The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation demands to seize almost 100 real estate properties from the Chairman of the Council of Judges Viktor Momotov, registered to third parties, with the total market value of all his assets being at least 9 billion rubles, reported 'Kommersant'. The supervisory authority believes that the defendant violated anti-corruption legislation by engaging in entrepreneurial activities.
According to TASS, the Chairman of the Council of Judges teamed up with criminals (organized crime group 'Pokrovskie') for joint business. He interacted with the organizers of the criminal group 'Pokrovskie', Andrey Korovaiko and Oleg Chebanov, who 'formed assets through corrupt use of power, forceful takeovers, and issuing unjust court rulings'. For their services, Momotov received a land plot in the Rostov region in 2010, where a 10-story hotel 'Marton Sedova' was subsequently built, according to the lawsuit.
Momotov helped legalize 11 real estate properties in four regions through court proceedings.
He also illegally recovered more than 100 million rubles from the Krasnodar budget and is a co-owner of the Marton hotel chain, which operates in several regions of Russia. In addition, Momotov evaded taxes amounting to more than 500 million rubles.
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