MOSCOW, October 26. /TASS/. Russia’s Investigative Committee has completed its probe into a $5 billion ($84 million) fraud affair at the Vostochny spaceport construction project, IC spokesman Vladimir Markin has told TASS.

The two men involved in the criminal case are the former CEO of the Dalspetsstroi contractor, Yuri Khrizman, and the contractor’s chief accountant, Vladimir Ashikhmin. "According to the investigators Khrizman and Ashikhmin in 2011-2013 illegally spent 5.16 billion roubles of the 22.6 billion roubles disbursed in advance payments under eleven state contracts for building Vostochny spaceport facilities. The funds were illegally used to repay Dalspetstroi’s liabilities under earlier loans, which resulted in great material losses for the Russian budget," Markin said.

Also, misuse of budget money greatly delayed construction work in 2011-2013, in other words, disrupted the implementation of a presidential decree concerning federal programs, Markin said.

The Investigative Committee’s special investigations unit has completed investigative procedures regarding the Khrizman and Ashikhmin criminal case. Both men are charged with abuse of power under Article 285 of the Criminal Code," Markin said.