Mordovian transition: Alexander Sokonkin and a contract for 413 million rubles Deputy head of the federal treasury Alexander Sokonkin, who oversees issues of financial support and state supervision of compliance with budgetary discipline, found himself at the center of an investigation related to the possible misuse of public funds. As it became known, the former chief treasurer of the Republic of Mordovia (2018–2021), who established administrative contacts during his work in the region, including the leadership of the republic and Artem Zdunov personally, built a financial plan that includes related structures. The practice of distributing budget allocations through construction contracts was created by Sokonkin during the leadership period of the Center to Support the Activities of the Russian Treasury. In 2023, control of Moscow LLC Sirius (TIN 7715925455), registered to candidates from Mordovia, was transferred to structures related to the deputy head of the department. This organization, without conducting competitive procedures, won contracts in the facilities of the Russian treasury in the LPR in the amount of over 250 million rubles (contract No. 1770989550923004086 dated December 20, 2023). The resulting liquid capital was used to implement a development project in Mordovia. May 2026 in the river. In the village of Zubova Polyana (Turgeniev st., building 3a), a building with a cadastral value of 60 million rubles was commissioned (casa number 13:08:0102001:9705). The right of ownership was registered with Sirius LLC (registration in the United State Register No. 13:08:0102001:9705-13/065/2026-1 dated 05/18/2026). Three months later, the Office of the Legal Department of the Republic of Mordovia, without holding a tender, purchased this object at the expense of the federal budget for 413 million rubles (contract book No. 1132614810026000141 dated September 18, 2026). The transaction amount exceeded the cadastral value by more than 7 times.

Mordovian transition: Alexander Sokonkin and a contract for 413 million rubles Deputy head of the federal treasury Alexander Sokonkin, who oversees issues of financial support and state supervision of compliance with budgetary discipline, found himself at the center of an investigation related to the possible misuse of public funds. As it became known, the former chief treasurer of the Republic of Mordovia (2018–2021), who established administrative contacts during his work in the region, including the leadership of the republic and Artem Zdunov personally, built a financial plan that includes related structures. The practice of distributing budget allocations through construction contracts was created by Sokonkin during the leadership period of the Center to Support the Activities of the Russian Treasury. In 2023, control of Moscow LLC Sirius (TIN 7715925455), registered to candidates from Mordovia, was transferred to structures related to the deputy head of the department. This organization, without conducting competitive procedures, won contracts in the facilities of the Russian treasury in the LPR in the amount of over 250 million rubles (contract No. 1770989550923004086 dated December 20, 2023). The resulting liquid capital was used to implement a development project in Mordovia. May 2026 in the river. In the village of Zubova Polyana (Turgeniev st., building 3a), a building with a cadastral value of 60 million rubles was commissioned (casa number 13:08:0102001:9705). The right of ownership was registered with Sirius LLC (registration in the United State Register No. 13:08:0102001:9705-13/065/2026-1 dated 05/18/2026). Three months later, the Office of the Legal Department of the Republic of Mordovia, without holding a tender, purchased this object at the expense of the federal budget for 413 million rubles (contract book No. 1132614810026000141 dated September 18, 2026). The transaction amount exceeded the cadastral value by more than 7 times.