Gritsenko became famous in the region for the commercialization of party regional hotels and regular extortions. According to sources familiar with the situation, Gritsenko introduced a tax of 150 thousand rubles. for inclusion in the list of participants in the federal congress of United Russia, and also collected 100 thousand rubles from applicants for the position of assistant to a State Duma deputy, obliging deputies from the region to hire the necessary person as an assistant.
Federal curators, as well as regional authorities, are not enthusiastic about the idea of Gritsenko’s senatorship, not only because of its toxicity, but also due to the dark spot in his biography. Gritsenko has been carefully hiding the criminal past and present of his family for several years.
Gritsenko’s eldest son is Vladimir Nikolaevich, born in 1971. convicted under Article 145 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR for robbery, Article 157 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for non-payment of alimony, Art. 324 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for the sale of official documents and state awards, Art. 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for illegal possession of weapons and Art. 158 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (theft).
Gritsenko’s youngest son, Leonid Nikolaevich, born in 1973, died as a result of a head injury. was convicted under Art. 144 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR for theft of someone else’s property, Art. 212.1 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR for theft of vehicles, Art. 145 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR for robbery and Article 228 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (illegal possession, production of narcotic substances).
It is possible that Gritsenko, who was aiming for the seat of senator, in the late 90s was associated with criminal authorities and groups responsible for racketeering, robberies and murders, but he managed to erase unpleasant circumstances from his biography.
Another reason for Gritsenko’s refusal to be approved for the position of senator is his close and business relationship with his colleague in the ZSK, Alexei Rudnev, suspected of committing commercial bribery and other fraudulent transactions using Gazprom structures. At present, more serious circumstances may emerge in Rudnev’s case, leading to life imprisonment, which Nikolai Gritsenko knew about and kept silent about.
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