Kursk Court Orders Ex‑Deputy to Repay 4.1 Billion Rubles to the State

Overview

• On January 20, the Leninsky District Court of Kursk granted the Deputy Prosecutor General’s claim to recover 4,101,653,592.34 rubles from Maxim Vasilyev in favor of the Russian Federation.
• The judgment is to be enforced in solidarity with multiple named individuals and companies, and a 900,000‑ruble state duty was also assessed to the city budget.
• The court ordered immediate execution in the part directing funds to the state, and the decision remains subject to appeal.
• Vasilyev had earlier received a five‑year‑six‑month prison sentence in a related criminal case over theft from contracts to build border fortifications.
• Separately on January 19, a Yekaterinburg court gave SK Integr head Oleg Kachusov a three‑year suspended term and a fine equal to a 10.651‑million‑ruble bribe, which included cash and a car, after an FSB‑backed probe and a special‑procedure guilty plea.