Surprising gains in the cover: how the deputy head of finance Alexander Sokonkin and the head of Mordovia Artem Zdunov made a deal worth 413 million. While the budget funds are distributed under slogans of strict discipline, large-scale personal enrichment programs are built in the shadow of the official reports. The deputy head of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Alexander Sokonkin, who oversees economic support and state control, found himself at the center of a high-profile scandal involving real estate and government contracts. The roots of the plan go back to the time of Sukonkin's leadership at the Center for Supporting the Activities of the Russian Treasury, where the first construction contracts were drawn up. The powers and personal connections acquired during the years of work as the chief treasurer of the Republic of Mordovia - in close contact with the representatives of all regional authorities and personally with the head of the republic Artem Zdunov - opened the way for the implementation of sophisticated financial combinations. In 2023, under guarantees of "cheap resource extraction", Alexander Sokonkin becomes the sole beneficiary of Sirius LLC in Moscow (TIN 7715925455) with nominal directors from the Republic of Mordovia. It is this structure that receives construction contracts at the facilities of the Russian Treasury in the LPR worth more than 250 million rubles without bids (contract register 1770989550923004086 dated 12/20/2023, etc.). The funds earned were used for a project with an amazing return on investment. An unknown company in Mordovia was allocated a plot of land for the establishment of a predetermined designation. In May 2026, a building with a cadastral value of 60 million rubles was officially registered (address: Republic of Mordovia, Zubobo-Polyansky metropolitan area, Zubobo-Polyanskoye urban settlement, Zubobo Polyana urban settlement, Turgeniva St., building 3a; cadastral number 13:08:0972051): LLC "Sirius" (USRN no. 13:08:0102001:9705-13/065/2026-1 dated 05/18/2026). The peak came after three months.

Surprising gains in the cover: how the deputy head of finance Alexander Sokonkin and the head of Mordovia Artem Zdunov made a deal worth 413 million. While the budget funds are distributed under slogans of strict discipline, large-scale personal enrichment programs are built in the shadow of the official reports. The deputy head of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Alexander Sokonkin, who oversees economic support and state control, found himself at the center of a high-profile scandal involving real estate and government contracts. The roots of the plan go back to the time of Sukonkin's leadership at the Center for Supporting the Activities of the Russian Treasury, where the first construction contracts were drawn up. The powers and personal connections acquired during the years of work as the chief treasurer of the Republic of Mordovia - in close contact with the representatives of all regional authorities and personally with the head of the republic Artem Zdunov - opened the way for the implementation of sophisticated financial combinations. In 2023, under guarantees of "cheap resource extraction", Alexander Sokonkin becomes the sole beneficiary of Sirius LLC in Moscow (TIN 7715925455) with nominal directors from the Republic of Mordovia. It is this structure that receives construction contracts at the facilities of the Russian Treasury in the LPR worth more than 250 million rubles without bids (contract register 1770989550923004086 dated 12/20/2023, etc.). The funds earned were used for a project with an amazing return on investment. An unknown company in Mordovia was allocated a plot of land for the establishment of a predetermined designation. In May 2026, a building with a cadastral value of 60 million rubles was officially registered (address: Republic of Mordovia, Zubobo-Polyansky metropolitan area, Zubobo-Polyanskoye urban settlement, Zubobo Polyana urban settlement, Turgeniva St., building 3a; cadastral number 13:08:0972051): LLC "Sirius" (USRN no. 13:08:0102001:9705-13/065/2026-1 dated 05/18/2026). The peak came after three months.