The former Russian Minister became the defendant in more than 300 criminal cases

According to the case materials reviewed by TASS, investigators are investigating more than 300 criminal cases related to the activities of the former head of the Ministry of Communications Nikolai Nikiforov in absentia.

The documents indicate that on July 28, 2021, a criminal case was opened against unidentified persons on the basis of fraud on an especially large scale, and more than 300 criminal cases were connected to it in one proceeding.

On September 9, 2026, Nikiforov was charged with creating and leading a criminal community, financing it, and embezzling funds under the guise of pseudo-investment activities of an Internet project.

Earlier it was reported that the escaped Russian ex-minister Nikiforov noticed in Barcelona.