Ekaterina Avakova
Ekaterina Avakova, born 1987, Rostov Oblast. Charges: Article 159 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Large-scale fraud); Article 160 part 4, Russian Criminal Code (Theft of someone else's property, committed by an organized group or on an especially large scale); “The case of Elena Pivovarova and Ekaterina Avakova”. Sentence (December 19, 2024): 3 years and 11 months of imprisonment in a general regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since July 11, 2024.
In brief
Rostov Oblast · NULL · Office workers
Sentence
3 years 11 months
3 years and 11 months of imprisonment in a general regime penal colony
First instance, July 11, 2024: 4 years
Charges
- Article 159 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Large-scale fraud
- Article 160 part 4, Russian Criminal Code — Theft of someone else's property, committed by an organized group or on an especially large scale
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation team, together with Elena Pivovarova, she inflated the circulation of the "Vpered" newspaper in order to increase subsidies, resulting in a loss of 1,800 thousand rubles.
Latest event
December 19, 2024 — appeal
The court changed the sentence to 3 years 11 months.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 3 years 11 months
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 4 years
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Criminal case
The case of Elena Pivovarova and Ekaterina Avakova
Other defendants in the case
- Elena Pivovarova — Imprisoned, 4 years 6 months
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Full summary
An accountant of the newspaper "Vpered" in Bataysk (Rostov region). A case of fraud and embezzlement was opened against her. On 11 July 2024, Avakova was sentenced to four years in a general regime colony. In December 2024, the court of appeal reduced the sentence by a month.
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- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 159 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
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