Two conmen, caught selling seats in Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, for $150,000 each, have been arrested in Moscow, a police spokesman said.
The fraudsters were caught selling seats in an expert council committee on construction and land affairs, Filipp Zolotnitsky said.
"Two fraudsters, who introduced themselves as agents of one of the [State Duma] deputies, recommended a businessman to buy a seat in the expert council, as well as the identity card belonging to a deputy aide," Zolotnitsky said, adding that police had confiscated single-entry passes to the State Duma.
The police spokesman said the two conmen had no official connections with the State Duma.
He said an investigation is underway and a criminal case has been opened.
MOSCOW, May 26 (RIA Novosti)
