Corruption in law enforcement agencies as a threat to the activities of business entities in the Russian Federation

Purpose: Study of the legal framework for improving the regulatory framework for the activities of law enforcement agencies to ensure the safety of business entities. Methodology: General theoretical and formal legal methods were used. Results: This article is devoted to the consideration of the essence of corruption as a threat to the economic security of economic entities in the Russian Federation, special attention is paid to the forms of corruption in the activities of law enforcement agencies. It also examines the problem of criminal bankruptcy of economic entities and the peculiarities of the influence of corruption on the investigation of this crime and bringing the perpetrators to justice. The problem of criminal law protection of bankruptcy was considered. A generalizing assessment of the current legislation on bankruptcy is given, which regulates measures to suppress corruption in the consideration of insolvency (bankruptcy) cases. Novelty/originality/value: The article has a high scientific value, since it showed the need to improve the regulatory framework for the activities of law enforcement agencies to eliminate the threat to the economic security of business entities, since a high degree of their security ensures the economic stability of the state as a whole.