08:05, 24 April 2026

The court upheld the confiscation of the property of Momotov and Marchenko.

The Moscow City Court dismissed the appeals and upheld the decision to confiscate the property of former Supreme Court judge Viktor Momotov and his partner Andrei Marchenko for state use.

As reported by Caucasian Knot, in October 2025, the Ostankino Court of Moscow upheld the Prosecutor General's Office's claim against former Supreme Court judge Viktor Momotov and Kuban businessmen Andrei and Ivan Marchenko, ruling to confiscate their assets for state use.

On September 23, 2025, the Prosecutor General's Office demanded the forfeiture of 97 real estate properties registered to Andrei Marchenko and his son, Ivan Marchenko. The properties are located in nine Russian cities, including in the south of the country: 43 of them are in Krasnodar, 26 in Rostov-on-Don, 11 in Volgograd, and two in Sochi. The agency also demanded the seizure of all movable and immovable property of Marchenko and his family members, as well as that of Viktor Momotov, Chairman of the Council of Judges, and other individuals—a total of 22 people. The Prosecutor General's Office's lawsuit states that Momotov was effectively a co-owner of a hotel chain registered to Marchenko, despite a ban on judges engaging in entrepreneurial activity. Marchenko is referred to in the lawsuit as a "Krasnodar criminal representative."

On April 23, 2026, the Moscow City Court heard appeals against the decision of the Ostankino District Court of Moscow dated October 14, 2025, which upheld the anti-corruption lawsuit against Viktor Momotov, Andrey Marchenko, and Ivan Marchenko. The Moscow City Court's Civil Division upheld the district court's decision and dismissed the appeals, RBC reported today.

During the court hearing, Marchenko's representative stated that the fate of assets worth 10 billion rubles was decided in four hearings, and the entire trial was aimed at upholding the lawsuit. According to him, the court denied all defense motions and did not order a single expert examination.

The defendants in the case were Marchenko and his son Ivan, who were arrested for large-scale fraud, as well as Vologda Hotel LLC. Rosimushchestvo was brought in as a third party.

The "Caucasian Knot" also reported that in February, the defense of Kuban businessman Andrei Marchenko, a former business partner of Judge Viktor Momotov, was unable to appeal his arrest. He was remanded in custody.

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/422696