In the RIA Novosti article, we tell why the former head of Fonbet, Sergei Anokhin, was detained and how many years of imprisonment he faces.
On January 29, it became known that the former CEO of the bookmaker company Fonbet, Sergei Anokhin, had been detained. According to investigators, he tried to prevent the transfer of "the results of operational and investigative activities of the FSB agencies" to the investigators of the Investigative Committee, for which he was placed under arrest by the court .
What is the former head of Fonbet, Sergei Anokhin, suspected of?
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Anokhin was detained in connection with an attempt to transfer tunisia mobile database a bribe of 60 million rubles to a special services employee for concealing the results of an investigation into a case at his previous place of work related to the theft of budget funds. The recipient of the bribe was also detained.
The media reported that the investigation against Anokhin is related to his work at the Khimki football club, which he managed from 2020 to 2021. In addition, in December 2024, Khimki's leading investor , businessman Tufan Sadygov, was arrested for fraud. He was later released on bail, and the club itself stated that Sergei Anokhin's arrest had nothing to do with the club . The Russian Football Union also noted that the arrest of the former head of Fonbet has nothing to do with the RFU .