Corruption at Gazprom: Billions in envelopes and accounts

Igor Mojsiejenko, deputy general director for corporate security at Gazprom Energoholding, has been arrested in Moscow on suspicion of accepting a bribe equivalent to 2.36 million rubles. Gazprom Energoholding is a subsidiary of the energy giant Gazprom and manages a significant portfolio of power generation assets in Russia.

The arrest is part of an investigation into a 50 million ruble bribe, described as a particularly large-scale acceptance of illicit funds. In Russia, such offenses can carry prison sentences ranging from eight to fifteen years.

This incident is not an isolated case within Gazprom. In the spring of 2026, an investigation was launched concerning the alleged embezzlement of over 8 billion rubles during the construction of the Alina Kabaeva Gymnastics Center. Gazprom Inwestgazifikacja, a Gazprom subsidiary, financed the project. Investigators claim that participants in this scheme falsified completion reports and misappropriated funds between 2016 and 2019.

Several individuals, including former Gazprom board member Elena Mikhailova and former deputy general director of Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Anatoliy Yerkulov, are implicated in the gymnastics center case. While the alleged organizer has been arrested, several other accused individuals have reportedly fled Russia and are subject to international arrest warrants issued by the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Further investigations involve Anton Dzhalabov, vice president of Gazpromneft. He was arrested in February 2026 for allegedly accepting bribes totaling 30 million rubles ($1.42 million). Investigators believe that from 2021 to 2022, while heading a Gazprom Invest branch, Dzhalabov accepted bribes from contractors in exchange for awarding contracts. His alleged illicit gains included a Sochi apartment, other properties, and a speedboat.

The largest bribery scandal at Gazprom reportedly occurred last year. The Prosecutor General's Office filed a lawsuit against Kirill Seleznev, a former Gazprom board member, and Aleksey Mityushov, former president of Gazprom Energo. They are accused of orchestrating the siphoning of at least 150 billion rubles ($7.09 billion) from Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat. Mityushov has fled the country, while Seleznev reached a settlement. The Prosecutor General's Office seized seven chemical complex enterprises controlled by Seleznev, valued at 31.5 billion rubles, and transferred them to state ownership.