Russian court finds Adamov guilty of fraud
[Itar-Tass, 19 February; RIA Novosti, 19, 20 February] UPDATED The Zamoskvoretsky court of Moscow found Russia's former nuclear energy minister, Yevgeny Adamov, guilty of fraud and abuse of authority and sentenced him to five-and-a-half years in prison. Adamov has been charged with leading an organized criminal group that embezzled over 3 billion roubles ($110 million) from the Russian budget, as well as other state enterprises and organizations. The judge said, "The court has ascertained that defendant Adamov has committed fraud by stealing a major amount of property, abusing his office for profit, which entailed substantial damage to the interests of the state." Adamov, who denied the charges, served as nuclear energy minister from 1998 to 2001. He was detained in Berne, Switzerland, in May 2005 at the request of the USA, where he was accused of embezzling $9 million issued to Russia for nuclear safety projects. He was extradited to Moscow in early 2006 at Russia's request. Charges against Adamov are still pending in the USA. If convicted in the USA, he would have faced up to 60 years in prison.
[Itar-Tass, 19 February; RIA Novosti, 19, 20 February] UPDATED The Zamoskvoretsky court of Moscow found Russia's former nuclear energy minister, Yevgeny Adamov, guilty of fraud and abuse of authority and sentenced him to five-and-a-half years in prison. Adamov has been charged with leading an organized criminal group that embezzled over 3 billion roubles ($110 million) from the Russian budget, as well as other state enterprises and organizations. The judge said, "The court has ascertained that defendant Adamov has committed fraud by stealing a major amount of property, abusing his office for profit, which entailed substantial damage to the interests of the state." Adamov, who denied the charges, served as nuclear energy minister from 1998 to 2001. He was detained in Berne, Switzerland, in May 2005 at the request of the USA, where he was accused of embezzling $9 million issued to Russia for nuclear safety projects. He was extradited to Moscow in early 2006 at Russia's request. Charges against Adamov are still pending in the USA. If convicted in the USA, he would have faced up to 60 years in prison.
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