Russia’s former Deputy Education Minister Marina Rakova was charged with fraud in absentia and put on a wanted list, Interior Ministry spokesperson Irina Volk confirmed to TASS on , October 1. Rakova, who is currently Sberbank’s vice president, reportedly stands accused of embezzling 50 million rubles ($688,000) in state funds when she worked for the Education Ministry in 2019. Citing a source in law enforcement, TASS reported that Russian investigators are working to verify reports that Rakova may have left the country for Ukraine. Sources also say detectives plan to ask a court to arrest Rakova in absentia. On September 30, a Moscow court has jailed three other suspects in connection with the case.
Meduza: Russia’s former deputy minister accused of embezzling millions of rubles
An ambulance drives in front of the Russian Government building in Moscow on Feb. 10, 2021, amid the ongoing coronavirus disease pandemic.
