The former head of the St. Petersburg colony received a suspended sentence for extortion

In St. Petersburg, the court sentenced the former head of correctional colony No. 4. He was found guilty of three counts of taking bribes from prisoners. This was reported in the GSU IC of Russia in the city.

According to investigators, the former head of the colony entered into a conspiracy with one of the convicts, who served time for organizing contract killings. Using his authority among other inmates, they forced people to pay money to cover up fabricated violations.

The court found the former chief guilty and sentenced him to five years of probation. The criminal case against the prisoner who gave bribes is now being considered in court.

The investigation found out that the criminal scheme worked from September 2023 to December 2025. FSB officers together with investigators stopped this activity. The property of the defendants was arrested.