"The federal state institution of higher education" Arctic State Agrotechnological University "in the period from 2016 to the present from the federal budget illegally received more than 250 million rubles to train 136 non-existent students on a budgetary basis in various specialties," - said in a statement.
It is clarified that a criminal case has been initiated under the article "Fraud committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy using their official position, on an especially large scale."
A case was also opened against the rector under the article "Abuse of official powers."
Earlier in the Stavropol Territory, they told about the detention of citizens suspected of theft and fraud.