The acting head of Russia's anti-corruption agency has been caught with $122 million in cash in his home, Russian media reported. 

Dmitry Zakharchenko, the deputy head of the Energy Industry Department of the General Administration of Economic Security and Combating the Corruption (GAESCC), was arrested following the police raid find. 

He allegedly refused to comment on the money or its origins and was charged with abuse of power, obstruction of justice and accepting bribes. He is pleading not guilty. 

According to Life.ru, investigators who discovered the hidden money had trouble finding somewhere to put it. 

The raided home belongs to Zakharchenko's sister, Russia Today reported, citing TASS sources. 

 

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