In the Tula region went to court the case of theft during the restoration of the house of the XVIII century

A resident of Alexin is accused of embezzling more than 5.8 million rubles during the restoration of a cultural heritage site in the village of Dubna, Tula region. The regional prosecutor's office approved the indictment and sent the criminal case to the court.

According to the investigation, from July to November 2018, the head of the construction organization fulfilled the state contract for the restoration of the “Former Mosolov House”, built in the XVIII century.

According to investigators, during the general construction works, the contractor made false information about the implementation of restoration measures and indicated inflated prices. Based on these documents, the administration of the Dubensky district transferred over 5.8 million rubles from the regional budget to the organization.

The circumstances of the alleged theft were identified and stopped by the FSB of Russia in the Tula region.

The man was charged under part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - fraud using official position in an especially large amount. The criminal case was sent to the Odoyevsky Interdistrict Court of the Tula region for consideration on the merits.

Earlier, MK in Tula wrote that the region approved a plan for the implementation of the Strategy of cultural policy for the next two years. The document provides for the annual conservation of 50 objects of cultural heritage.