The CEO of “Special Sewing Supplies,” Igor Shalnov, has been apprehended for allegedly offering a bribe to a Federal Penitentiary Service staff member, as reported by “Kommersant.”
Reports indicate that Shalnov supposedly gave 230 thousand rubles to the said employee for “general patronage” in connection to uniform sewing contracts. Currently, Shalnov is in investigative custody in Chelyabinsk, facing a potential 5 to 12-year prison sentence.
Despite the accusations, Shalnov refutes any wrongdoing, claiming that the money was intended for the medical treatment of the employee’s mother, whom he has known for a long time. Sources suggest that the FSB initially convinced the FSIN employee to cooperate, but she later broke down in a confrontation with Shalnov, seeking forgiveness.
This isn’t Shalnov’s first brush with the law. Previously, he faced travel restrictions in a case involving fraudulent activities related to state defense orders for the National Guard. Allegedly, he and former deputy head Sergey Mileyko profited 396 million rubles from contracts with inflated prices.
Despite being a major supplier for the National Guard, “Special Sewing Supplies” has faced challenges such as inspections, document seizures, and frozen accounts, operating at only 10% capacity. Following the controversies, the company shifted focus to supplying voluntary units in Ukraine and developing new tank crew uniforms.
Original article from theins.ru