Overview
- The Leninsky District Court of Kursk sentenced Vitaly Sinygovsky, head of Siemi, to four years in a general‑regime colony and a 500,000‑ruble fine.
- The court fully granted the Kursk Region Development Corporation’s civil claim, ordering 152.8 million rubles in compensation, as confirmed by the regional courts’ press service.
- The case centers on embezzlement linked to contracts for building defensive fortifications in the Kursk region.
- According to investigators, Sinygovsky oversaw the cashing out of funds for a 5% cut after receiving transfer details from DNR deputy Tatyana Bondarenko and relaying them to ex‑regional deputy Maxim Vasiliev.
- Current reports do not specify the legal status or outcomes for other individuals named by the investigation.