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Russian deputy energy minister arrested for alleged corruption

Russian deputy energy minister arrested for alleged corruption

A Russian deputy energy minister has been arrested on suspicion of embezzling more than 600 million roubles worth of public money, investigators announced Wednesday. Anatoly Tikhonov, one of eight deputies to Energy Minister Alexander Novak, is accused of misusing public funds worth around 6.7 million euros ($7.9 million) which had been intended for a new […]