Former minister Avizov was sentenced to 14 years in prison for investment fraud.
The Tagansky Court in Moscow sentenced the former Minister of Open Government Affairs Mikhail Abizov to 14 years in prison for fraud with investments of the Russian venture company, an Interfax reporter from the court reports. "Based on the totality of the crimes, Abizov should be sentenced to prison for a period of 14 years," the judge announced the decision.