Court Upholds Sentence for Former MelBet CEO Lyapustin: ₽4.5 Billion Confiscation and 8 Years in Prison

A court has upheld the sentence for Lyapustin, the former CEO of MelBet, including ₽4.5 billion in confiscation and 8 years in prison. For high-risk operators and their payment partners, the only thing that matters here is the scale: this is the kind of enforcement outcome that can reshape how counterparties assess casino-related exposure.

1. The court left the original ruling unchanged, so the sentence now stands as 8 years in prison plus confiscation of ₽4.5 billion.
2. Lyapustin is identified in the source as the former CEO of MelBet, which makes the case directly relevant to iGaming payment risk rather than being just another personal legal dispute.
3. The source does not add further procedural detail, so the key takeaway for PSPs and acquirers is the confirmed finality of the punishment, not a new factual development on the underlying case.