The Meshchansky District Court sentenced Larisa Shulman, the… (шульман · лариса · екатерина)
The Meshchansky District Court sentenced Larisa Shulman, the sister-in-law of political scientist and foreign agent Yekaterina Shulman, to five years in a general regime prison for embezzling nearly 4 million rubles.
Consensus
- Larisa Shulman was sentenced to five years in prison for embezzlement from the housing cooperative 'Rozhdestvensky Boulevard, d. 10/7'.
- The embezzled funds were used to pay for repairs on buildings belonging to her brother, Mikhail Shulman.
- The total amount of embezzlement was approximately 3.7 million rubles.
- Two transactions were identified: one for about 928 thousand rubles and another for about 2.8 million rubles.
- Shulman had access to the cooperative's bank-client system and mobile banking.
- The court prohibited her from managing multi-apartment buildings for three years.
- A civil claim for recovery of funds will be considered separately.
- The case was heard in Moscow's Meshchansky District Court on July 20.
Points of divergence
- Larisa Shulman did not admit guilt, but acknowledged having access to the cooperative’s bank-client and mobile banking systems during the trial. — fontanka
- The suspect was identified and an investigation was initiated after she was discovered; also mentions that Yekaterina Shulman was sentenced in absentia in March for failing to fulfill foreign agent obligations, with a one-year sentence requested by the prosecutor. — vm
- The presiding judge is Varvara Oganova; the prosecution requested eight years of imprisonment and a 900,000 ruble fine for Shulman, while also requesting punishment for Yekaterina Shulman in another case. — mediazona
- The defense attorney Igor Korotky stated that the defendant admitted she was the only one with access to the cooperative’s mobile banking system. — kommerant
Coverage (5 sources)
- Elena Shulman's Niece Given Real Prison Sentence in Russia — Фонтанка
- Relative of political scientist and foreign agent Shulman sentenced to five years for embezzlement — Коммерсантъ
- Larisa Shulman sentenced to five years for embezzlement of ТСЖ funds — Вечерняя Москва
- Eкатерина Шульман's Niece Lариса Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Embezzling 3.7 Million Rubles from the HOA, Reported by TASS — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Ekaterina Shulman's Zolovka sentenced to five years in prison for embezzlement — Медиазона