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A Russian FSB Officer Who Ran a ‘Kremlin-Insider’ Telegram Channel Is Sentenced to 11 Years for Extorting a Tech Company

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Mikhail Polyakov, administrator of the Telegram channel Kremlyovskaya Prachka, has been sentenced to 11 years in a penal colony on extortion charges, according to a correspondent for the Telegram channel Ostorozhno, Novosti, reporting from the courtroom.

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The Moscow garrison military court sentenced the author of the television channel "Kremle Laundry" Michael Poliakov to 11 years of age Co...

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The Moscow garrison military court sentenced the administrator of the Kremlev's Ladder and the Nezigar, Michael Poliakov, to 11 years of maximum security colony on charges of extortion. This is reported by the Commersant. In addition, Polakov was fined 800,000 rubles. He was also removed from the rank of FSB colonel in retirement and banned from managing Internet resources for 2.5 years. The associates of Polakov, an entrepreneur, Alexander Sani…

Michael Poliakov, administrator of the Telegram Channel, "Kremle Laundry", was sentenced to 11 years in the colony for extortion of Lanita.

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The Moscow garrison military court sentenced to 11 years' imprisonment the director of the Kremle Laundry and the Nezigar in the extortion case, as reported by TASS.

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The Moscow garrison military court sentenced Colonel Mikhail Poliakov, former head of the unit within the FSB Moscow and the region, who was specializing in combating political extremism (it is under the protection of the Second Service of the FSB), to 11 years ' imprisonment and a fine of 800,000 rubles from the maximum security colony. TASS reported that the case was closed. The court referred to Poliakov as the Deputy Director of Securit…

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istories.media broke the news on Monday, August 17, 2026.
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