While the governor was broadcasting in a Telegram, in Kuzbass, an investigator of the Investigative Committee charged the deputy head of the Interregional Department with accepting a bribe.

For supervision of metallurgical and coke chemical plants of the Siberian Administration of Rostechnadzor.

According to investigators, holding this position in the period from November 2024 to November 2025, the defendant received a bribe from the director of a commercial organization engaged in licensing activities for conducting industrial safety examinations. The money was transferred for assistance in issuing a license to conduct examinations, non-prosecution for violations committed during their conduct, as well as for general patronage. The latter, according to the investigation, was expressed in facilitating the conclusion of contracts for the provision of services with supervised metallurgical enterprises. The amount of the bribe was 10 percent of the value of two such contracts.