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Pavel Vrublevsky was sentenced in Moscow's Khamovnichesky Court. The co-founder of ChronoPay was sentenced to 10 years in prison for fraud as part of an organized crime group and theft of money from citizens. He will
also be ordered to pay a fine of 1.5 million rubles and pay damages for the claims of the victims. His accomplices, Alexey Belyaev, Matvey Vedyashkin, and Nadezhda Akimova, director of the fictitious company they created, Vangood, received sentences ranging from four to eight years. None of them pleaded guilty to the charges (they were charged with large-scale fraud, collective theft, illegal circulation of payment instruments, and money laundering). Programmer Dmitry Somov, who pleaded guilty, was previously sentenced to three years. According to the case materials, the accomplices posted false information online about rewards for participating in surveys and successfully predicting currency and stock prices. They also offered participation in stock trading and other financial transactions, promising large profits. As part of the fraudulent scheme, a fake company, "Vangood," was created, under which the conspirators opened accounts at several banks to accept payments for registrations on online platforms, donations, and commissions for fictitious prizes. Russian law enforcement agencies were able to prove the defendants' involvement in four cases of fraud, with a total damage of 536,000 rubles. Pavel Vrublevsky was arrested in this case in 2022. The trial was delayed several times, and the main defendant ultimately spent over three years in pretrial detention. In sentencing the accomplices, the court also upheld the civil claims and awarded over 187,000 rubles to seven victims. As a reminder, this isn't Pavel Vrublevsky's first conviction. In 2013, Moscow's Tushinsky Court sentenced him to 2.5 years in prison for a DDoS attack on the Assist payment system, which affected Aeroflot, among others
also be ordered to pay a fine of 1.5 million rubles and pay damages for the claims of the victims. His accomplices, Alexey Belyaev, Matvey Vedyashkin, and Nadezhda Akimova, director of the fictitious company they created, Vangood, received sentences ranging from four to eight years. None of them pleaded guilty to the charges (they were charged with large-scale fraud, collective theft, illegal circulation of payment instruments, and money laundering). Programmer Dmitry Somov, who pleaded guilty, was previously sentenced to three years. According to the case materials, the accomplices posted false information online about rewards for participating in surveys and successfully predicting currency and stock prices. They also offered participation in stock trading and other financial transactions, promising large profits. As part of the fraudulent scheme, a fake company, "Vangood," was created, under which the conspirators opened accounts at several banks to accept payments for registrations on online platforms, donations, and commissions for fictitious prizes. Russian law enforcement agencies were able to prove the defendants' involvement in four cases of fraud, with a total damage of 536,000 rubles. Pavel Vrublevsky was arrested in this case in 2022. The trial was delayed several times, and the main defendant ultimately spent over three years in pretrial detention. In sentencing the accomplices, the court also upheld the civil claims and awarded over 187,000 rubles to seven victims. As a reminder, this isn't Pavel Vrublevsky's first conviction. In 2013, Moscow's Tushinsky Court sentenced him to 2.5 years in prison for a DDoS attack on the Assist payment system, which affected Aeroflot, among others