Former Director General of Gazprom Transgaz Nizhny Novgorod LLC Vyacheslav Yugay Received 13 Years of Strict Security

26.06.2023       

The Nizhny Novgorod District Court sentenced the former CEO of Gazprom Transgaz Nizhny Novgorod to Vyacheslav Yugay, accused of bribery and abuse of power, to 13 years in a strict regime colony and a fine of 200 million rubles, a TASS correspondent reports from the courtroom.
"For the totality of crimes, sentence Yugay to 13 years in prison with a fine of 200 million rubles, to be served in a strict regime colony," - said judge Dmitry Pronin.
Yugay's apartment in Moscow, a garage box, a Ducati motorcycle, 1.7 million rubles, $10,000 and €10,000 will also be turned into state revenue.
According to investigators, from 2016 to July 2020 several times through his subordinates he received bribes in the form of money and property from representatives of counterparty firms for the implementation of unhindered activities and general patronage. In total, the investigation proved 11 episodes of bribery, the total amount exceeded 6 million rubles. In addition, exceeding his official powers, in February 2020, the accused fictitiously placed his wife in the organization he leads. As a result, she illegally received more than 625 thousand rubles. The illegal actions of Yugay and his accomplices were revealed by the employees of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Federal Security Service for the region and suppressed by the investigators of the Investigative Committee.
The State Prosecution previously asked for Vyacheslav Yugay 12 years in prison. He pleaded not guilty to any of the episodes. During the debate, the lawyer noted that his client was not caught red-handed in any of the episodes connected, according to the investigation, with taking bribes. TASS