Russian court sentences former governor to 14 years in prison for corruption - Reuters
Russian court sentences former governor to 14 years in prison for corruption Reuters
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"The number of years being requested... I don't think I even have that much life left in me."
— Alexei Smirnov , Politician
"Serbian authorities have found a powerful explosive device, along with the equipment needed to detonate it."
— Viktor Orban , Politician
"It is currently difficult to organize talks in a trilateral format as 'the Americans have a lot of other things to deal with, if you know what I mean.'"
— Dmitry Peskov , Politician
"Starovoit... may have received 100 million rubles ($1.2 million) in a kickback scheme."
— Alexei Smirnov , Politician
"Smirnov said the request was out of all proportion given the plea agreement, adding that he did not think he even had that many years left to live."
— Alexei Smirnov , Politician
"Smirnov admitted to receiving 20.95 million rubles in kickbacks from contractors involved in the construction projects."
— Alexei Smirnov , Politician
"sentenced to 14 years in prison and (given) a fine of 400 million rubles ($5 million)"
— Alexei Smirnov , Politician
Key People
Ahmad al-Sharaa is the President of Syria.
First deputy of Alexei Smirnov, arrested on fraud charges.
Alexei Smirnov is a former governor of Kursk Oblast, Russia, sentenced to prison for corruption.
Kremlin spokesperson, commenting on the role of European mediators in negotiations.
A former official sentenced for corruption.
Member of the Kursk regional legislature involved in construction contracts.
Roman Starovoit was the former governor of Kursk Oblast who later served as Russia's transport minister.
Current governor of the Kursk Region, previously served as Smirnov's superior.
Prime Minister of Hungary.
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Alexei Smirnov, former governor of Russia's Kursk Oblast, was sentenced to 14 years in maximum-security prison for bribery, after admitting to receiving over 20 million rubles in kickbacks from contractors.
A Russian court sentenced Alexei Smirnov, former governor of the Kursk region, to 14 years in prison for corruption, following an investigation into embezzlement of funds intended for frontier defenses.
Alexei Smirnov, former governor of Russia's Kursk region, was sentenced to 14 years in prison after being found guilty of defrauding the state over contracts linked to border fortifications.
A Russian court sentenced Alexei Smirnov, former governor of the Kursk region, to 14 years in prison for corruption, as part of an investigation into embezzlement of funds intended for frontier defenses.
Alexei Smirnov, former governor of Russia's Kursk region, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for receiving kickbacks related to government contracts for border fortifications.
A Russian court sentenced Alexei Smirnov, former governor of the Kursk region, to 14 years in prison for corruption, following an investigation into embezzlement of funds intended for frontier defenses.
Alexei Smirnov, former governor of Russia's Kursk region, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for defrauding the government through embezzlement of funds intended for border defense projects.
Alexei Smirnov, ex-governor of Kursk, was sentenced to 14 years in maximum-security prison and fined 400 million rubles for accepting bribes related to border fortifications.
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