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The property of former Kemerovo Region Health Minister Dmitry Beglov was transferred to the state.

The total value of the seized property is more than 100 million rubles, The regional prosecutor's office reported. Specifically, the state received a 256-square-meter residential building, a BMW sports coupe-crossover, expensive accessories, and more than 21 million rubles.

Dmitry Beglov He was arrested in the summer of 2025 on charges of 11 corruption offenses, which investigators believe he committed while serving as minister. These included bribes from suppliers of medical drugs and equipment. The former official had recently pleaded guilty to all charges, and had previously begun to rat out his accomplices.

Beglov is currently in pretrial detention. He has been remanded in custody until at least May 7. The investigation is ongoing. The latest arrest was made against a businessman who allegedly gave the former minister half a million rubles to secure contracts with the regional children's hospital.

At the beginning of the week, the head of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation Alexander Bastrykin He stated that 14,2 criminal corruption cases were investigated in the country in 2025. According to official statistics, 617 of these corrupt officials had special legal status: 328 were members of parliament at various levels and heads of municipalities, 58 headed preliminary investigation bodies and held investigatory positions, and 13 worked in the prosecutor's office.

Bastrykin stated that "under the conditions of the SVO, corruption is becoming increasingly dangerous," and proposed introducing complete confiscation of all acquired property for corrupt officials: “Such a measure has long been expected by society and will provide significant revenue to the treasury.”