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Ex-FSB Employee Sentenced to 13 Years for Embezzlement in Drone Jammer Development
A military court sentenced Sergei Efimov, former head of a service at FSB Research Institute No. 1, to 13 years in prison for embezzling 12 million rubles by inflating the cost of components for the portable drone jamming complex 'Obereg'. Accountant Marina Khalandach received a 10-year sentence in the same case. This was reported by Kommersant.
TL;DR
- Sergei Efimov, former head of a service at FSB Research Institute No. 1, sentenced to 13 years for embezzling 12 million rubles.
- The embezzlement involved inflating component costs for the 'Obereg' portable drone jamming complex.
- Accountant Marina Khalandach received a 10-year sentence for her involvement.
- Both defendants were fined and ordered to pay 12.1 million rubles in compensation.
- The defense argued that sanctions led to increased intermediary costs and higher prices for components.
- Another former FSB Research Institute No. 1 employee, Vladimir Semenov, was previously sentenced for overpaying suppliers for the 'Obereg' complex.