Former police officers sentenced to 12–14 years for stealing from…
Three former police officers were sentenced to 12–14 years in prison for embezzling clients' funds from the cryptocurrency exchange Garantex. Moscow's Butyrka Court sentenced three former police officers to prison terms ranging from 12 to 14 years in the case of embezzlement of clients' funds from the cryptocurrency exchange Garantex.
Consensus
- Three former police officers were sentenced to prison terms between 12 and 14 years.
- The defendants were convicted of stealing funds from clients of the cryptocurrency exchange Garantex.
- The crimes involved the use of forged court decisions and fraudulent procedures to transfer client funds.
- The court ordered the defendants to pay over 31 million rubles in compensation to victims.
- All three were fined 6.5 million rubles each.
- All three were deprived of their police ranks and banned from holding positions in law enforcement or state agencies.
- The case involved the use of fake criminal cases and fabricated claims of theft to justify asset seizures.
- The scheme targeted accounts of real clients, including Mikhail Korniychuk, Agakerim Gamzabekov, and Alexander Sazonov.
- The exchange Garantex Europa UO is based in Moscow-Sity.
- The defendants included an operative from the cybercrime unit of the MVD and a senior investigator from the Basman District police department.
Points of divergence
- The total amount stolen was over 30 million rubles, including 6.2 million from one client and 24.8 million attempted from another. — tg_theinsider
- Garantex was launched in 2019 in Estonia but operated from Moscow and St. Petersburg, and was linked to sanctions evasion. — tg_theinsider
- The exchange was blocked in 2025 during an international operation, after which Grinex, a successor platform registered in Kyrgyzstan, emerged. — tg_theinsider
- Grinex was used for transactions involving the ruble-pegged stablecoin A7A5 linked to Moldovan oligarch Ilan Shor and Russian PSB. — tg_theinsider
- The defendants attempted to steal 24.8 million rubles from Alexander Sazonov but failed because he reported the crime and the exchange froze the funds. — vesti
- The defendants were charged under specific articles of the Russian Criminal Code: bribery (part 6, article 290), document forgery (part 4, article 327), abuse of power (part 3, article 286), and large-scale fraud (part 4, article 159). — interfax
- Bakhtyev was sentenced to 14 years in strict regime prison, Golubev to 12 years in strict regime, and Shakhina to 12 years in general regime. — bazabazon
- Bakhtyev received 14 years in strict regime, Golubev 12 years in strict regime, Shakhina 12 years in general regime. — theinsider
Coverage (5 sources)
- Three former policemen sentenced to 12–14 years for embezzling clients' money from crypto exchange Garantex — ЭХО / Новости
- Three former police officers sentenced to 12 to 14 years for stealing crypto exchange Garantex assets, through which Russia evades sanctions — The Insider
- In Moscow, three former police officers sentenced for embezzling assets from crypto exchange clients — Интерфакс
- Former police officers sentenced to 14 and 12 years for attempt to steal client assets of crypto exchange Garantex Europa UO in 'Moscow City' — Baza
- MVD employees received 12 to 14 years for embezzling client funds from a crypto exchange — Вести
Key entities
- Moscow
- Garantex
- MVD
- Leonid Golubev
- Garantex Europa UO
- Moscow-City
- MVD
- Basmanny District
- Butyrsky District Court
- Butyrsky Court
- Renat Bakhtiyev
- INTERFAX.RU
- GU
- Russia
- Agakherima Gamzabekova