Posted 31 августа 2021,, 10:50

Published 31 августа 2021,, 10:50

Modified 24 декабря 2022,, 22:38

Updated 24 декабря 2022,, 22:38

Growth of the number of criminal cases against entrepreneurs broke a six-year record

Growth of the number of criminal cases against entrepreneurs broke a six-year record

31 августа 2021, 10:50
At the end of the first half of 2021, law enforcement agencies recorded 78,290 economic crimes in Russia. The number of such criminal cases increased by 10% compared to the previous year - by almost 7 thousand - which was a record figure since the first half of 2015.

As follows from the report of the Prosecutor General's Office, the activity of the employees of the Investigative Committee has increased sharply. They identified 38% more economic crimes than in 2020. The Ministry of Internal Affairs revealed 8.7% more crimes, and the prosecutor's office - by 11.9%.

The report of the supervisory agency indicates that every twentieth such crime is associated with tax evasion. Their number increased by 11.8% - up to 3702. In Chukotka and Chechnya, not a single such offense was detected in six months. 22 thousand (+ 2.7%) crimes of an economic nature were committed on a large and especially large scale. Material damage estimated at the pre-trial stage amounted to 171.8 billion rubles.

We also note that in the period from January to July 2021, the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation recorded 24.5 thousand cases of corruption, which is an eight-year maximum.

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