Corrupt government officials have stolen billions from Russians. We look at the top 6 recent corruption scandals in Russia, from a city chief with 1,700 pieces of real estate to the police colonel with apartments full of rubles.
Runaway regional finance minister Aleksey Kuznetsov ($511 million)*
How it was stolen
The former finance minister for the Moscow Region now fully accepts the accusations of embezzlement of public funds and money laundering – worth a staggering $511 million – are true. He wasn’t always so cooperative.
Aleksey Kuznetsov fled the country in 2008, as soon as a criminal case was launched and he found himself on an international wanted list. He was eventually arrested in Paris and sent back to Russia in handcuffs after several years.
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