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- 18 June 2026, 14:10
- The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
At the request of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation, the competent authorities of the Republic of Cyprus are to extradite Alexey Korotenko for the purpose of his criminal prosecution on three counts under Article 199, Part 2, subparagraph "b" of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (tax evasion by an organization in especially large scale).
According to investigators, Korotenko, as head of two firms, for several years until 2021, falsely reported in accounting records fictitious data on work performed and services rendered by other organizations, and also submitted tax returns containing false information about the firms' financial activities.
As a result, the companies he headed failed to calculate and pay taxes totaling more than 2.6 billion rubles.
Korotenko fled from law enforcement. At the request of the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia, he was placed on the international wanted list in 2024.
The extradition request was submitted following his detention in Cyprus in January 2025.
Thanks to close cooperation between the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia and its foreign counterparts, a positive decision on Korotenko's extradition was obtained.
Escorted by officers of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia and the NCB of Interpol, the accused will be brought to Moscow via Serbia.
The Prosecutor General's Office
of the Russian Federation
The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
18 June 2026, 14:10
Cyprus Extradites Tax Evasion Suspect
At the request of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation, the competent authorities of the Republic of Cyprus are to extradite Alexey Korotenko for the purpose of his criminal prosecution on three counts under Article 199, Part 2, subparagraph "b" of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (tax evasion by an organization in especially large scale).
According to investigators, Korotenko, as head of two firms, for several years until 2021, falsely reported in accounting records fictitious data on work performed and services rendered by other organizations, and also submitted tax returns containing false information about the firms' financial activities.
As a result, the companies he headed failed to calculate and pay taxes totaling more than 2.6 billion rubles.
Korotenko fled from law enforcement. At the request of the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia, he was placed on the international wanted list in 2024.
The extradition request was submitted following his detention in Cyprus in January 2025.
Thanks to close cooperation between the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia and its foreign counterparts, a positive decision on Korotenko's extradition was obtained.
Escorted by officers of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia and the NCB of Interpol, the accused will be brought to Moscow via Serbia.
