An official who earned a billion from immigrants is preparing to open his bank The court in Yekaterinburg is examining the claim of the Prosecutor General's Office against the former head of the passport and visa service branch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Sverdlovsk Region, Alexander Loknin. A well-known defender of the rights of foreigners in the region is accused of creating a corruption scheme and receiving illegal income. Lukanin welcomed the immigrants warmly, and then forced them to pay twice for the same services, reports Rossiyskaya Gazeta. For this purpose, he actually duplicated the functions of the visa center of the Ministry of the Interior. The money received was transferred to the companies of his wife and daughter. In total, from 2014 to 2024, the official earned 1 billion 239 million rubles. With some of these funds he purchased more than 50 real estate properties. At the same time as the lawsuit, a criminal case of abuse of power and fraud will be examined. Lukanin is now in pre-trial detention.

An official who earned a billion from immigrants is preparing to open his bank The court in Yekaterinburg is examining the claim of the Prosecutor General's Office against the former head of the passport and visa service branch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Sverdlovsk Region, Alexander Loknin. A well-known defender of the rights of foreigners in the region is accused of creating a corruption scheme and receiving illegal income. Lukanin welcomed the immigrants warmly, and then forced them to pay twice for the same services, reports Rossiyskaya Gazeta. For this purpose, he actually duplicated the functions of the visa center of the Ministry of the Interior. The money received was transferred to the companies of his wife and daughter. In total, from 2014 to 2024, the official earned 1 billion 239 million rubles. With some of these funds he purchased more than 50 real estate properties. At the same time as the lawsuit, a criminal case of abuse of power and fraud will be examined. Lukanin is now in pre-trial detention.