The president of the Orenburg MMA Federation, VIktor Frolov, was arrested in March 2020 for his suspected involvement in an organized crime group that has been stealing oil and gas from local companies.
The news was widely reported by Russian media and later confirmed by the Orenburg MMA Federation. Three other alleged accomplices were also detained.
According to reports, Frolov is one of the members of a group that organized the theft of gas condensate from local Orenburg gas processing plants, as well as oil in the Perevolotsky district. Illegal taps were found on the premise of the plants, though it remains unclear when they were installed, which makes it difficult to calculate the exact amount of stolen resources.