Was involved in and financially benefitted from corruption schemes designed to provide corrupt sources of income to politicians and government officials and their families. Under UK sanctions. His daughter Yulia Richard and son-in-law Francois Jean-Baptiste Richard own real estate and businesses in France; Francois Jean-Baptiste is a co-owner of Neva Telecom Service, which owns cellular towers in the Russian North-West, including the Leningrad Oblast.
Member of the Supreme Council and Secretary of the Leningrad Oblast Regional Branch of the United Russia party. United Russia forms and implements Vladimir Putin's policy of aggression against territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
Governor of Leningrad Oblast. Manages a regional state body of the Russian Federation, which supports or implements actions or policies that undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.