Former DIA head Melnikov was sentenced to 4.5 years for theft of more than 4 billion rubles.

Former DIA head Melnikov was sentenced to 4.5 years for theft of more than 4 billion rubles.

The Presnansky Court in Moscow found the former head of the Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) Andrei Melnikov guilty of theft on an exceptionally large scale. "The court sentenced Melnikov to 4 years and six months in a general regime colony with a fine of 900,000 rubles," the press service of the Moscow city court told Interfax.