Russia Seizes 57,000 Gems From Home of Ex-Defense Official
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Russian investigators seized 57,000 diamonds, rubies and emeralds from the home of a former Defense Ministry property department chief charged with 12 counts of fraud, the Investigative Committee said on its website.
Evgeniya Vasilyeva, 34, and two former Defense Ministry officials were arrested late last year and charged in a case involving the sale of 4 billion rubles ($124 million) of property by OAO Oboronservis, a supplier of goods and services to the army.