The head of Krymsk was detained in the case of fraud with land worth 120 million rubles.

The head of the Krymsky district of the Krasnodar Territory was detained in a case of land fraud. This was reported by law enforcement agencies on December 23.

"This case follows from the case of [ex-head of the Crimean region Sergey] Lesya. With his participation, in the interests of Les, a plot of land worth 120 million rubles was transferred to the ownership of persons controlled by Les," the law enforcement agencies told RIA Novosti.

The measure of restraint for the detainee will be chosen on Wednesday in the Oktyabrsky court of Krasnodar.

The leader of the district: how Sergey Les disposed of the lands of Krymsk in his interests

Local residents claim that the official took away some land from them after the 2012 flood.

On October 11, a source from Izvestia told about Les' detention. It was noted that he was trying to escape from the investigation. Later, the court arrested Les until November 29. He was charged with committing a crime under Part 3 of art. 33, part 3 of art. 285 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Abuse of official authority"). According to the investigation, as the head of the district, Les ordered a subordinate employee to conclude land purchase and sale agreements with the person he indicated on preferential terms, without bidding, at a price significantly lower than the market price.

The damage from fraud with land plots in Les reached about 2 billion rubles. A local resident, pensioner Nadezhda Maltseva, reported that after the floods in the region in 2012, her house was declared an emergency. At the same time, she later found out that Lesya was interested in the land plot, who built a mansion on it and signed it over to his wife. Later, on October 20, he resigned.

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