Whistleblower fate

Navalny brothers found guilty in Yves Rocher fraud case

Russia

 December 30, 9:40 UTC+3
Alexey Navalny got 3 years 6 months suspended sentence

Alexey Navalny

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MOSCOW, December 30. /TASS/. Russian blogger Alexey Navalny and his brother Oleg have been found guilty in the Yves Rocher fraud case.

Alexey Navalny got 3 years 6 months suspended sentence. Oleg Navalny was sentenced to 3 years 6 months in prison colony.

After the verdict announcement, Oleg Navalny was taken in custody in the courtroom.

Both men are accused of a massive fraud in a conspiracy with office abuse and of money laundering. Investigators claim they have embezzled 26.7 million rubles (around $753,000) from perfume company Yves Rocher Vostok and more than 4.4 million rubles (around $124,000) from a processing company from 2008 to 2013.

Source: http://itar-tass.com/en/russia/769945