He also served as a representative of the Legislative Assembly of the Primorsky Krai in the Federation Council, as the Deputy Chairman of the Commission on Youth Affairs and Sports, and the member of the Budget Committee.

[5] As mayor, Pushkaryov devoted his first years to preparing for APEC-2012: the reconstruction and expansion of roads, the construction of bridges, and the FEFU campus.

[6] On 5 June 2014, he was awarded the medal of the public organization "Russian Municipal Academy" "For Contribution to the Development and Establishment of Local Self-Government".

The conflict escalated before the elections to the Legislative Assembly in the fall of 2016, as inside the United Russia party, the teams of mayors and governors fought for the same mandates.

[14][15][16] The accusation of the ICR basically repeated the results of the audit of the Federal Antimonopoly Service in the Primorsky Krai, published in September 2015.

The FAS believed that Pushkaryov used his position to conclude unfavorable municipal contracts for the purchase of asphalt, concrete and crushed stone.

The court also noted that in Vladivostok there are no alternative suppliers of inert building materials for the needs of the municipality, capable of providing the necessary volumes at comparable prices.

When the mayor's office did not recognize the damage, the investigation considered that the losses of 143.6 million were incurred by the municipal enterprise Roads of Vladivostok.

[18] Pushkaryov's defense noted that, in principle, there could be no damage to the municipality, since the Vostokcement group of companies forgave the budget debts of 962 million rubles for the supply of building materials that were needed in preparation for Vladivostok for the APEC summit in 2012.

The investigation itself did not hide the fact that I ended up behind bars as a result of criticism of the former governor of the Primorsky Krai, Vladimir Miklushevsky.

Despite the fact that Miklushevsky has already been dismissed, the inertia of the law enforcement system, which, as you know, will never admit its mistakes, is so great that I have been in custody for almost three years on completely trumped-up charges.

Pushkarev had to pay another 143 million rubles in a civil lawsuit filed by the Prosecutor General's Office in favor of the Vladivostok Roads enterprise.».

[18][22] After the verdict, Pushkaryov said: “I consciously took risks managing the companies that belong to me through my family members, because otherwise I would not be able to achieve the goals that I set for myself after being elected as the head of the city.

[23] In January 2020, the Prosecutor General's Office decided to recover 3 billion 281 million rubles, unjustified income from the Pushkarev brothers, Lushnikov and enterprises belonging to the Vostokcement group.

[26] On 17 July 2022, Igor Pushkarev was sentenced to an additional 3 months in prison in a criminal case, in which he was charged with the development of municipal and public transport to the detriment of commercial carriers.