Arkharova Olga Borisovna

In August 2022, journalist Alexandra Bayazitova and Telegram channel administrators Olga Arkharova and Inna Churilova were detained in Moscow. They were accused of extorting money from the vice president of a bank in a particularly large amount as part of an organized group. According to the investigation, Bayazitova, Arkharov, and Churilov administered a network of Telegram channels and offered the assistant to the vice president of Promsvyazbank Alexander Ushakov, for a fee, to remove negative information about him and also to establish a temporary "block on negativity. In June 2022, they allegedly received 420 thousand for this. rubles, and later demanded another 1.2 million. rubles for extending the "service" for 3 months. Considering this to be extortion, Ushakov turned to law enforcement agencies, and further communication took place under the control of operatives. Inna Churilova fully admitted her guilt and paid the victim part of the amount of damages. On August 10, 2022, the Kuzminsky District Court of Moscow sent the defendants in the case into custody. At the beginning of November 2022, Churilova was released under house arrest. On July 5, 2023, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow found Inna Churilova guilty and sentenced her to 4 years of imprisonment with a fine of 1 million rubles. rubles. The verdict was not appealed and entered into legal force. On November 27, 2023, the same court found Alexandra Bayazitova and Olga Arkharova guilty and sentenced Bayazitova to 5 years in prison, and Arkharova to 4 years and 6 months in prison with serving the sentence in a general regime colony. On August 28, 2024, the Moscow City Court left the verdict unchanged.