MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Polonsky, one of Russia's richest businessmen at the time, was charged with multimillion-dollar embezzlement and fraud in 2013.
"Russian Deputy Prosecutor General Viktor Grin confirmed the indictment in a criminal case against Sergei Polonsky," the statement read.
The businessman repeatedly denied accusations. He was deported from Cambodia in May following an extradition request from Moscow.