MOSCOW - Russian investigators have opened a new corruption case against subcontractors building a space center where workers have gone unpaid for months and have appealed directly to President Vladimir Putin for help.
Associated Press: After workers asked Putin for help, corruption uncovered
Russian President Vladimir Putin (2ndL) listenes to explanations of Head of the Russian Space Agency Oleg Ostapenko (L) during a visit to the Vostochny Cosmodrome near the town of Uglegorsk on Sept. 2.
