20 thousand euro bribe
The Federal Security Service detained a Polish citizen with diplomatic status in Moscow. as the secret service said Web siteA diplomat caught red-handed while taking a bribe of 20,000 euros
“Bockschneider Malgorzata Eva, a citizen of the Republic of Poland, an employee of an international financial institution with diplomatic status, was caught red-handed when a bribe of 20,000 euros was received for the preparation of fictitious shipping documents for exemption from customs duties on imports of commercial-party alcohol”.
The ministry noted that the Russian Foreign Ministry declared the woman “unacceptable”. “In a week he was offered to leave the territory of the Russian Federation.”
In addition, FSB officers announced the discovery of a contraband warehouse and the arrest of three Russian citizens “involved in the regulation of channels for the illegal import of alcoholic products into the Russian Federation.”
“Money liquor in volume exceeding 40 tons and value exceeding $2 million was seized. The investigative unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia initiated a criminal case under Part 2 of Art. 200.2 (large-scale illegal movement of alcoholic products across the customs border by a group of persons by prior agreement or by an official using his official position – socialbites.ca – socialbites.ca) and Section 6 of Art. 171.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (production, purchase, storage, transportation by a group of persons by prior agreement for the purpose of marketing or selling unlabeled alcoholic products on a particularly large scale – socialbites.ca).
Irina Volk, the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, confirmed to reporters that investigators from the transport department of the ministry have opened a criminal case on the smuggling of alcohol and the sale of unlabeled goods.
“According to the investigation, two citizens illegally shipped alcohol across the customs border of the Customs Union. Shipping was based on fictitious shipping documents. According to Volk, Interfax reports that the attackers handed over some of the goods to an accomplice for sale, the rest of the lot was placed for storage in one of the warehouse complexes in the Moscow region.
He announced that the three suspects were under house arrest.
detention video
The FSB also showed a video of Boxschneider’s detention. The footage shows a woman leaving the Bank for International Economic Cooperation (IBEC) building in Moscow and a man meeting her on the street. Together they walk through the building.
Then comes a video from a hidden camera on a man’s chest. The couple is also viewed by another camera and a security camera on the side. There is a short dialogue.
“We are already like spies. Thank you very much,” says a Polish citizen and takes an envelope from the photographer’s hand.
“Not at all,” a male voice replies.
The woman, who is walking backwards towards the entrance of the building, is detained by two people in plain clothes on the stairs.
Law enforcement then shows that the envelope and the hundred-euro bills inside are marked. With ultraviolet light, traces of a substance rubbed on money can be seen on a woman’s hands.
Also, the video shows documents where Eva Bockschneider is head of the Marketing Support Department of the IBEC Strategic Planning Department.
Scandal with Japanese diplomat
On September 26, it was learned that FSB officers detained Japanese consul Motoki Tatsunori in Vladivostok. According to the department, the man received limited distribution information. The diplomat was declared persona non grata.
“A Japanese diplomat was caught red-handed while receiving limited distribution information in exchange for a monetary reward on the current aspects of Russia’s cooperation with one of the countries in the Asia-Pacific region, the impact of Western sanctions policy on the economy. The situation in Primorsky Krai, ”the FSB said in a statement.
The ministry announced that the Japanese side was protesting through diplomatic channels. According to the FSB, Tatsunori was the Consulate General’s consul on political matters.