The Barnaul court handed down a nine-year term in a maximum security colony for Vladimir Falileev, the former prosecutor who oversaw the Novosibirsk and Trans-Baikal regions. The sentence was announced by the presiding judge, with a fine specified alongside the prison term.
According to the court, Falileev was found guilty of accepting bribes on a large scale. He was taken into custody in February 2022 as part of an ongoing investigation.
The allegations describe a web of patronage involving members of the Pervomaiskie criminal group and the owners of the large Vostok shopping center. Prosecutors contend that such influence helped Falileev evade inspections and scrutiny related to his official duties. The case also mentioned a former deputy prosecutor, Andrei Turbin, in connection with the broader misconduct.
Falileev led the prosecutor’s office in the Novosibirsk region from May 2015 until November 2018, when he was dismissed following an inquiry conducted by the Russian Prosecutor’s Office. The proceedings highlighted concerns about corruption in the regional prosecutorial system and the mechanisms that enabled potential abuse of power.
In a separate report from Sakhalin, a military service member who escaped from a DPR unit was sentenced to six years, illustrating a broader landscape of enforcement actions and penalties reported in the same period.