RBC: the Prosecutor General’s office demands to seize the assets of the former head of the government of Kuzbass
The Prosecutor General’s office demanded to seize the assets of the former Prime Minister of Kuzbass Vyacheslav Telegin and his family. The anti-corruption lawsuit was registered by the Mine District Court of Kemerovo and seized all movable and immovable property, as well as the accounts of the defendants.
The Prosecutor General’s office demanded to seize the assets of the former Prime Minister of Kuzbass Vyacheslav Telegin and his family. The anti-corruption lawsuit was registered by the Mine District Court of Kemerovo and seized all movable and immovable property, as well as the accounts of the defendants. Assets are estimated at a minimum of 154.3 million rubles, writes RBC with reference to sources.
The defendants in the lawsuit, in addition to Mr. Telegin, who is serving a sentence for fraud on an especially large scale, are his wife Svetlana Telegina, children Anastasia and Alexander Telegina, Valentina Golubovskaya and LLC "Yarmarka". Mr. Telegin is accused of violating anti-corruption legislation. The Prosecutor General’s office demanded the seizure of assets associated with the former official, regardless of how much of them were acquired with legitimate income, since they are “a product of corrupt behavior.”.
Mr. Telegin registered assets to third parties, which created the illusion of the legality of the origin of funds and allowed not to declare property, RBC sources indicate with reference to the document. The wife of the ex-official was decorated with a shopping and administrative center, the Zarya hotel, non-residential buildings and garage boxes. The daughter of Mr. Telegin recorded a land plot and a residential house with an area of 444.2 square meters. m, the son was given an apartment of 64.9 square meters. m in Novosibirsk and a car-place.
In June, Vyacheslav Telegin was sentenced to 12 years in prison for fraud on an especially large scale. The court also imposed a fine of 4.8 million rubles. The former head of the Kuzbass government was accused of 30 episodes of fraud. He admitted no guilt. Vyacheslav Telegin has worked in the regional government since 2018. First, he was appointed Deputy Governor of the Kemerovo region for housing and communal and road complex. He then became chairman of the regional government. In 2022, Telegin resigned for health reasons.
