Overview
- The Prosecutor General’s Office filed a civil suit to transfer assets valued at 1,673,633,247.82 rubles to the state, listing 77 properties, including a luxury home near the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, and five Mercedes cars.
- A Sochi district court has imposed a preventive freeze on the defendants’ property along with bank accounts.
- Case materials state that spending in 2019–2023 far exceeded declared income and describe use of individual entrepreneur registrations for the wife and mother plus a September 6, 2023 marital contract to separate income.
- Prosecutors also seek 215,237,998 rubles as the value of assets allegedly acquired on unproven income that were disposed of before the lawsuit, with 62.25 million rubles, $40,000, and €2,100 seized during searches.
- Defense lawyers say documents confirm lawful origin of the assets and vow to contest the claims in court.