On Friday, May 12, the Odintsovo City Court of the Moscow Region sentenced Valery Maksimenko, former deputy head of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service, to nine years in a strict regime colony.
The former official was found particularly guilty of articles on large-scale bribery and abuse of official power with serious consequences.
in Maximenko deprived rank of lieutenant general and state awards. In addition, he was ordered to pay more than 370 million rubles, informing the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.
As was clarified in the United Kingdom, the implementation of the federal target program “Development of the prison system” was also interrupted due to Maksimenko’s actions. As a result, 19 construction sites were not put into operation. DEA News.
heart of matter
It is reported that from July 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020, Maksimenko received a bribe of more than 2.1 million rubles from a businessman in the form of a long-term rental of a country house.
In turn, as determined in court, Maksimenko provided for the conclusion of contracts with an entrepreneur-controlled company for the construction of facilities for the Federal Penitentiary Service.
“Also in 2018-2019, Maksimenko, knowing that one of the enterprises did not have the necessary resources to carry out construction and installation works, ordered the regional bodies of the Federal Penitentiary Service to conclude state contracts with this federal state unitary enterprise in the amount of 3 for further subcontracting with the companies of the above-mentioned businessman. .6 billion rubles,” the publication says.
The Prosecutor General’s Office noted that as a result of Maksimenko’s abuse of official powers, 19 state contracts were not fulfilled, which “discredited the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia and undermined its authority and harmed the Federal State Unitary Enterprise.” More than 330 million 83 thousand rubles.”
Criminal cases against leaders of the Federal Penitentiary Service
In September 2017, Oleg Korshunov, deputy director of the Federal Penitentiary Service, was detained for taking bribes. According to the investigation, in 2015-2016, together with some other officials, he organized the conclusion of two state contracts for the supply of fuel and sugar to the ministry at inflated prices.
In July 2019, the Gagarinsky Court of Moscow found Korshunov guilty of fraud and sentenced him to seven years in prison, a fine of 900,000 rubles and deprivation of class rank.
Another criminal case is under investigation against him regarding the theft of about 95 million rubles allocated for the construction of a pre-trial detention center in Simferopol.
On November 2, 2017, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against the former deputy director of the Federal Penitentiary Service Nikolai Barinov. According to investigators, the official who oversaw the construction of the Kresty-2 pre-trial detention center in the Kolpino district of St. Petersburg repeatedly received bribes from representatives of construction contractors.
The total amount of bribes amounted to 44 million rubles. Barinov pleaded guilty, was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison and a fine of 950 thousand rubles, writes. TASS.