# Rolf car dealership founder Sergei Petrov sentenced to nine years in absentia over alleged 4-billion-ruble scheme

https://mins.news/en/item/24381

- Meduza, 2026-08-17 16:54 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/17/rolf-car-dealership-founder-sergei-petrov-is-sentenced-to-nine-years-in-absentia-over-an-alleged-4-billion-ruble-scheme

> A Moscow district court sentenced Sergei Petrov, the founder of Rolf and a former State Duma deputy, to nine years in prison in absentia and fined him 800,000 rubles. Investigators allege that Petrov and three others used a sham share purchase to move 4 billion rubles abroad. Petrov denied taking money from Rolf and called the case part of a corporate raid.