# Over 60,000 Russian officials convicted of corruption in five years — prosecutor general

https://mins.news/en/item/62572

- TASS, 2026-09-17 12:07 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/society/2189015

> Russian Prosecutor General Alexander Gutsan says courts have convicted more than 60,000 people of corruption-related offenses over the past five years, with seized property worth over 800 billion rubles. Recovered damages rose by nearly 50%, while a February law established procedures for seizing and confiscating cryptocurrency in such cases.

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