The vice-rector of a medical university was detained in Nizhny Novgorod in a fraud case.

First Vice-rector of the Volga Region Research Medical University (PIMU) He and the director of an organization selling medical products were detained in a fraud case, and a criminal case was opened. This was announced on March 13 by the press service of the Investigative Committee (IC) of the Russian Federation for the Nizhny Novgorod region in the Telegram channel.

According to preliminary data, in 2021, the first vice-rector and the head of the contract service of PIMU, together with the director of a commercial organization, inflated the prices of medical equipment in order to illegally receive the budget money allocated for it.

It is specified that, having secured the victory at the auction, the suspects signed a contract for the supply of bicycle ergometers in the amount of over 7 million rubles. Subsequently, the money was transferred to the company's account, and then distributed among the participants in the scheme.

On suspicion of committing a crime, the police detained the first vice-rector of PIMU, the head of the contract service of the relevant medical university, as well as the head of a commercial organization. They will soon be charged and a preventive measure will be chosen, the statement said.

Currently, law enforcement agencies are continuing to conduct checks to establish all the circumstances of the crime, the statement said.

On the eve in Nizhny Novgorod, a criminal case on receiving a particularly large bribe was initiated against the director of the RANEPA branch. It is specified that the director and one of his subordinates received a bribe from the student, which exceeded 1 million rubles. At the same time, providing him with training without passing exams.