The court will sentence the former mayor of Sochi in the case of bribes on October 5
The Meshchansky court of Moscow will sentence the former mayor of Sochi Alexei Kopaygorodsky on October 5, the correspondent of Kommersant reports. The prosecutor's office requested 21 years in a maximum-security colony for him, and for his wife, who is involved in the case as an accomplice, - 16 years in a general regime colony.
The Meshchansky court of Moscow will sentence the former mayor of Sochi Alexei Kopaygorodsky on October 5, the correspondent of Kommersant reports. The prosecutor's office requested 21 years in a maximum-security colony for him, and for his wife, who is involved in the case as an accomplice, - 16 years in a general regime colony. In addition, the Prosecutor demanded to appoint each fine in the amount of 500 million rubles. Both pleaded not guilty.
The former mayor is charged with receiving bribes in the amount of more than 300 million rubles, legalization of criminal proceeds and embezzlement (part 6 of article 290, part 4 of article 174.1 and part 4 of article 160 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). According to the investigation, from 2022 to 2024 he was given bribes by large entrepreneurs and developers, fearing negative consequences for their business.
In January 2026, the property of the spouses with a total value of more than 1.6 billion rubles was turned into state income. The list of confiscated included 77 properties in the Krasnodar Territory, Moscow, Leningrad Region and St. Petersburg, including luxury housing near the Hermitage, five Mercedes cars, cash and jewelry.
Alexey Kopaygorodsky headed the administration of Sochi from September 2019 to May 2024. In September 2024, he was arrested in a case of embezzlement on an especially large scale.
More about the case - in the material "Kommersant" "Bribes in especially resort sizes.".
