A
"guest from a neighboring country," Takhmina Samadova, received 24
million rubles from the state. The court ruled she committed fraud. But she
won't go to prison. Ever.
The scandal
erupted in Mytishchi, a suburb of Moscow. A mother of many children, a citizen
of one of the former Soviet republics, Takhmina Samadova, received a housing certificate worth nearly 24 million rubles.
Officially —
as someone in need. But later it turned out:
- the
documents contained false information,
- income
was artificially lowered,
- the
number of family members was adjusted to fit the
program.
The
investigation concluded: it was done deliberately to qualify for state support.
The court
agreed: it was fraud
The court
found Samadova guilty. The sentence: 4 years in a
general-regime penal colony.
But here's
the twist:
She won't go to prison.
Why? Because Samadova has young children. One
of them was born just this summer.
Under
Russian law, this gives her a deferment of the
sentence until the child turns 18. Which means: 18 years of delay, and after that — possibly statute of limitations, or amnesty, or just silence.
So… the
scheme worked?
In practice
— yes. The state paid out millions. Then canceled the certificate. The woman
tried to sue the government to get the money back. It didn't work. But there
will be no prison time either.
24 million
rubles.
A guilty verdict.
4 years in prison.
And — no prison.
Three years
for a loaf of bread. But 24 million? Deferment?
This case
raises more questions than answers.
- Why,
with clear evidence of deception, is the punishment not enforced?
- Why
does the system react swiftly when someone steals food — but not when someone
manipulates documents to take millions?
- Why
can a petty thief get a real sentence — but a calculated fraudster walks away
with a delay?
Judging by
public reaction, people are outraged not just by the woman — but by how the system works. Especially when it feels
like: "some get the law, others get loopholes."
And if
stories like this still cause public backlash — it means people haven't
completely lost the ability to tell justice from
legal theater.
