Former communications minister Nikolai Nikiforov has been placed on a wanted list

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Former communications minister Nikolai Nikiforov has been placed on a wanted list

Information about this appeared in the Russian Interior Ministry database, Mediazona noted.

On September 4, it became known that investigators consider Nikiforov to be one of the creators of the Finiko financial pyramid. He was charged in absentia with organizing a criminal community and especially large-scale fraud.

The outlets Business Online and Agentstvo reported that Nikiforov managed to avoid detention at the last moment. He flew to the UAE on a private jet several hours before the expected visit by law enforcement officers.

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Wanted Notice After The Flight

The former minister was listed as wanted after reports of a UAE flight.

The system managed to file its delay.