In Kuban, company leaders received real terms for bribes to Rostransnadzor

In the Krasnodar Territory, two heads of commercial organizations received up to 7.5 years in prison for bribes to an employee of Rostransnadzor. The verdict against Vartan Zakaryan and Hrant Grigoryan entered into legal force.

The judicial board for criminal cases of the Krasnodar regional court agreed with the verdict of the Lazarevsky district court of Sochi. Earlier, by his decision, the men were found guilty of giving a large-scale bribe committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy.

From March 2024 to March 2025, Zakaryan and Grigoryan, as heads of commercial organizations and acting in their interests, systematically transferred money to an official of the MTU Rostransnadzor in the Southern Federal District. The bribes were intended for the unimpeded passage of heavy vehicles through the point of weight and size control without mandatory inspections, as well as for avoiding administrative liability.

The total amount of money transferred was 675,000 rubles. The illegal activities of the leaders were identified and stopped by employees of the FSB of Russia in the Krasnodar Territory, the joint press service of the courts of Kuban told.

Earlier, an official of the MTU Rostransnadzor in the Southern Federal District Sergey Vikhor was sentenced, who received the specified funds.

The court has appointed Vartan Zakaryan 7 years 6 months of imprisonment in a correctional colony of strict regime. Grant Grigoryan received 5 years of imprisonment in a correctional colony of strict regime, taking into account the full admission of guilt and active assistance in solving and investigating the crime.

In addition, both convicts were banned for 3 years and 6 months from engaging in activities related to the performance of managerial functions in commercial organizations. Also, each was fined in the amount of 1,350,000 rubles - twice the amount of a bribe.

Earlier, “MK on Kuban” wrote that in the Krasnodar Territory the driver tried to bribe the traffic police inspector and received three years of probation.

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