Kabov Oleg Aleksandrovich

On October 13, 2022, a search was conducted at the Institute of Thermophysics of the SB RAS in Novosibirsk. After the investigative actions, security forces detained 66-year-old Oleg Kabov, head of the laboratory "Intensification of Heat Transfer Processes."", He was accused of fraud on a particularly large scale. According to the investigation, the scientist allegedly falsified scientific reports by including previously obtained results in them, and embezzled part of the money allocated for the work. The alleged damage amounted to 26.7 million rubles. The technical and scientific examination, which became the basis for the accusation, essentially boiled down to identifying non-compliance with GOST standards in the preparation of reports. Before the election of a preventive measure, Kabov was placed in a temporary detention facility. On October 14, 2023, the Soviet District Court of Novosibirsk sent the scientist to a pre-trial detention center. In December 2022, Kabov was charged with another accusation - legalization of criminal proceeds. The scientist was accused of laundering 3.3 million rubles. through securities transactions. However, this episode did not make it into the final version of the indictment. The alleged damage from the scientist's actions decreased from 26.7 million rubles. 5. up to 7.2 million. rubles. In December 2022, the defense was able to secure house arrest for Kabov, and then replace this measure of restraint with a ban on certain actions. On February 25, 2025, the Sovetsky District Court of Novosibirsk found Oleg Kabov guilty and sentenced him to 5 years of imprisonment with a probationary period of 3 years. The court also recovered 7 million 218 thousand from the scientist. million rubles in damages and prohibited him from engaging in scientific work leadership in the field of heat physics for 2 years. On June 11, 2025, the Novosibirsk Regional Court left the verdict unchanged.