Overview
- On Friday, June 19, 2026, Roman Lavrynovych was sentenced to seven years and Stanislav Carpiuc to two years at the Old Bailey after juries convicted them of conspiracy to damage property by fire.
- Prosecutors said the men set a Toyota RAV4 and two north London properties connected to Keir Starmer in May 2025 after being recruited and instructed by an anonymous Russian‑speaking Telegram account called 'El Money'.
- Police relied on CCTV, forensic traces, phone messages and a filmed match thrown on accelerant to identify the suspects and to link the attacks to the Telegram instructions.
- Prosecutors said the pair were motivated by promised cryptocurrency payments rather than clear political intent, and one resident narrowly escaped harm when smoke spread inside a flat.
- Counter Terrorism Policing London says it has found no confirmed evidence identifying who ran the 'El Money' account even though independent media have reported a possible link to a Russian diplomat, and police enquiries are continuing.