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| Two FSB colonels accused of a large bribe admit guilt |
| 2024-01-11 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Two colonels of the Russian FSB, accused by military investigators of receiving a large bribe from the rector of the Moscow Catholic Church of St. Louis, admitted guilt. At the same time, officers Evgeny Lobanov and Denis Karmanov did not agree with the classification of the crime charged to them. This follows from the case materials. Was Fat Leonid involved? They insist that the case needs to be reclassified under Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Fraud”), TASS reported. According to investigators, from March to October 2023, Karmanov and Lobanov received money from the rector of the Church of St. Louis, promising him a decision in his favor in the arbitration court. We are talking about almost 20 million rubles. Some of the money was found on the accused during a search of their homes. The defendants' defense insists that the officers had no opportunity to influence the courts, so their actions should be classified as fraud. Currently, FSB colonels are in custody in one of the pre-trial detention centers in Moscow. As Regnum reported, on January 8, three FSB officers were accused of receiving bribes in excess of 5 billion rubles. The Investigative Committee is investigating a case against three employees of the “M” department of the FSB: Alexey Tsarev, Sergei Manyshkin and Alexander Ushakov. Ushakov was charged with organizing a criminal community using his official position. He was taken into custody. Two other defendants, Manyshkin and Tsarev, made a plea deal and testified. The defendants were placed under house arrest. On December 22, a case was opened against two employees of the migration department of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for Moscow for accepting bribes. According to the investigation, the head and inspector of the department for combating illegal labor activities of the migration control department received bribes from employees of commercial organizations. For a reward, they promised not to take administrative measures against them for violating migration laws at construction sites. |
| Posted by:badanov |