The Moscow City Court has handed down a 13-year prison sentence in a standard-security penal colony to former Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov for bribery and money laundering offenses, as reported by Mediazona.
Along with his prison term, Ivanov was stripped of state honors and ordered to pay a $100 million fine. Prosecutors had initially sought a harsher sentence of 14.5 years in a penal colony.
The court convicted the ex-official of large-scale embezzlement (under Part 4, Article 160 of the Criminal Code) and money laundering by an organized group involving substantial sums (Articles 174.1(a) and (b) of the Criminal Code). According to TASS, this ruling pertains to the first of two cases against Ivanov, which involved allegations of misappropriating funds during the procurement of ferries for the Kerch Strait crossing and the illegal transfer of over 3.9 billion rubles from Interkommerts bank.
Anton Filatov, Ivanov’s former assistant and ex-head of Oboronlogistics, received a 12.5-year prison sentence, though prosecutors had pushed for 14 years.
Ivanov served as deputy defense minister from 2016 onward, overseeing the ministry’s construction projects, housing, and medical services. His responsibilities included managing major infrastructure developments, such as the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
Authorities arrested him in April 2024, later charging him with accepting a 1.185-billion-ruble bribe from Alexander Fomin, co-founder of Olimpsitistroy. Investigators claimed the bribe covered the construction of a residence and renovations for Ivanov at a Moscow estate.
In October 2024, additional charges were filed against him, including the alleged embezzlement of over three billion rubles from Interkommerts bank and misappropriating more than 200 million rubles during the purchase of two ferries for the Kerch crossing.
A separate bribery case emerged in May, accusing Ivanov of accepting over 152 million rubles from Fomin. TASS reports that this case is expected to reach court for trial by autumn.