# Ulyukayev convicted of taking $2 million from Rosneft after Sechin meeting

Date: 2017

On 15 December 2017 a Moscow court sentenced former economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev to eight years for allegedly extorting a $2 million bribe from Rosneft; he was detained in November 2016 after a meeting with [Igor Sechin](/people/igor-sechin), who refused to testify in court.

## People

- Igor Sechin: https://factrail.ai/people/igor-sechin

## Sources

- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/15/russia-jails-former-economy-minister-alexei-ulyukayev-for-corruption

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/ulyukayev-convicted-bribe-sechin-sting-2017-12-15