Ex-minister’s harsh jail sentence sends shockwaves through Russian elite | Droolin Dog dot Net

Former economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev sentenced to eight years in prison and fined $2.2m for soliciting bribe A Moscow court has sentenced a former Russian economy minister to eight years in a high-security prison for corruption, in a verdict that is likely to send chills through the Russian elite. Alexei Ulyukayev was also ordered to pay a $2.2m (£1.7m) fine as part of the punishment for soliciting a $2m bribe from Igor Sechin, the chief executive of the state oil company Rosneft, who is widely seen as the second most powerful man in Russia after Vladimir Putin. Continue reading… Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/15/russia-jails-former-economy-minister-alexei-ulyukayev-for-corruption Tags: *Headlines*, #Headlines, #TheNewz, Russia | #Russia, World News | #WorldNews, #TopNews, #Trending

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