The court returned the case of businessman Portnyagin to the prosecutor's office

The Meshchansky District Court of Moscow resumed the judicial investigation into the case of businessman Dmitry Portnyagin, accused of money laundering, and decided to return the case to the prosecutor's office. This was reported on November 11 by a correspondent of Izvestia from the courtroom.

"To return the case to the prosecutor's office, since the indictment was drawn up in violation," the judge announced the decision.

On October 13, the state prosecution requested a five-year penal colony and a fine of 900,000 rubles for Portnyagin.

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Portnyagin was detained in Rostov-on-Don in the case of tax evasion on April 12, 2024. Prior to that, searches and investigative measures were carried out in the premises of the Club 500 business club and the Siberia bath complex owned by the entrepreneur.

According to the investigation, Portnyagin evaded paying taxes in the amount of more than 124 million rubles from 2018 to 2020. In addition, he later carried out financial transactions with criminally obtained money, transferring more than 91 million rubles to the accounts of third legal entities.

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