In July 2025, the Moscow City Court found Ivanov guilty of two counts
In July 2025, the Moscow City Court found Ivanov guilty of two counts: embezzlement of over 216 million rubles in connection with the purchase of ferries for the Kerch Strait crossing, and the legalization of approximately 4 billion rubles withdrawn from the Intercommerz bank.
Consensus
- Felix Noiberg is a German-Israeli national and former top executive of Bank Interkommerz.
- Noiberg is being prosecuted in absentia by the Khamovnichesky Court in Moscow.
- He is accused of embezzlement of over 216.6 million rubles related to the procurement of ferries for the Kerchen Strait crossing.
- He is also accused of laundering over 3.9 billion rubles obtained from Bank Interkommerz.
- The case is connected to former defense ministry deputy Timur Ivanov.
- Ivanov was sentenced to 13 years in prison and a 100 million ruble fine in July 2025 for similar crimes.
- The trial of Noiberg is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on September 23.
- The case involves the use of the Hong Kong-based company Tourinvest Services Limited.
Points of divergence
- Noiberg is also accused of money laundering in an organized group and in an especially large amount under Article 174.1, part 4, points a and b of the Russian Criminal Code. — vedomosti
- Noiberg was originally supposed to appear in court in 2019, but the prosecution did not approve the indictment, and he was released from house arrest and fled to Germany, which refused to extradite him. — vm
- The case against Ivanov was initially opened in 2016 regarding the theft of 3.9 billion rubles from the bankrupt Bank Interkommerz. — kommersant
- The court closed the second criminal case against Ivanov related to bribery in especially large amounts due to the risk of state secrets disclosure. — vedomosti
- The purchase of the ferries was conducted in violation of sanctions in 2015. — vm
- The appeal against Ivanov's sentence is being reviewed by the Supreme Court on September 3, 2025. — kommersant
Coverage (5 sources)
- A criminal case of Ivanov's accomplice has been filed with the Moscow court — Ведомости
- German citizen who turned out to be Timur Ivanov's accomplice will be tried in absentia in Russia — Вечерняя Москва
- The accomplice of Timur Ivanov will be tried in absentia in the case of embezzlement of 216 million rubles — Коммерсантъ
- The Supreme Court will examine the legality of the first verdict against former Shoygu's deputy Ivanov — Вечерняя Москва
- The Supreme Court will check the legality of the first verdict against Timur Ivanov — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- Timur Ivanov
- Russia
- Supreme Court
- Germany
- Kerch
- Intercommerz
- Felix Neiberg
- Moscow
- Sergey Shoygu
- U
- Israel
- Khamovnichesky Court
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