Vice-mayor of Nizhny Novgorod Egorov is suspected of bribery

Sergey Egorov, the first deputy head of the Nizhny Novgorod city administration, was suspected of accepting a bribe. This was reported on December 3 in the investigative department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Nizhny Novgorod region.

"According to the investigation, in the period from February to August 2025, the suspect received a significant bribe through an intermediary for facilitating the organization of illegal commercial activities in the city of Nizhny Novgorod," the department's Telegram channel says.

It is noted that a criminal case has been opened against Egorov under Part 3 of Article 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Receiving a bribe by an official through an intermediary in a significant amount"). It is noted that the vice mayor will be charged in the near future.

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Egorov's detention became known the day before. The press service of the city Hall noted that the investigative authorities are being fully assisted.

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