzarubezhstroy and Trustbank was dropped.

Viktor Petrovich

Companion Pavel Topuzidis lives in the center of Minsk, very close to his "Crown", in fact, in the middle of a parking lot.

Vitaly Arbuzov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Fenox Global Group, has been released.

Vitaly Arbuzov. Photo from the site "Tomorrow of your country"

“On Friday evening, around 7 p.m., he was released. Quite unexpected. The measure of restraint has been changed to a personal guarantee, ”said the interlocutors from Arbuzov’s entourage.

A personal guarantee implies that several persons have given written commitments that Arbuzov, being at large, will not hide from the investigation and court, will not interfere with the investigation of the case or its consideration by the court, and will not engage in criminal activities.

As previously reported, in April 2017, the Financial Investigation Department of the State Control Committee, together with the Financial Monitoring Department of KGC, “identified and stopped large-scale illegal activities of Vitaly Arbuzov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Fenox Global Group, and a number of officials of Belarusian business entities.”

As a result, in the spring its main manufacturing enterprises were on the verge of closing.

Detained more than a year back Arbuzov is suspected of carrying out illegal activities since 2010 related to tax evasion, as well as illegal receipt of VAT from the budget. In particular, KGC reported that Belarusian enterprises controlled by it, firstly, overestimated the cost of imported products by several times, which allowed them to increase costs and reduce the taxable base for paying taxes. Secondly, selling products in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine for cash, they prepared documents for the export of goods at a reduced price, which made it possible not only to underestimate revenue, but also to return VAT from the budget. The purchased goods were also sold to large industrial enterprises in Belarus, MAZ, MZKT, Peleng, as well as in Russia, which subsequently affected the cost of their products.

As a result, the enterprises of the group “illegally minimized the amount of taxes they paid, in fact transferring to the budget only income tax and contributions to the social protection fund with wages of their employees”, the employees also received their salaries “in envelopes”, KGC found out.

According to the UK, the amount of tax evasion reaches about 40 million rubles. Criminal cases were initiated under Parts 1-4 of Article 210 (Theft by abuse of official authority) of the Criminal Code, as well as under Parts 1 and 2 of Article 243 (Evasion of payment of taxes, fees) of the Criminal Code.

In January 2018, two more were detained in the case against the Fenox Global Group company, against whom criminal cases were initiated in connection with assisting in tax evasion. Five employees of the company were in custody.

Vitaly Arbuzov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Fenox Global Group, has been released. This was reported to TUT.BY by two sources. The information was confirmed by the Investigative Committee.

Vitaly Arbuzov. Photo from the site "Tomorrow of your country"

“On Friday evening, around 7 p.m., he was released. Quite unexpected. The preventive measure has been changed to a personal guarantee, ”said the interlocutors from Arbuzov’s entourage.

A personal guarantee implies that several persons have given written commitments that Arbuzov, while at large, will not hide from the investigation and court, will not interfere with the investigation of the case or its consideration by the court, and will not engage in criminal activities.

According to TUT.BY, one major official and one businessman vouched for Arbuzov.

“Taking into account the measures taken to compensate for damages in the criminal case, the preventive measure against Vitaly Arbuzov was replaced with one not related to deprivation of liberty,” she said. official representative Investigative Committee Yulia Goncharova.

As previously reported, in April 2017, the Department of Financial Investigations of the State Control Committee, together with the Department of Financial Monitoring of KGC, "large-scale illegal activities of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Fenox Global Group Vitaly Arbuzov and a number of officials of Belarusian business entities."

Ended up in the spring of its main production enterprises .

He is suspected of carrying out illegal activities since 2010 related to tax evasion, as well as illegal receipt of VAT from the budget. In particular, KGC reported that Belarusian enterprises controlled by it, firstly, overestimated the cost of imported products by several times, which allowed them to increase costs and reduce the taxable base for paying taxes. Secondly, selling products in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine for cash, they prepared documents for the export of goods at a reduced price, which made it possible not only to underestimate revenue, but also to return VAT from the budget. The purchased goods were also sold to large industrial enterprises in Belarus, MAZ, MZKT, Peleng, as well as in Russia, which subsequently affected the cost of their products.

As a result, the enterprises of the group “illegally minimized the amount of taxes they paid, actually transferring only income tax and contributions to the social security fund from the wages of their employees to the budget”, employees also received wages “in envelopes”, KGC found out.

According to the UK, the amount of non-payment of taxes. Criminal cases were initiated under Parts 1-4 of Article 210 (Theft by abuse of official authority) of the Criminal Code, as well as under Parts 1 and 2 of Article 243 (Evasion of taxes and fees) of the Criminal Code.

In January 2018, in the case against Fenox Global Group, against which criminal cases were initiated in connection with assisting in tax evasion. Five employees of the company were in custody.

Prior to his arrest, Arbuzov was No. 11 in the top 200 most influential Belarusian businessmen according to Ezhednevnik, is the chairman of the board of directors of Fenox Global Group, and the chairman of the board of directors of Fenox Venture Capital. The Fenox holding includes, in particular, Fenox Automative Сomponents (manufacturing and distribution of automotive components), Fenox Retail (Preston grocery chain), Fenox Construction (real estate investments).