RUSSIAN ANTI-GRAFT CZAR CHARGED IN USD122 MILLION BRIBE PROBE
September 1st, 2016
RUSSIAN police have arrested Dmitry Zakharchenko, a senior anti-corruption official, charging him with abuse of power, obstruction of justice and accepting bribes in Moscow’s Presnensky district court on September 10. This followed police raids seizing more than USD122 million in cash – USD120 million and EUR2 million – allegedly held by the deputy head of the energy industry department of the General Administration of Economic Security and Combating Corruption (GAESCC). After further searches, the total money seized was USD140 million, yet one investigator ...
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