Russian woman faces fraud charges over misused farming subsidy funds
A 44-year-old woman from Verkhnevedeneyevskoye in Krasnodar Territory is facing criminal charges for fraud. Authorities allege she submitted false documents to secure a social payment meant for personal subsidiary farming. The funds, totalling 200,000 rubles, were intended for raising broiler chicks but were misused instead. The case centres on a social payment scheme designed to support small-scale farming. The woman applied for the funds, claiming they would be used for broiler chick production. Investigators later discovered the documents she provided were falsified.
Prosecutors have charged her under Part 2 of Article 159.2 of the Russian Criminal Code. This section covers fraud committed in the process of obtaining payments. If found guilty, she could receive a prison sentence of up to five years. No official records confirm whether similar fraud cases involving social payments for personal farming have been documented in Krasnodar Territory over the past two years. Authorities have not released further details on the matter.
The investigation into the misuse of 200,000 rubles continues. A conviction would result in a maximum penalty of five years' imprisonment. The case highlights the risks of fraud within agricultural support programmes.
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