The head of the regional center of Vladimir Dmitry Naumov was charged with taking a bribe on a particularly large scale, reports IC of Russia.
"The decision to initiate a criminal case was made on the basis of materials from the regional FSB, as well as evidence obtained by investigators of the Russian Investigative Committee during the investigation of a criminal case on fraud in the field of ritual business," the department said.
The investigation found that in December 2023, the accused was approached by two residents of the Moscow region, with whom he agreed to facilitate, on his part, their planned illegal funeral activities in Vladimir for personal enrichment. After that, he assisted in the appointment of members of an organized criminal group to senior positions in the Municipal Unitary Enterprise "Specialized Funeral Services Complex", as well as MCU "City Roads Management Center", including one of the organizers of the illegal business was appointed deputy director of MCU "City Roads Management Center".
"In addition, the accused facilitated the issuance of a regulatory act on funeral business, which actually limited the rights of other participants in the ritual business. For this, the defendant received a bribe from the deputy director of the MCU "City Roads Management Center" in the amount of at least 1.1 million rubles," the RF IC said.
Searches were conducted at the places of residence and work of the accused, during which money, jewelry, an expensive car and other objects were seized. At the request of the investigation, the court took him into custody.
"Residents of the Moscow region, with whom Naumov agreed, are charged with committing a crime under Part 5 of Article 291 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (giving a bribe by a group of persons by prior agreement on an especially large scale). Criminal cases of receiving and giving bribes are combined into one production. Also, bribe-givers, along with 11 other accomplices, are defendants in a criminal case on embezzlement by an organized criminal group of citizens' funds in the provision of funeral services in the amount of more than 5 million rubles," the RF IC added.
Currently, investigators are continuing to interrogate persons, inspect the seized documentation, and perform other investigative actions aimed at identifying all possible persons involved in the commission of crimes.