Head of the morgue in Novosibirsk was fined 4.5 million — he took bribes for recommendations

Yesterday, may 28, Zaeltsovsky district court has sentenced 49-year-old head of the pathology Department in the hospital № 1, Mikhail Kozaeva.

he was convicted of receiving a bribe in especially large and large sizes (for part 6, item 290 of the criminal code and paragraph “C” of part 5 of article 290 of the criminal code).

As reported on the website of the court, head of the morgue received from the representatives of the two organizations involved in the provision of funeral services, bribes in the amount of 1 208 500 rubles and 294 000 roubles, respectively.

— For the Commission within the scope of his official powers of action in the interests of the givers and the organizations they represented, namely the country by Mazaevym M. A. subordinate staff mortuaries binding instructions to recommend to citizens who approach them on issues of death of patients of a specific organization, providing funeral services to increase the income of the latter, — said the press service.