Lets speculate some more, I think its fun.
Option 1: nothing happened. No evidence, obviously.
Panarin sues Naz, should be easy money.
Option 2: it happened in some form. Russian guys asked Latvian friends to help solve it and paid on the spot (or asked them to pay cash actually due to the team not having enough). One set of criminals (allegedly) asked their friends in Latvia for help and received it (Latvian friends could actually get most of the sum I will speculate).
There is still no evidence because it was wiped out! Panarin sues Naz and wins, right? No. Obviously it's doubtful Panarin sues Naz.
So there comes OG-2022. Russian Federation says Panarin is injured and doesnt get invited for games. Russia fails, everybody talks about Panarin and a bit about Kuzy.
Very few talk about Rotenberg/Tretyak who should be fired in the end. That's the profit. Now we know who asked Naz to act!
PS: Honestly, Im only half joking in the second part.