Source: https://en.crimerussia.com/corruption/two-former-corruption-fighters-from-ivanovo-accused-of-bribery/
Timestamp: 2019-09-19 13:31:59
Document Index: 364457098

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 5', 'Art. 290', 'art 3', 'Art. 30', 'art 3', 'Art, 159']

10:36 / 25.05.2019 To russian version
In the Ivanovo region, the Kineshma city court sentenced the former head of the Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and his subordinate, senior officer, to nine years in a high-security penal colony with a fine of 5 million rubles ($77,550) for Bribe-Taking (item ‘a’ part 5 of Art. 290 of the Russian Criminal Code) and Attempt at Swindling (part 3 of Art. 30, part 3 of Art, 159), the press service of the regional prosecutor's office reports.
The investigation believes that in March – July 2017, the police offered an entrepreneur, who sells alcohol without documents confirming the quality of the product, not to withdraw all the goods in exchange for a bribe of 135 thousand rubles ($2,093). In addition, the police offered a party involved in a traffic collision not to register the traffic accident as a staged auto crash in exchange for 215 thousand rubles ($3,334). The transfer of part of the money was controlled by the FSB officers, after which they detained the corrupt officials.
Tags: Ministry of Internal Affairs Federal Security Service Ivanovo Region Corruption