In March, the three defendants were charged with extortion (item «a» part 3, article 163 of the Criminal Code).
Three former administrators of Telegram channels who extorted TV presenter Tina Kandelaki and her husband in the amount of 470 thousand rubles received eight years imprisonment in a strict regime colony.
They were found guilty under Art. 163 of the Criminal Code (extortion). In addition, they will have to pay a fine of half a million rubles. The investigation found that in 2020, the three men acquired Telegram channels "Project Scanner" and Riddle in order to extort money from public figures. They posted defamatory information and the media personalities had to pay to have it removed.
For example, they demanded 280,000 rubles from Kandelaki's husband. He paid, but the information was not removed and they continued to demand money. Then he went to the police.