In Yaroslavl, a corrupt engineer of a brewery was convicted

The Frunze district court of Yaroslavl sentenced in the case of commercial bribery on an especially large scale. The accused in the case was the former chief engineer of the brewing company "Baltika Brewing Company" - "Yarpivo Brewery".

As follows from the materials of the criminal case, the top manager of the company, for 5 years, from 2019 to 2024, abused his official powers. Namely, it gave two legal entities the opportunity of priority in concluding contracts with a brewery, bypassing competitive procedures.

Assistance in obtaining orders was not free. Entrepreneurs, benefited from the possibility of concluding contracts, transferred money to the mercenary manager. For 5 years, the amount of illegally received funds for the period amounted to 4 million 66 thousand rubles.

The president’s actions violated the rule of free competition

The criminal activity of the corrupt official was suppressed by law enforcement agencies. The charge was brought under Part 8 of Art. 204 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (commercial bribery on an especially large scale).

By the verdict of the Frunze District Court of Yaroslavl, the chief engineer of the brewery was found guilty of illegally obtaining commercial bribery on an especially large scale.

The court sentenced the defendant to punishment in the form of a fine of 4 million 200 thousand rubles.

In addition, the court confiscated funds in the amount of 4 million 66 thousand rubles – the amount corresponding to the actually received subject of commercial bribery.

In order for the offender not to evade payments, the court seized the convict's real estate.

The sentence has entered into force.