Source: US News & World Report
“Russian investigators detained one current and one former deputy energy minister on Thursday, Russian media reported, as part of an investigation into fraud in the coal industry. Deputy Energy Minister Sergei Mochalnikov, who has been in office since April 2022, and Anatoly Yanovsky, who served from 2008 until 2021, have been detained, Interfax news agency reported citing law enforcement sources. The charges are related to fraud linked to the closure of coal mines, Interfax reported. Both men were responsible for the coal industry in their positions at the ministry.” (10/24/24)