24 Jun 2016 Nikita Belykh was arrested in Moscow at reception of a bribe.

[1] On 25 June Investigative Committee of Russia has charged White with receiving a bribe in especially large size.

On the same day, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow, he was arrested for two months.

[2] After his arrest, the duties of the Governor of the Kirov region was performed by his Deputy Alexey Kuznetsov.

July 28, 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Nikita Belykh from the post of Governor of the Kirov region with the formulation "in connection with loss of trust".