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Dolina's Disputed Moscow Apartment Remains Under Arrest Ahead of Supreme Court Review

Court records describe months of coercion culminating in a voided sale.

Overview

  • Registry data show the property has been under arrest since August 2024, preventing any registration or sale actions.
  • Official documents state Dolina followed scammers’ instructions, transferring 103.99 million rubles, with total losses estimated at no less than 317 million.
  • Lower courts restored her ownership and terminated buyer Polina Lurye’s title, and the Supreme Court will hear Lurye’s appeal on 16 December.
  • Dolina has pledged to return 112 million rubles to Lurye after an earlier proposal to repay in installments was declined.
  • Four defendants were sentenced to four to seven years in prison, and public interest rose sharply as Yandex searches more than tripled in November.