St. Petersburg, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- The former head of the Komi Republic of Russia Vladimir Torlopov was accused of creating a criminal organization and a fraud amounting to at least 2.5 billion rubles (about 40 million U.S. dollars).
Torlopov pleaded guilty on Thursday. He was confined to his flat, TASS reported.
Torlopov's case was connected with his successor Vyacheslav Gayzer's criminal case. Gayzer was accused of creating a criminal organization, fraud, money laundering and bribery. He was arrested in September 2015.
Vladimir Torlopov was the Head of the Komi Republic in the 2002-2010.
