The Golovkinsky District Court of Moscow sentenced former Senator…
The Golovkinsky District Court of Moscow sentenced former Senator Alexander Sabadash, known as the "vodka king," to 12 years in a colony for embezzling a share in the Vyborg Cellulose and Paper Combinate.
Consensus
- Alexander Sabadash was sentenced to 12 years in a strict regime colony by the Gоловинский District Court in Moscow.
- Tatyana Padalko was sentenced to 10.5 years in a colony.
- Anna Morozova was sentenced to 3.5 years in a colony with a suspended sentence until her child turns 14.
- The court ordered the defendants to pay 897 million rubles in compensation.
- The case involved embezzlement and fraud related to assets of the Vyborg Pulp and Paper Mill (CBK).
- Sabadash has been in custody since May 2014.
- The case is the fifth criminal case against Sabadash in the past 12 years.
- All sources agree on the sentence lengths, compensation amount, and the involvement of the three defendants.
Points of divergence
- Sabadash was sentenced to twelve and a half years, not twelve years. — kommersant
- Anna Morozova was sentenced to three and a half years, and the sentence was issued in absentia. — kommersant
- This is the fourth conviction for Sabadash in the last 12 years, not the fifth. — fontanka
- The court considered the start of the statute of limitations from October 29, 2024, when Sabadash was transferred from St. Petersburg to Moscow. — fontanka
- Sabadash claims that the bank 'Tavrichesky' used insolvency procedures for a corporate raid and that the bank initiated his prosecution for over a decade. — fontanka
- The case was related to the sale of assets of 'Fyord' company during bankruptcy, which was previously discontinued by the Khamovnichesky Court in May 2024. — vm
- Sabadash was arrested again in late October 2024 by the Meshchansky Court on charges under Article 160 and Article 159, part 4 of the Criminal Code. — vedomosti
- The Bank of Russia revoked the license of 'Tavrichesky Bank' in September 2025 due to total loss of capital. — vedomosti
Coverage (7 sources)
- Court sentenced former senator Sabadash to 12 years — Вести
- «Vodka King» sentenced to 12 years in prison for theft case — Коммерсантъ
- "Vodka King" Sabadash got a new sentence. That's how long he's already served, but freedom once again strangely slipped away from him — Фонтанка
- «Vodka King» Sabadash sentenced for embezzling share of Vyborg Combine — Вечерняя Москва
- Former senator sentenced to 12 years for organizing embezzlement and fraud — Коммерсантъ
- Former Senator Sabadash sentenced to 12 years in a strict regime prison — Ведомости
- Court sentenced businessman and former senator Sabadash to 12 years for embezzlement of share of Vyborg cellulose-pulp combination... — ТАСС (Telegram)