A Moscow court has seized 43 bank deposits in three Russian banks in the case of former Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov, who is accused of bribery, RIA Novosti reports citing court materials.
Ivanov’s lawyers have previously said that property belonging to many people, including his parents, was seized in the case.
The bribe collected from Ivanov exceeds 1 billion rubles. If the court finds him guilty, he could be fined between 70 and 100 billion rubles. The court may also confiscate property obtained as a result of corruption schemes.
Timur Ivanov, who oversaw the work of the military construction complex at the Russian Ministry of Defense, and Sergei Borodin accused of receiving bribes on an especially large scale. Ivanov pleads not guilty.
According to media reports, Borodin was arrested before Ivanov’s arrest and testified against him. There are at least two Sergei Borodins in the Ivanov case. One of them, a former military man, fully admitted his guilt and compensated him for damages worth more than 940 million rubles. He could be released on parole next spring.
