Judge Natalya Verkhoturova also fined the former official 150 million rubles. In addition, he is deprived of the right to hold positions related to the exercise of the functions of representative of power, the performance of a series of functions in state bodies, local governments, municipal institutions and state corporations for 12 years.
As established, while holding the post of mayor, Gumenyuk received 31.2 million rubles from representatives of the MBU “Necropolis” funeral home for patronage of his business. And before working in the city administration, being the director of the State Budgetary Institution “Economic Department of Territory Administration”, he received bribes totaling 3.5 million rubles from the director of two construction companies. In addition, the merchant rendered a service to Gumenyuk by paying off his son’s debt of three million rubles to a third party.
Oleg Gumenyuk served as mayor from April 2019 to May 2021. He has pleaded not guilty and intends to appeal the verdict.
