A criminal case against Nikita Uvarov was initiated due to his dissemination among other prisoners of information about so-called "ponyatiya" or informal norms of the criminal subculture.

Another criminal case has been initiated against Nikita Uvarov. According to the investigation, the basis for this was his conversations with other prisoners, during which he allegedly explained to them the norms of the so-called "thieves' code." The relevant information was disseminated by the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Krasnoyarsk Territory and the Republic of Khakassia.