Ex-deputy head of Tambov region arrested in Rusagro bribery case

The court seized the property and bank accounts of the former deputy head of the Tambov Region, Sergei Ivanov, who is being tried in the case of Vadim Moshkovich, founder of Rusagro Holding, and Maxim Basov, ex-CEO of the holding. This was reported by law enforcement agencies on October 17.

"As part of the criminal case, the property and accounts of the accused Ivanov were arrested. The arrest implies a ban on any transactions with property or the alienation of assets of the ex-official," TASS cites the text of the message.

It is specified that Ivanov served as vice-governor of the Tambov region from 2015 to 2020 and oversaw the agro-industrial complex. He is charged with accepting a bribe of 2.6 million rubles from Moshkovich or related persons for patronizing the holding's business interests, including providing subsidies and state support.

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The billionaire and the top manager of his company were charged with fraud and abuse of power.

Earlier, on May 21, the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow arrested Ivanov until July 20 in a case of a particularly large bribe. The court denied the defense lawyers' request for a milder measure of restraint, noting that the accused could abscond or put pressure on witnesses.

On May 20, the Meshchansky Court of Moscow extended until August 25 the measure of restraint in the form of detention against Vadim Moshkovich, entrepreneur, founder of the Rusagro agricultural holding. The investigation indicated that a number of witnesses, including Rusagro employees, should be questioned in the case, searches should be conducted, a financial examination should be appointed and conducted, and all episodes of criminal activity should be established.

In addition, on May 20, a criminal case was opened against the founder of the holding company for bribery under Part 5 of Article 291 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. It is specified that 16 applicants who suffered damage have been identified in the case.

Law enforcement officers detained Moshkovich and Basov at the end of March, and later the court took them into custody. The offices of Rusagro were searched. The defendants were charged under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Fraud on an especially large scale") and under Article 201 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Abuse of authority").

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