The Moscow Meshchansky Court found former Sochi mayor Alexei Kopaygorodsky, his wife Yanina and her assistant Alexander Pasunko guilty in a corruption case. Kopaygorodsky was sentenced to 15 years in a maximum security colony and a fine of 500 million rubles, his wife was sentenced to 10 years in a general security colony and the same fine. Pasunko was given a fine of 190 thousand rubles.
According to investigators, in 2022-2024, Kopaygorodsky, with the assistance of his wife, stole two plots of land in Sochi worth more than 26 million rubles, and then legalized the property, registering it in the name of his wife and a controlled person.
In addition, the court found it proven that Kopaygorodsky received more than 319 million rubles from representatives of commercial structures for patronage and creating favorable conditions for business. According to the prosecution, the spouses legalized these funds through the purchase of real estate.
Yanina Kopaygorodskaya was also found guilty of putting pressure on witnesses and bribing them. The former mayor was stripped of his state award and banned from holding positions in state and municipal bodies for 14.5 years.