A criminal case was opened against an official of the Ministry of Defense for accepting bribes under government contracts.

10:24; 31 January 2025 year

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has opened a criminal case against the head of the 5,481st military representative office of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Sergei Bolgaryov. He is suspected of receiving a particularly large bribe for patronage in concluding government contracts with defense industry enterprises.

According to the investigation, from 2017 to 2023, the Ministry of Defense concluded state contracts with enterprises of the military-industrial complex for the supply of military products. The Pyatigorsk plant "Impulse" acted as a subcontractor. Bolgaryov was responsible for the technical acceptance and quality control of the products supplied by the company.

In total, more than 10 government contracts were concluded during this period, and Bolgaryov received bribes from Sergey Kuzmenko, CEO of Impuls, for formal product acceptance and general patronage during the execution of the state defense order. The total amount of bribes exceeded 14 million rubles.

A preventive measure in the form of detention was chosen in relation to Bolgaryov.

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