Bronka bros: How Russia’s justice system ordered the seizure of a major seaport built with stolen public funds — all without criminal charges against the ex-security officials who bought it

When is corruption enough to warrant felony prosecution? The Russian Attorney General's Office says a businessman in St. Petersburg overcharged the Federal Protective Service vast sums of money for construction work and used the cash to build a multipurpose sea cargo complex. Last month, in a Civil Code ruling, a Moscow court ordered the state to seize the port as public property from its new owners: the families of two former senior security officials. RBC reporter Margarita Alekhina took a long, hard look at the case materials behind the court order. Meduza summarizes what she found. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/07/22/bronka-bros