Greeks Igor Mikhailovich

Greeks Igor Mikhailovich

Biography

2024: Guilty plea to corruption in procurement of medical equipment

Former Deputy Governor of the Ryazan Region Igor Grekov pleaded guilty to corruption crimes related to fraud in the purchase of medical equipment. This became known in August 2024. As a result of the investigation, it was found that Grekov, being as vice-governor, received bribes from representatives of commercial structures in exchange for assistance in concluding state contracts.

According to TASS, businessman Artem Negov and former senator from the Ryazan region Irina Petina participated in the criminal scheme together with Grekov. Negov, having entered into a pre-trial cooperation agreement, gave testimony incriminating other members of the criminal group. Petina also pleaded guilty and is cooperating with the investigation, assuring that she will not impede the investigation.

According to the investigating authorities, from 2018 to 2021, Igor Grekov received significant amounts from the heads of commercial organizations, providing them with the opportunity to conclude profitable contracts for the supply of medical equipment for the needs of the region. During the investigative actions, it was established that the amount of bribes received by Grekov was tens of millions of rubles. Petina, who previously served as Deputy Minister of Health of the Ryazan Region, also received large bribes for similar assistance in concluding contracts, the agency said in a publication.

Artem Negov, who held one of the key positions in this corruption scheme, pleaded guilty to bribing members of the procurement commission and entered into a pre-trial cooperation agreement. As part of this agreement, he testified, which confirmed the receipt of two especially large bribes by Petina and Grekov. As a result of cooperation with the investigation, Negov was released from the pre-trial detention center under the ban of certain actions.

According to the case file, among the main defendants are also the director of Farmvest, Gleb Kondratyev, and his mother, Lyudmila Kondratyeva, who led Pharm Plus. They transferred more than ₽35 million to Irina Petina in exchange for concluding contracts. Despite the arrest of Gleb Kondratyev, his companies continued to receive government contracts worth tens of millions of rubles.^[1]

2025: Sentence - 17 years in prison for bribes in the supply of medical equipment

In May 2025, the former vice-governor of the Ryazan region, Igor Grekov, was sentenced to 17 years in prison in a maximum security colony in the case of fraud and taking bribes when concluding state contracts for the purchase of medical equipment. In addition to the main punishment, the ex-official was fined ₽400 million.

According to TASS, citing the press service of the regional prosecutor's office, the court also deprived Grekov of the right to hold certain positions for a period of 12 years. The investigation established that from January 2018 to January 2021, the former vice-governor, acting as part of an organized group, received bribes from representatives of commercial organizations. The funds were transferred for general patronage when concluding state contracts for the purchase of medical equipment and consumables for the region.

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Фото: Government of Ryazan Region

According to the case file, the total amount of bribes received by Grekov amounted to more than ₽136 million. In addition, the former official stole over ₽15 million from the budget when purchasing road equipment.

The regional prosecutor's office reports that during the investigation it was possible to recover an unrecoverable part of the damage in the amount of more than ₽5 million. The property of the convict, the value of which is equivalent to the amount of bribes, was confiscated in the state's income.

Igor Grekov was appointed vice-governor of the Ryazan region in September 2017. In May 2018, he gained fame after saving a two-year-old child drowning in a pond, for which he became one of the winners of the X All-Russian Festival of the Ministry of Emergency Situations "Constellation of Courage."

In December 2020, during the annual press conference of President Vladimir Putin, the Ryazan journalist informed the head of state about the heroic act of Grekov, who allegedly saved seven people in a fire on the territory of a military unit in October 2020. After this speech, reports appeared in the media and social networks refuting the official's participation in saving people, as well as data on his criminal record.^[2]

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