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Elena Blinovskaya, known as the 'queen of marathons', was convicted of money laundering and illegal circulation of means of payment. The court released her from liability for tax evasion due to the statute of limitations.
The Savelovsky Court of Moscow sentenced Elena Blinovskaya to five years in a general regime colony with a fine of 1 million rubles and a ban on engaging in commercial activities for four years, then the Moscow City Court reduced the sentence to 4.5 years.
The court recovered the property of Blinovskaya seized in the case as state income and satisfied the claim of the prosecutor's office for 587 million rubles.
In October, a court in Moscow issued nine writs of execution for the confiscation of Blinovskaya’s property, including apartments, houses, land plots, vehicles and money in accounts.
MOSCOW, October 6 - RIA Novosti. In October, a court in Moscow issued nine writs of execution for the confiscation of the property of “marathon queen” Elena Blinovskaya, according to materials at the disposal of RIA Novosti.
In March 2025, the Savelovsky Court of Moscow sentenced Blinovskaya to five years in a general regime colony with a fine of 1 million rubles and a ban on engaging in commercial activities for four years. Then the Moscow City Court reduced the term to 4.5 years. The court also recovered the property seized in the case as state income and satisfied the prosecutor’s office’s claim for 587 million rubles.
The writs of execution within the framework of confiscation of property under the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation were formed on October 1 and handed over to the claimant, it follows from the materials. The purpose of another writ of execution issued by the court is not specified.
According to the verdict, apartments and parking spaces in Moscow, houses in the Moscow region and Crimea, land plots in several regions of Russia, luxury cars, a Harley Davidson motorcycle, two jet skis, an all-terrain vehicle, a boat, seven trailers and money in accounts were confiscated from Blinovskaya, media reported.
The court found Blinovskaya guilty under articles of money laundering and illegal circulation of means of payment, while releasing her from liability for tax evasion due to the statute of limitations. The Second Court of Cassation in July this year upheld the verdict. The defense announced its intention to appeal the verdict to the Supreme Court.
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