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2025: Sentence - 6 years in prison for fraud in the sale of paid courses on the Internet

In October 2025, the Savelovsky Court of Moscow sentenced blogger Andrei Sidoropulo to six years in prison in a general regime colony for large-scale fraud and money laundering. The court also imposed a fine of ₽500 thousand on the accused.

The judge found Andrei Sidoropulo guilty under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. This is an article about fraud on an especially large scale. The blogger was also found guilty under paragraph "b" of part 4 of article 174.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. This rule provides for responsibility for the legalization of funds on an especially large scale obtained by criminal means.

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Фото: Telegram channel of the Courts of General Jurisdiction of the City of Moscow

The accused pleaded guilty to the crimes committed. He repented of what he had done. Sidoropulo repaid the damage caused to the victims in the amount of ₽8,3 million. The consideration of the criminal case took place in a special order without examining the evidence.

The prosecutor during the debate of the parties asked for a stricter punishment. A spokesman for the prosecution demanded that Sidoropulo be sentenced to nine years in a general regime colony. The prosecutor also asked for a fine of ₽3 million. The court imposed a milder punishment, taking into account the admission of guilt and damages.

The investigation established that the blogger acted together with accomplices. They posted on the Internet a paid training course called "Author's training in arbitration and traffic from Andrei Sidoropulo." Members of the organized group promised their clients a guaranteed result.

Fraudsters claimed that buyers of the course would quickly achieve material well-being after passing it. The attackers were not going to fulfill their obligations. They stole money from buyers of the Internet course. The members of the group disposed of the funds at their discretion.

40 people suffered from criminal acts. The total damage exceeded ₽8,3 million. The blogger used illegally obtained funds to buy expensive property. In order to legalize money obtained by criminal means, he acquired a Lamborghini car.^[1][2]

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