The deputy director of Russia's space agency has been charged with fraud over suspected embezzlement. Oleg Frolov and two other suspects are accused of a "large-scale fraud," the Investigative Committee said in a statement on December 22. "Frolov, using his official position, took part in a criminal conspiracy with two other co-conspirators," the statement said. "In the course of the execution of [a] contract, they stole budgeted funds during the purchase of equipment." Frolov will be held in pretrial detention pending his trial, the statement added. The two other suspects were not named. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
Deputy Director Of Russian Space Agency Charged In Multimillion-Dollar Fraud
Deputy Director of Roskosmos Oleg Frolov (file photo)