‘She absconded from the investigation’: Russia’s former deputy education minister stands accused of embezzling millions of rubles. She’s also nowhere to be found.

Russia's former deputy education minister Marina Rakova was charged with fraud in absentia and put on a wanted list, Interior Ministry spokesperson Irina Volk confirmed to TASS on Friday, October 1. Rakova, who is currently Sberbank's vice president, reportedly stands accused of embezzling 50 million rubles ($688,000) in state funds when she worked for the Education Ministry in 2019. Citing a source in law enforcement, TASS reported that Russian investigators are working to verify reports that Rakova may have left the country for Ukraine. Sources also say detectives plan to ask a court to arrest Rakova in absentia. On Thursday, a Moscow court has jailed three other suspects in connection with the case. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/10/01/she-absconded-from-the-investigation