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Murmansk lawyer sentenced for embezzlement of other people’s property

March 31, 2023

In the Murmansk region, a lawyer was convicted in a case of embezzlement of other people’s property with significant damage caused to a citizen. The woman was found guilty of an offense that occurred between August 2020 and May 2021.

At the time indicated, the northerner worked as a lawyer in Apatity and represented the interests of a local resident in a criminal case. The victim asked the woman to withdraw her money in the amount of 100,000 rubles from the storage room.

According to the press service of the Investigative Committee of the Murmansk region, the lawyer had to transfer the funds to the defendant’s mother. Despite the order, the northerner appropriated the money and spent it at her discretion.

The violation has been recorded. During the proceedings, the lawyer did not admit her guilt, but the employees of the FSB department of the region confirmed the fact of the crime.

As a result, the woman was fined 300,000 rubles. She was also banned from working as a lawyer for a year.

Earlier, “The Eastern Heraldin Murmansk” said that an Arctic resident is suspected of giving a bribe. chief doctor.

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