Ministry of Health of the Astrakhan Region
History
2024
Ex-employee of the Astrakhan Ministry of Health sentenced to prison for fraud in the supply of medical products worth millions of rubles
On November 11, 2024, an Astrakhan court sentenced a former official of the regional Ministry of Health to two and a half years in prison for fraud in the supply of medical protective equipment, which caused damage to the budget in the amount of ₽5 million.
According to TASS, in addition to imprisonment in a general regime colony, the convict was fined ₽150 thousand and banned from working in state structures for a period of two years.
As part of the criminal case under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of Russia, three employees of a commercial organization were also convicted, who received from two to four years in a general regime colony and fines from ₽150 thousand to ₽300 thousand.
The investigation established that in 2022 the defendants organized the supply of low-quality personal protective equipment to medical institutions in the region. The products had obvious defects and did not provide the necessary level of protection.
The director of the state institution, which accepted a batch of defective products, was sentenced to two years in a general regime colony with a fine of ₽100 thousand. The damage caused to the budget of the Astrakhan region has been fully compensated.
The prosecutor's office of the Astrakhan region stressed that the convicts acted in collusion, violating the terms of state contracts when supplying medical products to healthcare institutions.
The court found all participants in the criminal scheme guilty of fraud in the execution of state contracts for the supply of medical devices. The case was investigated during the interaction of regional law enforcement agencies.
The criminal case became part of a large-scale campaign to counter corruption in the field of public procurement of medical equipment and protective equipment.
After the verdict was announced, the convicts were taken into custody in the courtroom. The verdict may be appealed in accordance with the procedure established by law within ten days from the date of announcement.[1]
Two deputy heads of the Astrakhan Ministry of Health received real terms in the case of procurement of tests for coronavirus
In early June 2024, a court in Astrakhan sentenced two former deputy ministers of health of the region, finding them guilty of abuse of office. Olga Agafonova and Elena Ivanova received real terms of imprisonment. Read more here.
2023: Two former deputy ministers of health of the Astrakhan region detained on charges of a scam with the supply of PCR tests
In Astrakhan, a criminal case was initiated against the former first deputy and deputy minister of health of the region on suspicion of abuse of office. The press service of the regional department of the TFR announced this on July 26, 2023. Read more here.
2022
The head of the department was sentenced for non-purchase of drugs for cancer patients
In December 2022, the Leninsky court in Astrakhan sentenced to 2.5 years of forced labor the former head of the department of drug supply and pharmaceutical activities of the Ministry of Health of the Astrakhan region, finding her guilty of negligence, as a result of which more than 140 cancer patients were not provided with vital medicines on time.
According to the press service of the Investigative Department of the TFR in the Astrakhan Region, in the period from January to March 2021, the convict, reliably knowing the existing need for two vital drugs for outpatient treatment of patients suffering from cancer, did not ensure the timely development of the terms of reference and the organization of procurement procedures at the expense of state needs, having a real opportunity for this.
As a result, patients affected by the actions of the official were forced to purchase these drugs in commercial pharmacies at their own expense or not to use them at all due to the lack of preferential provision of citizens in the pharmacy network.
Wanting to create an imaginary appearance of well-being in the indicators of work to provide a separate category of citizens with vital drugs and hide the negligence, the woman in a special software complex established a ban on the registration of prescriptions by medical workers of state budgetary health care institutions in the region for these drugs.
The former head of the department of the Astrakhan Ministry of Health was found guilty of committing crimes under Part 1 of Art. 293, part 1 of Art. 285 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (negligence, abuse of office). Her name has not been revealed.[2]
Detention of suppliers of handicraft medical products under a state contract with the Astrakhan Ministry of Health
On November 8, 2022, it became known about the detention of employees of one of the Moscow companies who supplied Astrakhan region protective equipment for hospitals that do not protect against viral infections. This was reported in the Office FSB for the Astrakhan region.
According to the statement of the press service of the department, employees of an unnamed Moscow company tried to put in covid () coronavirus COVID-19 hospitals personal protective equipment () that PPE do not meet the technical characteristics, manufactured in a artisanal way and do not have protective properties against infections.
 | It was established that the supplied goods do not meet the technical characteristics specified in the specification, and are manufactured in a artisanal way, and also do not have protective properties against viral infections, including from COVID-19. As a result of operational measures, the theft of budget funds in the amount of more than 35 million rubles was prevented, "the press release says. |  |
A criminal case was initiated under Part 4 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud committed by an organized group or on an especially large scale or resulting in the deprivation of a citizen's right to a residential premises), within the framework of which searches were carried out at the places of residence of suspects in Moscow and the Moscow region. The detainees were taken into custody.
The names of the suspects and the name of the company were not disclosed. According to the unified information system in the field of procurement, Mindrav of the Astrakhan region since March 2020 has concluded several contracts for the purchase of PPE for similar amounts with companies from a number of regions. Russia One of them was registered in Moscow: in November 2021, the department signed an agreement for 35.1 million rubles for the supply of disposable sets of clothing and linen (sterile and non-sterile) manufactured by KH "" with Hexa LLC System"."[3]
Ex-deputy head of the Astrakhan Ministry of Health sentenced to correctional labor for negligence
The Leninsky court in Astrakhan found the former deputy minister of health of the region guilty of negligence and sentenced her to one year and three months of correctional labor. The press service of the Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Astrakhan Region announced this on June 16, 2022, without naming the official.
The court found that the deputy head of the Ministry of Health of the Astrakhan Region in the period from September to December 2020 did not properly organize the activities of the department to carry out purchases for the provision of medical products within the framework of the state program "Development of Health Care of the Astrakhan Region," did not ensure proper verification of the suppliers' compliance with the established procurement documentation with the requirements for the procurement participants and the supplied goods, their compliance with the terms of the concluded contracts and additional agreements thereto, did not properly arrange for the acceptance of goods under the above state contracts by all members of the acceptance committee, not taking measures to terminate the above government contracts due to violation of their terms by suppliers.
In the absence of legal grounds, by giving verbal instructions to subordinate employees, the former Deputy Minister ensured the drafting and signing of additional agreements to state contracts with amendments to the essential terms of the contract in the form of a change in the name of the product, which allegedly has improved characteristics in the form of the presence of safety of work with microorganisms of the 1-2 pathogenicity group (hazards), and, when supplied by suppliers' representatives, the preparation of financial documents, despite the absence of signatures of all members of the acceptance committee in the specified documents.
According to the UK, the convict, realizing that the quality of the delivered goods was not checked by her and subordinate employees, ensured by signing these documents the illegal transfer of budget funds in the amount of more than 92.9 million rubles to the accounts of suppliers who initially intended to steal these funds, and later were convicted of committing a crime under Part 4 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.[4]
In Astrakhan, employees of companies supplying medical products were sentenced to prison terms
At the end of May 2022, the Leninsky District Court of Astrakhan issued a verdict in a criminal case against six employees of two medical device suppliers. They were found guilty of committing crimes under Part 3 of Art. 30, part 4 of Art. 159, part 4 of Art. 159, part 3 of Art. 30, part 4 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code (fraud and attempted fraud).
According to the press service of the prosecutor's office of the Astrakhan region, the court found that in 2020 the regional Ministry of Health signed state contracts for the supply of medical devices. As part of the fulfillment of obligations, contractors ensured the supply of products that are not suitable for medical purposes. As a result, the department suffered damage in the amount of more than 92.9 million rubles.
The court agreed with the opinion of the state prosecutor on the guilt of the defendants and sentenced them to imprisonment for a period of 3 years 6 months to 6 years in a general regime correctional colony with fines from 300 to 700 thousand rubles.
The claims of the regional Ministry of Health for the recovery of damage are satisfied. The attackers reimbursed 12.8 million rubles voluntarily before the verdict.
The names of the defendants and the names of the suppliers who participated in state contracts were not disclosed by the prosecutor's office.
As follows from the materials of the Leninsky District Court of Astrakhan, a total of six people were involved in the case - Vitaly Vadin, Alexander Vasatyuk, Sergey Zhulev, Vladimir Larin, Vladislav Telepegin and Dmitry Ivanov. According to SPARK-Interfax, Dmitry Ivanov's full namesake owns Mir Gaming Complexes LLC, registered in Otradny, Samara Region.
According to the EIS in the field of procurement, in August and October 2020, this company, together with another Samara supplier, BPO-Otradny LLC, signed contracts with the Ministry of Health of the Astrakhan Region for the supply of protective gowns totaling 41.4 million and 87.1 million rubles. Subsequently, the contracts were terminated unilaterally due to "the supply of goods of inadequate quality."[5]
Ex-deputy head of the Astrakhan Ministry of Health accused of purchasing unsuitable medical products worth 90 million rubles
At the end of April 2022, the prosecutor's office of the Astrakhan region approved the indictment in the criminal case of the former deputy minister of health of the region. She is accused of negligence (part 1.1 of article 293 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), due to which the regional budget suffered damage of tens of millions of rubles.
According to TASS with reference to the press service of the Astrakhan prosecutor's office, the former deputy deputy head of the Ministry of Health of the region concluded additional agreements to state contracts for the supply of medical devices. As part of the fulfillment of obligations, it did not organize a proper quality check of the supplied products, signed acts of their acceptance and transfer and ensured payment for the received products unsuitable for medical purposes.
According to the investigation, the actions of the official entailed material damage to the federal budget in the amount of more than 90 million rubles. At the same time, the name of the accused was not disclosed by the end of April 2022.
In April 2022, the Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Astrakhan Region completed an investigation into another ex-employee of the Ministry of Health of the Astrakhan Region - the former head of the department of drug provision and pharmaceutical activities Anastasia Gudkova.
Law enforcement agencies considered that from January to March 2021, if possible, it did not ensure the timely development of the terms of reference and procurement of two vital drugs for the treatment of cancer. As a result, 140 patients were forced to purchase drugs from commercial pharmacies at their own expense or stop taking drugs.
By the end of April 2022, the criminal case under two articles - part 1 of Art. 293, part 1 of Art. 285 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (negligence, abuse of office) is under consideration by the Leninsky District Court of Astrakhan.[6]
2021: Alexander Burkin - the new Minister of Health of the Astrakhan Region
On August 19, 2021, it was announced that Alexander Burkina was appointed the new head of the Ministry of Health of the Astrakhan Region. The corresponding order was signed by the governor of the region Igor Babushkin. Read more here.
2020
Alexey Spirin - the new Minister of Health of the Astrakhan Region
On June 8, 2020, Alexei Spirin was appointed Minister of Health of the Astrakhan Region. Read more here.
Dismissal of the Minister of Health of the Astrakhan Region Fyodor Orlov
On April 8, 2020, the Minister of Health of the Astrakhan Region Fedor Orlov resigned. Governor Igor Babushkin signed a letter of resignation after a meeting to assess the quality of medical care for citizens in the context of the spread of coronavirus infection COVID-19 in the region. Read more here.
Notes
- ↑ Ex-official of the Astrakhan Ministry of Health convicted of a scam with medical devices
- ↑ Former head of the department of the Astrakhan Ministry of Health found guilty of negligence and abuse of office
- ↑ Astrakhan prevented the supply of fake protective equipment against COVID-19
- ↑ In Astrakhan, the former deputy minister of health of the region was found guilty of negligence
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Former deputy head of the Astrakhan Ministry of Health accused of negligence for 90 million rubles
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