The Russian minister became a defendant in 300 criminal cases.
The former head of the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communication Nikolai Nikiforov is considered one of the founders of the Finiko financial pyramid. He was accused in absentia of organizing a criminal community and especially fraud on a large scale.
Since September 11, the man has been on the federal and interstate wanted list, but on August 28, Nikiforov left for the United Arab Emirates in advance.