A court in Moscow issued a default judgment against foreign agent… (суд · москва · приговор)

A court in Moscow issued a default judgment against foreign agent Arkady Babchenko, a journalist listed on the registry of foreign agents.

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A Russian citizen was extradited from Kazakhstan to Russia.
The individual is facing criminal charges related to fraud or financial crime.
The case involves a scheme where victims were tricked into transferring money via fake bank representatives in a messaging app.
The victim lost more than 10 million rubles in the scam.
A court proceeding has been initiated for the accused.

Arkady Babchenko, listed as a foreign agent, was sentenced in absentia by a Moscow court on July 17, 2026, for evading obligations under the foreign agents law, receiving an 18-month prison sentence and a two-year ban from website administration. — vesti
The case involves a 23-year-old man from Tatarstan who fled to Kazakhstan after committing fraud, was arrested there in February 2026, and extradited; he is accused of participating in an organized group's phone scam under Article 159, part 4 of the Russian Criminal Code. — interfax