The ex-head of Vologda, Shulepov, who was accused of corruption, died at the age of 68.

The former head of Vologda, ex-deputy of the State Duma and ex-deputy of the Vologda Legislative Assembly Evgeny Shulepov, accused of corruption, died at the age of 68. This was announced on September 17 by his daughter Elena.

"Dad is gone," she wrote on the VKontakte social network.

He was previously accused of receiving 11.3 million rubles in bribes from construction companies.

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Earlier, on May 13, Shulepov was suspected of abuse of authority and bribery. According to investigators, in the period 2008-2016, the head of the municipality implemented programs for the resettlement of citizens from emergency housing stock in violation of the rights and legitimate interests of persons living in premises deemed unsuitable for habitation.

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