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corporaterussiamedium impact18/08/2026, 11:05:14Confidence 65/100

Rolf Dealership Founder Jailed 9 Years in Absentia

Sergei Petrov, a former lawmaker and founder of the Rolf dealership, was convicted in absentia for smuggling. He is accused of using fake documents to illegally transfer billions of rubles out of Russia.

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The Moscow Cheremushkin District Court convicted Sergei Petrov in absentia and sentenced him to nine years in prison and a fine.

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The court found Sergei Petrov guilty of illegally transferring approximately 3.94 billion rubles to Austria in 2014.

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Sources & evidence

articleThe Moscow Times(class B)originalarchived
statementTelegram: ASTRA(class D)original
articleMeduza (independent Russian, EN)(class B)original