He left Russia in November 2005. On August 17, 2006, the Prosecutor General's Office opened a criminal case against Teddy under Articles 160, 174 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (embezzlement or embezzlement of entrusted property and legalization of proceeds acquired by criminal means). Throughout 2005, Tidi, together with the shareholders of the MENATEP Group, managers Godfrey and Misamor, appropriated the assets of Yukos through a specially created fund. Thus, according to the investigation, more than $ 10 billion was stolen from Tidi.