In Tambov, a measure of restraint was chosen for the temporary acting deputy head of the regional administration. Vladimir Gromov was detained the day before; he is suspected of involvement in large-scale fraud. According to the investigation, Gromov used the money that was allocated for the supply of goods to kindergartens in the region.
A few days ago he was in the chair of the vice-governor of the Tambov region, and today in court. Vladimir Gromov, who, according to the investigation, profited from children, looks at the journalists with a serious look. Obviously not happy with such attention. He arrived at the meeting on the choice of a measure of restraint accompanied by a convoy. The police officers who opened the criminal case asked the court to send the official to the isolation ward.
“On suspicion of committing fraud on an especially large scale in accordance with Article 91 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation, after the searches carried out by the officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Tambov region and the FSB of Russia for the Tambov region, one of the deputy heads of the administration of the Tambov region was detained,” says the deputy head of the information department and public relations Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Tambov region Nina Krus.
The fact that the detainee was Vladimir Gromov was immediately recognized in Tambov. There have already been questions to the official. As deputy governor of Tambov, he oversaw the management of the region’s property and public procurement. The search in Gromov’s office was carried out by employees of the Department of Economic Security and Anti-Corruption of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Tambov Region, together with colleagues from Moscow. In October last year, operatives have already come to the official. And here it is again. This time, according to the police, important evidence related to the case was found, as well as money.
Operatives counted hundreds of thousands, and the cash was not only in rubles, but also in foreign currency. Gromov guiltily watched the searches and hid his hands in his pockets. The official, as follows from the materials of the criminal case, signed the criminal papers with his own hands. The company controlled by him entered into contracts with preschool institutions of the Tambov region for the supply of goods for material and technical equipment. But in fact, I was only spending money. With the light hand of Gromov, 25 million rubles were spent, but goods for children never reached. We are talking about elementary equipment: highchairs, tables and cots, which were purchased under the supervision of Gromov.
“Budget money is a pure stream of financial resources, which dishonest officials, using corruption schemes, official position, often like to put into their pockets,” says an employee of the FSB Directorate for Moscow in 1999-2014. Alexander Belyaev.
Surprisingly, on the official website of the administration of the Tambov region, procurement is given special attention. The region is allegedly even among the leaders of the national transparency rating for such procedures. Vladimir Gromov himself, who oversaw the procurement, actively advocated strict control of this service sector. He said that otherwise competent, correct distribution of federal, regional, municipal funds, which are targeted to address certain issues, to meet the needs of the population, is impossible. Did he cheat?
Now the acting vice-governor, apparently, will have to tell the truth and testify in the case. The Leninsky Court of Tambov agreed with the arguments of the investigation and decided to send the official to the detention center. For two months so far. In addition to proceedings due to possible fraud on goods for children, Gromov may also have questions related to the illegal storage of ammunition. The Tambov police said that a solid arsenal was found in the official’s house, the origin of which has not yet been established.
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