FSB: the head of the Vologda branch of the PFR is suspected of abusing 70 million rubles in abuse of authority, the damage caused is estimated at 70 million rubles. This was reported to RIA Novosti by the regional department of the FSB.
A criminal case was initiated under Article 285 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Abuse of official powers, which entailed grave consequences”). According to the investigation, from 2015 to 2016, the suspect assisted in the illegal withdrawal of money from the accounts of a large construction company, which was in a pre-bankruptcy state. As a result of criminal acts, the PFR did not receive mandatory contributions from the organization in the amount of 70 million rubles. In addition, 452 residents of the Vologda region were left without wages for 52 million rubles.
Vasily Zhidkov, head of the PFR branch in the Vologda region, became a defendant in the case; he was detained. FSB showed operational video