Portnyagin Faces 5-Year Sentence in Money Laundering Case
Russian entrepreneur and blogger Dmitry Portnyagin faces a five-year prison sentence over allegations of money laundering, with his wife and former business partner also on trial. The prosecution alleges he used a business fragmentation scheme to evade taxes and launder funds.
Consensus
- Dmitry Portnyagin is on trial for money laundering.
- His wife, Yekaterina Portnyagina, and former business partner Alexey Nikolaev are also on trial.
- The prosecution has requested a five-year prison sentence for Dmitry Portnyagin.
- The prosecution requested two years for Alexey Nikolaev and 7.5 years for Yekaterina Portnyagina.
- Yekaterina Portnyagina admitted to giving a bribe in a large amount.
- Alexey Nikolaev admitted guilt.
- The case involves alleged money laundering of over 15 million rubles.
- The case was previously returned to the prosecutor in November due to procedural violations.
- The trial is taking place in Moscow's Meshchansky District Court.
Points of divergence
- Portnyagin stated he does not plan to leave Russia. — vm
- Portnyagin's defense is requesting an acquittal. — vm
- In March, the tax authority requested over 802 million rubles in penalties from the entrepreneur. — vm
- Portnyagin is accused of laundering 92 million rubles. — vm
- Portnyagin's tax debt was nearly one billion rubles. — vm
- The prosecution claims the total tax arrears were 15.3 million rubles. — kommersant
- The prosecution claims the money was laundered through property purchases and loans to Nikolaev. — kommersant
- The initial trial was in April 2025 for alleged legalization of 139 million rubles. — kommersant
Coverage (3 sources)
- Dmitry Portnyagin declared that he does not plan to leave Russia — Вечерняя Москва
- Prosecure asked Portnyagina five years for case on legalization of funds — Вечерняя Москва
- Bloger Portnyagin asked for five years for money laundering case — Коммерсантъ