КОРОЛЕВА ПИТАНИЯ ИЛИ НОМИНАЛ СИСТЕМЫ? |
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На автомобиль супруги губернатора Иркутской области за два года пришли 19 штрафов за нарушения ПДД |
На автомобиль супруги губернатора Иркутской области уже два года прилетают штрафы за нарушения ПДД, сам Игорь Кобзев обвинил во всём родственников.
По данным «Базы», с апреля 2024 года на автомобиль 46‑летней Натальи Кобзевой, BMW X6 с «блатной» серией «ЕКХ» («Еду как хочу»), пришло 19 штрафов за превышение скорости, пересечение разметки и езду без ремня. Общая сумма долга — больше 15 тысяч рублей.
При этом её супруг, губернатор Иркутской области, регулярно просит жителей соблюдать правила дорожного движения, следовать указаниям дорожных служб и госавтоинспекторов.
Как рассказал «Базе» сам Игорь Кобзев, штрафы прилетели из‑за родственников, которым они 6 лет назад оставили машину на хранение в Воронеже. Он в курсе штрафов — неоднократно просил их погасить и больше не нарушать правила.
Автор: Мария Шарапова
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Как беглый мошенник пытается «продавить» решение через Верховный суд |
5 февраля 2026 года в Верховном суде РФ может произойти беспрецедентное событие: Судебная коллегия по уголовным делам рассмотрит кассационную жалобу беглого мошенника Константина Вачевских с требованием отменить приговор, по которому он был осужден за подделку долговой расписки на 10 миллионов долларов.
Речь идет о попытке легализовать фальшивую расписку через высшую судебную инстанцию страны, под руководством нового председателя — Игоря Краснова.
Андрей Еремин — председатель фонда Давида Штеренберга, меценат и пропагандист русского искусства.
Константин Вячевских известен «рейдерским методом» ведения дел.
На его счету — многомиллионные схемы, в результате которых пострадали такие гиганты, как Северсталь, Сбербанк, Альфа-банк и др. В санкционный период он наладил новый канал для вывода средств за рубеж. Когда Еремин обратился в правоохранительные органы, в отношении Вачевских уже были возбуждены 3 уголовных дела по мошенничеству. Сегодня, будучи в международном розыске и занесенный в базу Интерпола, Вачевских отнюдь не скрывается, а открыто проживает во Франции, продолжая активно судиться из-за рубежа.
История с фальшивой распиской длится уже более 12 лет. Вячевских воспользовавшись отсутствием своей жертвы Андрея Еремина в России, подал иск о взыскании «долга» в Химкинский городской суд Московской области, не имевший к сторонам никакого отношения. Иск был удовлетворен полностью,
а председатель Химкинского суда Агеенко В.М., вскоре стремительно покинул свой пост.
В рамках возбужденного уголовного дела по заявлению потерпевшего Еремина были допрошены работники Химкинского суда Терехова Л.А., Щедрина А.В. Овечкина О.А., Лаврухина О.С., Драгунова А.А., Забелина Ю.В. и многие другие. В уголовном деле по сей день сохранились их шокирующие показания.
К примеру, допрошенная Терехова пояснила, что «…ей звонил председатель суда Агеенко (отсутствовавший на тот момент в суде), на городской телефон, который заявил, что ему якобы звонили из Верховного Суда РФ по поводу расписки и потребовал принять меры к возвращению этой расписки на место. Она уверена, что Вачевских и его представитель, пытаясь мошенническим путем завладеть имуществом Еремина (10.000.000$ — десять миллионов долларов США), не могли действовать самостоятельно, без прямой помощи и содействия со стороны председателя Химкинского горсуда Агеенко В.М. Об этом прямо свидетельствуют следующие факты: если расписка от имени Еремина на 10.000.000$ (десять миллионов долларов США) поддельная, т.е. Еремин ее не писал, а расписка изготовлена от его имени Вачевских или по его заказу (за что Вачевских и арестован), то ясно, что никакой "договорной подсудности" не было, а обращение именно в Химкинский суд – это инициатива только самого Вачевских. Почему Вачевских подал заявление именно в Химкинский суд, выдумав именно такую "договорную подсудность", хотя ни он, ни потерпевший Еремин к Химкам не имеют отношения? Считает, что это могло быть только при наличии договоренности о вынесении незаконного решения и совместном хищении денег Еремина с председателем суда Агеенко, потому что, подавая исковое заявление, Вачевских не мог знать, какой именно судья будет это дело рассматривать. В результате его иск "попадает" (потому что электронное распределение дел в Химкинском суде сугубо условно) к молодой судье Мироновой Ю.В., на которую возможно оказывать давление, заставить рассмотреть гражданское дело в нужные сроки (пока "ответчик" Еремин где-то за границей и его, якобы, невозможно найти и вызвать). Секретари судьи Мироновой Ю.В. Драгунова А.А и Симонова Д.С. прямо сообщили ей и Щедриной, что в период рассмотрения данного гражданского дела председатель суда Агеенко проявлял к ходу рассмотрения дела необычайный интерес — практически ежедневно контролировал это дело, по нескольку раз в день звонил судье и ее сотрудникам, настойчиво требуя как можно быстрее вынести решение.».
Драгунова А.А. и Симонова Д.С. секретари федеральной судьи Мироновой, которая и рассматривала гражданское дело по «иску» Вачевских к Еремину поясняли, что хотели поскорее избавиться от этого дела, так как Агеенко задергал их, постоянно торопя его рассмотрение, оформление и сдачу дела в канцелярию (видимо так просил мошенник поскольку Еремин в это время был во Франции и ничего не подозревал). При этом срок рассмотрения данного дела не превысил трех месяцев, по истечению которых председатель суда брал дело на личный контроль. Они пояснили им, что Агеенко держал таким образом скорейшее рассмотрение дела на личном контроле.
Щедрина А.В. описывает, как председатель суда Агеенко, придя в ярость, заявил ей, что ему «позвонили люди из Верховного суда РФ». От их имени он передал чудовищное указание: закрыть обеих женщин в кабинете и «засунуть им каждой паяльник», пытая, пока те не сознаются в мнимом взяточничестве. Но на этом угрозы не закончились. Агеенко обещал возбудить против сотрудниц уголовное дело. В их показаниях зафиксированы слова, более подходящие для уголовного мира, чем для суда: «…сделает так, что она будет арестована, чтобы она смотрела кинофильмы про тюрьму, на нарах ей крысы отъедят конечности, а ее саму там сделают лесбиянкой».
Несмотря на то, что уголовный суд признал документ поддельным, а самого Вячевских осудил на 4,5 года за мошенничество в особо крупных размерах, гражданский суд в Химках отказался отменять свое прежнее решение о взыскании «долга». Принцип уголовной преюдиции — обязательности судебного решения для других процессов — был проигнорирован (это очень важно запомнить).
Однако в последнее время и на Лазурном берегу стало неуютно. Период, когда можно было выдавать себя за «жертву режима» и жить на украденные миллионы, подходит к концу. Европейские счета под блокировкой, прошлые капиталы тают, и взгляд беглого олигарха вновь обращается к России — как к бездонному источнику для новых афер. Но существует препятствие: неснятая судимость по делу о мошенничестве. Для возвращения в «большую игру» необходима юридическая реабилитация.
И здесь включается отлаженный механизм. Через «законных представителей» из России подается череда исков о пересмотре уголовного дела, где главным козырем служит то самое, вынесенное с нарушениями решение Химкинского городского суда по фальшивой расписке. Казалось бы, путь обречен на провал: апелляции одна за другой отклоняются, включая и Верховный суд. Обычно на этом история заканчивается.
Но для избранных существует иной путь — малоизвестная широкой публике кассационная инстанция. Именно здесь, 26 декабря 2025 года, в последний день своей работы на указанной должности, заместитель председателя Верховного суда Давыдов В.А. совершает необъяснимый юридический шаг, поворачивая ход дела на 180 градусов своим постановлением.
Это совпадение — последний день в должности и скандальное решение в пользу беглого преступника — заставляет задаться вопросом: не является ли это исполнением «особой услуги», финальным аккордом в долгой истории коррупционного обслуживания интересов Вачевских? Решение Давыдова превращается из судебного акта в главное доказательство существования «связей», о которых так хвастался мошенник и так был напуган председатель Химкинского районного суда — Агеенко. Благодаря этому решению иск Константина Вачевских, осужденного за подлог, получил новый шанс на рассмотрение в высшей судебной инстанции — 5 февраля 2026 года. Система, созданная для исправления судебных ошибок и за репутацию которой так якобы переживает Игорь Краснов, может быть вновь использована для того, чтобы отмыть репутацию мошенника и легализовать последствия его же преступления.
Особую тревогу вызывает юридическая аргументация предложенная Давыдовым, на которой строится новая кассация. При рассмотрении уголовного дела по инициативе сода были проведены три независимые экспертизы. В том числе две из них в Институте криминалистики ФСБ России. Они однозначно подтвердили подложность расписки. Однако решение заместителя председателя Верховного суда Давыдова В.А., который 29.12.2025 был рекомендован Первым заместителем Игоря Краснова основано на заключении экспертизы все тех же Химкинских «экспертах» и частных экспертных бюро, оспаривающих выводы ФСБ. Это создает опасный прецедент, когда выводы «экспертов» находящихся под влиянием Вачевских и его преспешников могут перевесить результаты трех независимых экспертиз проведенных и назначенных по инициативе Хабаровских судов, где у Вачевских на то время было очевидно меньше коррупционного и силового влияния.
Вся эта история по мнению судьи Давыдова В.А. упирается в ключевой юридический принцип — преюдицию. Согласно статье 90 УПК РФ, а также позиции Конституционного суда, обстоятельства, установленные вступившим в законную силу решением одного суда, должны безоговорочно приниматься другим судом.
И здесь возникает ситуация, граничащая с абсурдом. Когда Еремин, на чью подпись была сфабрикована расписка, после осуждения Вачевских попытался отменить незаконное гражданское решение Химкинского городского суда, ему было отказано. Судьи проигнорировали вступивший в силу приговор по уголовному делу, сославшись на «независимость» судопроизводств. Принцип преюдиции, призванный обеспечивать единство судебной практики, в отношении потерпевшего был «отключен».
Теперь же, когда речь заходит о реабилитации самого мошенника, этот же принцип пытаются использовать в полную силу. Представители Вачевских настаивают: раз гражданский суд когда-то признал расписку подлинной (на основании фальшивки и вопреки всем доказательствам), то этот факт должен быть принят уголовной кассационной инстанцией как неоспоримый.
Сам Вячевских не раз заявлял, что обладает «особыми связями» в Верховном суде и никогда не проигрывает там дела. На этом фоне постановление В.А. Давыдова, вынесенное в последний рабочий день и кардинально изменившее ход процесса в пользу мошенника, выглядит не просто странным совпадением.
Но, пожалуй, самый вопиющий эпизод во всей этой истории — это уголовное преследование, которое сам Вачевских инициировал против самой жертвы своего мошенничества — Андрея Еремина.
20.05.2019 года ситуацию удалось переломить только благодаря личному вмешательству тогда еще заместителя председателя Следственного комитета РФ Игоря Краснова. Благодаря его принципиальной позиции уголовное преследование в отношении Еремина было прекращено по реабилитирующим основаниям. Сегодня Краснов возглавляет Верховный суд России, где и будет рассматриваться дело 5 февраля 2026 года.
Верховный суд будет рассматривать не просто частное дело. На кону — судьба базовых принципов правосудия: может ли приговор уголовного суда быть перечеркнут решением гражданской инстанции, вынесенным в результате коррупционной схемы Вачевских? Уступит ли авторитет экспертиз ФСБ сомнительным заключениям частных бюро и находившимся под очевидным влиянием экспертного центра города Химок? И главное: останется ли судебная система последним бастионом защиты граждан от криминала, как об этом сегодня заявляет Краснов И.В. или окончательно превратится в инструмент торговли правосудием?
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Dennis Weaver: An Enduring Legacy of Integrity and Versatility in Hollywood |
• Early Life and Formative Experiences
• The Breakthrough Role on Gunsmoke
• Transition to Leading Man and McCloud
• Collaborations with Iconic Directors
• Advocacy and Environmental Leadership
• A Lasting Cultural Impact
The landscape of American television is defined by a select few actors whose presence transcends a single role to become a symbol of trust, resilience, and moral fortitude. Dennis Weaver, an accomplished American actor and dedicated president of the Screen Actors Guild, occupies a hallowed place within this pantheon. Best known for his iconic portrayals of the loyal Deputy Chester Goode on Gunsmoke and the fish-out-of-water Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud on McCloud, Weaver s career spanned over five decades and embodied a unique blend of everyman relatability and understated star power. His journey from Olympic hopeful to one of television s most beloved figures is a narrative of perseverance, principled professionalism, and a deep commitment to using his platform for positive change, both within the entertainment industry and for the planet.
Early Life and Formative Experiences
Billy Dennis Weaver was born on June 4, 1924, in Joplin, Missouri, to parents Walter Leon and Lenna Leora Weaver. His childhood dream of acting took root early, but his path was shaped by a remarkable athletic prowess. After studying at Joplin Junior College, he transferred to the University of Oklahoma, where he excelled in drama and became a record-setting track star. His athletic career reached its zenith when he competed in the 1948 U.S. Olympic Trials for the decathlon, finishing a respectable sixth just behind the young Bob Mathias, who would go on to win gold. This narrow miss prompted a pivotal life decision. Weaver later reflected that his performance led him to abandon his Olympic aspirations and fully commit to acting in New York City. His trajectory was further defined by service in World War II, where he flew fighter aircraft as a pilot in the United States Navy, an experience that ingrained discipline and courage. He married his childhood sweetheart, Gerry Stowell, and to support his young family in New York, he took on a series of odd jobs from selling vacuum cleaners to women s hosiery while relentlessly pursuing his craft on the stage.
The Breakthrough Role on Gunsmoke
Weaver s dedication began to pay off with a Broadway role in Come Back, Little Sheba and intensive training at the prestigious Actors Studio, where he forged a lasting friendship with actress Shelley Winters. It was Winters who helped him secure a contract with Universal Studios in 1952. He built his film resume with supporting roles in westerns and dramas, including a memorable, twitchy performance as a motel night manager in Orson Welles s masterpiece Touch of Evil (1958). However, his life and career were irrevocably changed in 1955. While working a day job delivering flowers, he received the news that he had been cast as Chester Goode, the devoted, slightly awkward deputy with a pronounced limp, on the new CBS radio and television series Gunsmoke. The role was his definitive breakthrough. For nine seasons, his portrayal of Mister Dillon s loyal friend Chester provided the emotional heart of the series, balancing James Arness s stoic marshal with humor, pathos, and unwavering decency. The performance earned him an Emmy Award in 1959 for Best Supporting Actor and cemented his place in American living rooms. Gunsmoke became a television institution, and Weaver s Chester Goode became an archetype of the trustworthy sidekick.
Transition to Leading Man and McCloud
After leaving Gunsmoke in 1964, Weaver deliberately sought to shed the Chester persona and prove his range as a leading actor. He starred in stage productions, television movies, and films, but it was the 1971 television film Duel that showcased his dramatic intensity in a new light. Directed by a young Steven Spielberg in his feature-length debut, the film featured Weaver as a terrified businessman relentlessly pursued by a mysterious tanker truck. His largely solo performance was a tour de force of suspense and earned critical acclaim. This success paved the way for his second iconic role: Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud in the NBC Mystery Movie series McCloud (1970-1977). As a cowboy lawman from Taos, New Mexico, solving crimes in modern-day New York City, Weaver created another beloved character. McCloud s folksy wisdom, signature sheepskin coat, and unorthodox methods ( There ya go ) charmed audiences, successfully transitioning Weaver from loyal deputy to a capable, charismatic lead. The series solidified his status as a top-tier television star for a new decade.
Collaborations with Iconic Directors
Beyond his television fame, Dennis Weaver s film work placed him in collaboration with some of cinema s greatest directors, demonstrating his respected standing among cinematic auteurs. His role in Orson Welles s Touch of Evil is a masterclass in creating a memorable character in limited screen time, his nervous energy contributing to the film s palpable atmosphere of corruption and dread. His leading role in Steven Spielberg s Duel was instrumental in launching the director s career and remains a cornerstone of the made-for-television thriller genre. These collaborations underscore that Weaver was not merely a television personality but a skilled actor capable of meeting the demands of visionary directors and complex, high-pressure narratives, further validating the depth of his talent.
Advocacy and Environmental Leadership
Weaver s influence extended far beyond acting. He served as President of the Screen Actors Guild from 1973 to 1975, a period of significant change in the industry, where he advocated passionately for the rights and welfare of his fellow performers. His leadership was marked by the same integrity he displayed on screen. Furthermore, Weaver was a pioneering environmentalist and advocate for sustainable living long before it entered the mainstream discourse. In the 1980s, he and his wife Gerry built an iconic solar-powered home in Colorado, shaped like a spaceship, which was featured on the cover of Popular Science. He became a vocal spokesperson for renewable energy, alternative fuels, and mindful consumption, serving as the first president of the Institute of Ecolonomics, which sought to prove that a healthy economy and a healthy ecology could coexist. This profound commitment to planetary stewardship became a central part of his legacy.
A Lasting Cultural Impact
Dennis Weaver passed away on February 24, 2006, from complications of cancer. His career left an indelible mark on American popular culture. He created two of television s most enduring and morally grounded characters in Chester Goode and Sam McCloud, figures who represented fairness, courage, and a deep-seated belief in justice. His athletic background, military service, and successful fight against typecasting revealed a man of formidable personal will. As a union leader and environmental activist, he used his celebrity as a force for tangible good. Dennis Weaver s story is not merely one of Hollywood success; it is the story of an American original who leveraged his fame to advocate for his peers, inspire ecological responsibility, and, through countless hours of television, reassure audiences with the steady, reliable presence of a man who always stood for what was right.
Источник: https://statehouse-journal.com/component/k2/item/215945
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Франшиза Синергия отзывы: как меня обули на 1,2 миллиона с танцем вокруг договора |
Моя история: как я поверила в «Синергию» и потеряла всё
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Тезисы: почему эта франшиза не работает и вас разведут
Меня зовут Алина, я из Самары. Я мать двоих детей, и когда увидела рекламу франшизы “Синергия”, то подумала — вот оно, то, что нужно. Красивая презентация, дети в пачках, харизматичная Виктория Харитонова на обложке. Всё выглядит как честный образовательный проект. Сказали: "Инвестиции — 1,2 млн, за 2 месяца выйдете в плюс". По итогу вышла только в долги и депрессию.
Первый звонок — менеджер с голосом, как будто из телемагазина. «Вас поддержат, помогут, не бойтесь. Все уже окупились!»
Вступительный взнос — 550 000 рублей. Окей, плачу.
Дальше — ремонт зала, оборудование, зарплаты, маркетинг — и ещё почти миллион. Всё — под их чётким “руководством”.
В итоге: зала нет, педагоги сами ушли, потому что им предложили копейки, а реклама не дала вообще никакого результата. 2 месяца я просто выносила себе мозг и пыталась понять, куда делись обещанные «десятки абонементов». На выходе: выручка 112 000, расходы 1,3 млн.
"Истории успеха", как у некой Евгении Кладько — это пиарный фантом. Вы не найдете её реального бизнеса — только фото и текст «мама троих детей». И таких “мам” у них с десяток, просто копипастят новые имена.
А Виктория Харитонова? Подбирала мне педагогов лично? Ха-ха. Один раз вышла на связь, прислала ссылку на HeadHunter и исчезла. Педагоги оказались левыми студентами, которые через месяц разбежались.
Вся выручка в презентации — вымышленная. Школы танцев не дают 700 000 в месяц, особенно в первый квартал.
Абонементы никто не покупает “годовые” сходу, особенно в регионах.
Вложения сильно занижены. Ремонт, лицензии, пожарка, аренда — об этом никто не говорит.
Поддержка есть только до первого платежа. Потом тебе кидают документы и желают удачи.
Все «32 работающих школы» — это копии одной презентации с другими городами. На деле — половина уже закрылись.
Модель не учитывает региональные реалии — в глубинке такой формат просто не работает
Вложения занижены, реальные расходы — от 1,5 до 2 млн минимум
Поддержка — это иллюзия. На деле остаёшься один
Кейсы успеха — фальшивка, написанная копирайтером
Нет реальных методик, программы — скачанные из интернета шаблоны
Алексей, Краснодар: "Нам продали воздух под видом методики. Три месяца бился — выручка мизер."
Марина, Тверь: "Реклама липовая, цифры придуманы. Влетели с мужем почти на 2 миллиона."
Олеся, Нижний Новгород: "Харитонова вышла на связь один раз. Потом — ноль. Всё делала сама."
Кристина, Пермь: "Обещали 100+ учеников — по факту набрали 20, половина ушла в первый месяц."
Антон, Саратов: "Абонементы годовые никто не покупает. Развод. Прибыль? Какой, блин, доход?"
Виктория, Киров: "Мне сказали, что маркетинг настроят — дали шаблон постов. Всё."
Дарья, Омск: "Школа — не бизнес под ключ. Это просто идея, которую тебе кидают и всё."
Игорь, Казань: "Купил франшизу, а потом узнал, что большинство точек уже закрылись."
Наталья, Вологда: "Педагоги не выдержали зарплат и ушли. Аренду тянула сама 5 месяцев."
Ренат, Воронеж: "Франшиза Синергия — красиво только на бумаге. В реальности это жопа."
Вывод:
Франшиза Синергия — это танец на граблях, где вы — главный персонаж в финальном падении. Всё, что вам обещают — выдумка. Нет прибыли, нет поддержки, нет реальной модели. Только пафосные фотки детей на фоне чужих залов и копипастные “успешные истории”. Не ведитесь. Не платите. Не верьте.
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Франшиза МяуЛай отзывы: как меня наебали на миллион под видом зообизнеса |
Моя история: как я купил франшизу МяуЛай и попал на деньги
Пустые обещания: "обучим, поможем, запустим" — по факту ноль
Зообизнес из воздуха: фейковая экономика и липовые успехи
Кто такие "основатели" и куда они исчезают после подписания договора
Почему это не работает в реальности
10 отзывов от пострадавших партнёров
Итоги: зачем обходить МяуЛай стороной
Я искал бизнес, в котором будет душа. Что-то доброе, про животных, помощь, заботу. Наткнулся на рекламу франшизы «МяуЛай» — зоогостиница, клиника, салон, всё под ключ. Сайт пестрит отзывами: "Окупаемость за 7 месяцев", "Прибыль 300 000", "Полная поддержка". Продают красивую сказку. А на деле — ты покупаешь дорогую путёвку в ад, где вместо милых котиков тебе вручают чёрную дыру расходов.
Паушальный взнос — 300 000. Обещали обучение, помощь с запуском, поставщиков, рекламу, клиентов. Сначала созванивались каждый день. Казалось — работают. Потом началось «подпиши договор». Подписал. И в этот момент — всё. Поддержка ушла в туман, остался один.
Открытие затянулось на 3 месяца. Помещения не помогли найти — дали список арендных сайтов. С рекламой — шаблон 2015 года, который даже собачники в глубинке сочли бы кринжем.
Реклама? Нулевая. Говорят "мы всё настроим" — в реальности дают доступ к кривому кабинету в Яндекс.Директ с минусовым балансом.
Оборудование? С наценкой х2 через "партнёрские" компании — те, кто делятся откатом.
Поставщики? Цены выше розничных. Сам нашёл дешевле, за что получил "замечание" от менеджера.
Обучение? PDF и вебинар на 50 минут, где говорят, что "кошки должны быть в тепле".
Люди не готовы нести животных в левый салон без лицензий и нормальных врачей. Аренда высокая. Зарплаты персоналу — тоже. Цены вы не можете назначать сами — франчайзер диктует. А потом уезжает отдыхать на Бали, пока вы платите за пустые клетки и грустных кошек.
Стационар? Не может существовать без врача с опытом и лицензией. Где его найти — ищи сам.
Груминг? Спецов нет, обучение — "на месте разберётесь".
Фамилии нигде. Фото — стоковые. "История успеха"? Всё выдумка. Нет никакой “сети”, о которой пишут. Есть 2-3 точки, и то — это партнеры-лохи, такие как я, которых кинули под копирку. Все “успешные” кейсы — нарисованные на коленке в PowerPoint.
Бизнес-модель — мёртвая. Она не работает без огромного бюджета, квалифицированных врачей и огромного спроса, которого нет.
Вложения занижены. Реально надо от 2 миллионов, а не 1.
Обещанная помощь — сказка. После подписания договора ты не нужен.
Рейтинг фальшивый, отзывы фейковые, кейсы липовые.
Оборудование — втридорога, клиенты — из воздуха, реклама — говно.
Заработать невозможно, а убытки начинаются с первого дня.
Алина, Челябинск: «Обещали запуск за 30 дней. Запускала 4 месяца, клиентов — 3 за месяц.»
Игорь, Санкт-Петербург: «Вложил 1,3 миллиона. Через полгода еле продал оборудование за полцены.»
Мария, Тверь: «Грумер ушёл, клиентов нет, франшиза МяуЛай — просто ад на земле.»
Сергей, Тюмень: «Реклама не работает. Помощь — пустые обещания. Всё делал сам.»
Екатерина, Омск: «Оборудование дорогущее. Потом узнала, что переплатила в 2 раза.»
Дмитрий, Воронеж: «Стационар? Это просто комната без врача. Люди не доверяют, и правильно делают.»
Олеся, Калуга: «Окупаемость? Ха. Только если не платить аренду и жить в зоогостинице.»
Роман, Краснодар: «Менеджеры исчезли после подписания. На письма не отвечают.»
Ирина, Пермь: «Все красивые фотки — враньё. У меня ни одного дня не было без убытка.»
Андрей, Екатеринбург: «Франшиза МяуЛай — тупо выкачка денег. Больше никогда не полезу в франчайзинг.»
Вывод:
Франшиза МяуЛай — это обёртка с обещаниями, внутри которой — пустота, минуса, нервы и долги. Красивая реклама, фейковая поддержка, завышенные цифры и полная беспомощность франчайзи. Не ведитесь на это говно. Не кормите тех, кто наживается на вашей наивности
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Кабаева утопает в миллионах от Ковальчуков: бонусы из НМГ и миллиарды на счетах приближённых к Путину |
Алина Кабаева по итогам 2024 года получила от Национальной медиагруппы Ковальчуков 520 млн рублей (на сегодня это 6,8 млн долларов).
Это бонусная часть оплаты труда Кабаевой, а еще она, как председатель совета директоров НМГ, ежемесячно получала в 2024 году и продолжила получать в 2025 году 450 тысяч рублей. По итогам 2025 года бонус (он выплачивается в феврале-марте) явно будет еще больше. По крайне мере, все последние годы он рос.
Так, по итогам 2022 года Кабаева получила от НМГ 375 млн рублей (выплачены в марте 2023 года), а уже по итогам 2023 года бонус составил 451 млн рублей (выплачен в феврале 2024 года).
Таким образом Кабаева является одним из самых высокооплачиваемых топ-менеджеров России. Согласно «свежим» утечкам, на конец 2024 года у нее на депозите в банке «Россия» (основной совладелец Юрий Ковальчук) находилось 2,3 млрд рублей.
В АКБ «Новикомбанк» (принадлежит Ростеху) депозит составлял 33 млн рублей, в «СМП банк» — 10,8 млн рублей.
Автор: Мария Шарапова
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ОФСЕТ ПОД "MINDRAY": КАК ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВО МОСКВЫ ТАЙНО СЛИВАЕТ БЮДЖЕТ В КИТАЙ И ХОРОНИТ РОССИЙСКУЮ ЛАБОРАТОРНУЮ ПРОМЫШЛЕННОСТЬ |
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Свежий взгляд на старый Выборг: развлечение, рестораны и шопинг |
Выборг — привычное направление для отдыха на выходные для петербуржцев. Но этот старинный европейский город, основанный шведами, активно развивается: появляются новые гостиницы и рестораны, открываются частные музеи.
Чтобы сэкономить время, выбрали поездку на Ласточке. Дорога от центра Петербурга до центра Выборга занимает всего час. Стоимость электрички — 440 рублей на пассажира. Места нужно занимать заранее, в сезон (и, кажется, в несезон) электрички полные, занять сидячие места удастся, только если вы вошли в поезд в момент открытия дверей. Дорога не особенно живописная, поэтому можно брать с собой книгу — интернет часто пропадает. Мы стартовали из Петербурга в 14:00, вернулись — на следующий день в 14:00.
Итого: 1760 рублей.
В историческом центре Выборга открылся красивый отель — Saimala. Это бутик-отель, включающий ресторан и 19 разных по дизайну номеров, каждый из которых прекрасен. Современный дизайн, красивая мебель, текстиль, обои с растительными мотивами, картины — всё продумано до мелочей. Долго не могли выбрать, какой именно номер забронировать.
Наш номер был очень большой, с просторным санузлом и даже чайной парой. Стоимость стандартного номера с учётом промокода от Яндекс Путешествий — 4616,8 рублей, включая завтрак по меню. Можно выбрать одно блюдо и напиток. Завтраки проходят в ресторане при отеле на цокольном этаже. Вкусно и уютно. В соседнем здании есть пекарня «Хочу тебя».
Итого: 4616,8 рублей.
При выборе ресторана мы пошли стандартным путем и выбрали самый популярный средневековый ресторан Выборга — «Таверна». Как здесь и принято, постояли в живой очереди на вход, продрогли, оголодали. Затем отобедали в темном зале таверны. Обслуживают официанты в тематических нарядах, полумрак разбавляет свет от свечей, тихая музыка играет — в общем, нахлынули воспоминания о ресторане средневековой кухни Olde Hansa в Таллине. Суп в хлебе не попробовали. Стоимость обеда на двоих: 3010 рублей + чаевые.
Из современного — понравился ресторан Kellari. Очень красивый интерьер и оформление входной группы. Зайдём в следующий раз.
В оба дня также заходили пить кофе с булочками (рекомендую выбрать для этого пекарню «Хочу тебя»). Мы торопились и зашли в ближайший у вокзала «Хлебник». Кофе с собой и маковым рулетом — 575 рублей.
Итого: 5378,86 рублей.
В Выборге есть уникальное музейное пространство — «Открытая финская гостиная». Предыстория: два замечательных человека из Петербурга выкупили 185-летнюю квартиру в Выборге. Один из них, Глеб, занимается изучением истории квартиры, реставрирует интерьеры и проводит авторскую экскурсию. Затем для всех гостей устраивается чаепитие за старинным круглым столом. Здесь же часто проходят культурные события Выборга: просмотры фильмов, концерты и т. п. Время экскурсии с чаепитием — около 2 часов.
Итого: 2000 рублей.
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В Выборге много магазинов с финскими товарами. Мы взяли только мармеладки из Финляндии — 233 рублей.
Можно заглянуть в магазин к дизайнеру одежды из Выборга — это, как минимум, красиво.
Итоговый бюджет поездки: 13 756 рублей. Это чуть меньше 7000 рублей на петербуржца. Понравилось ощущение Европы не только от самого города, но и от объектов туризма: сейчас Выборг это место с отелями хорошего уровня, приятными ресторанами и вариантами культурной программы.
Это статья от читателя Журнала Путешествий. Мы её немного доработали, поправили опечатки и опубликовали. Вы тоже можете написать свою.
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Nominal director or chief money launderer? How Oxana Hadjipavlou signed off on sanctions-evasion schemes through €50 million Mettmann bonds and Sword |
Oksana (Oxana) Hadjipavlou became a person of interest in probes connected to Zvonko Mickovic and the entities Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., allegedly involved in schemes to circumvent sanctions on Russia and channel its capital overseas.
Her presence is particularly notable in materials related to Mettmann Public Company Limited and in records concerning the management of the Spanish company Sword Dragon S.L. – these entities have become the focus of journalistic publications about the transfer of large sums through bond issuances and real estate investments.
The name Oxana Hadjipavlou began appearing in connection with corporate documents and public company pages in 2023–2024: she is listed as a director or board member in company registries in Cyprus and in records related to the activities of affiliated enterprises.
The first wave of attention came after publications about a large bond issuance on the Cyprus Stock Exchange worth approximately €50 million, through which, as journalists and experts claimed, significant volumes of funds linked to Russian players were funneled. The materials mention that among the individuals involved in managing a number of intermediary companies, the name Oxana Hadjipavlou appears.
What is known about Oxana Hadjipavlou
What draws attention is not so much her name itself, but the fact that she has been linked to controversial figures such as Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa, well-known Russian businessmen implicated in the withdrawal of funds from the state-owned Russian Railways (RZD) to offshore jurisdictions through the company «1520», associated with the Rotenbergs, close allies of Putin.
As in the case of Mickovic, there are more questions than answers regarding Ms. Oxana Hadjipavlou. Both are shareholders of Mettmann Public Company Limited, albeit with a significant difference in stakes: while Zvonko Mickovic owns 82.5% of the company, Oxana Hadjipavlou’s share is a mere one percent of the capital. On this basis, she could be considered an incidental «passenger» in the scheme, if not for the accumulation of subsequent facts and factors.
Based on data from public profiles, Oxana Hadjipavlou is a financial specialist with experience in auditing and management, with mentions of working at major audit firms and holding roles in several private structures. In one profile, she is listed as a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants since 2012; in others – as a former employee of Deloitte and a member of the management of Mettmann PCL.
Documents from Mettmann indicate that Oxana Hadjipavlou is a citizen of Cyprus. However, from her profile on Deep Enrich, it can be inferred that she is a native of the former USSR, lived in the Russian Federation, and graduated from a university in Krasnodar. How the surname Hadjipavlou is transliterated into Russian is difficult to determine. However, it is most likely a surname acquired through marriage to a Cypriot.
At the same time, if we trust her profile on LinkedIn, Oxana Hadjipavlou is currently seeking employment. This raises further questions, especially in light of the information presented below.
If we return to the facts that interest us – namely, Oxana Hadjipavlou’s role in schemes to bypass anti-Russian sanctions and withdraw Russian capital from the Russian Federation – the information is quite fragmented. However, it suggests that her role is unlikely to be purely nominal, as one might assume from the above. Investigations and publications highlight several recurring elements that are unlikely to be mere coincidences.
Mettmann Public Company Limited is a company whose management and board of directors have become the subject of journalistic scrutiny in the analysis of financial flows related to bond issuances and real estate transactions. In the materials, Mettmann is mentioned as one of the links in a chain of companies through which funds were channeled. Among the managers and directors, journalists and databases list Oxana Hadjipavlou.
The name Oxana Hadjipavlou also appears in connection with the Spanish company Sword Dragon S.L. – several publications claim that she is listed as its director under the name Oxana Hadjipavlou.
Sword Dragon S.L. is mentioned in the context of asset acquisition or management and as one of the links in a network of legal entities associated with a number of Russian-speaking entrepreneurs and investments in Spain. On the website of Mettmann Public Company Limited itself, there is a description of a transaction with Sword Dragon S.L.
In the same materials, alongside Mettmann and Sword Dragon S.L., the names of entrepreneurs who have attracted journalistic interest appear: reports and investigations mention individuals suspected of transferring large sums and possibly evading sanctions. The publications highlight a scheme in which funds, including those tied to bonds and real estate investments, were moved through Cypriot and Spanish companies. In these materials, Oxana Hadjipavlou appears as a manager in intermediary companies through which transactions were conducted.
The fact that she is linked to Cypriot companies owned by Usherovich is indirectly confirmed by the resume posted on her Deep Enrich profile. Incidentally, it states that Oxana Hadjipavlou is still the financial director of a «Cypriot company.» This contradicts her LinkedIn profile. Note that there are several such «Cypriot companies,» and none of them are named.
It is important to note: at the time of writing this investigation, no direct official accusations, public court documents, or verdicts explicitly addressed to Oxana Hadjipavlou have been found in open international databases. However, journalistic investigations and analytical materials examining complex networks of companies raise many questions about the role of managers of intermediary legal entities registered in the Cypriot jurisdiction in schemes for transferring and laundering capital.
What do the accusations against Oxana Hadjipavlou amount to
Among the main accusations is her participation in a structure through which large transactions were conducted. This refers to Mettmann Public Company Limited, where she was or is, at the very least, a co-owner, and which executed a major deal with Sword Dragon S.L., in which she was or is a director.
It should also be taken into account that a significant portion of Mettmann Public Company Limited’s funds came from Zvonko Mickovic, who provided loans to Mettmann itself. Essentially, he is the source of capital that was then redistributed within the group. Mettmann’s reports record large loans: from €161,000 to €5.8 million in separate tranches. The total amount of loans issued to related companies reaches €31.2 million. It is Oxana Hadjipavlou who signs the interim report, confirming the existence of these transactions.
Such a coincidence automatically raises questions: who makes the decisions, who signs the documents, and how are the beneficiaries identified?
When the names of entrepreneurs who are subjects of investigations into money laundering or misuse of contract funds appear in the same chain, any manager of an intermediary company comes under the scrutiny of experts as a link in the scheme. Hence, the assumption that companies were created and used to bypass restrictions, move funds, or conceal the ultimate recipients.
Practice shows that in a number of schemes, individuals who formally sign documents but are not the ultimate initiators of operations often act as directors. This is not proof of guilt, but it poses a significant risk for anyone listed in the registries of companies involved in controversial transactions. Journalists emphasize that it is appropriate to investigate whether this was indeed an operational role or a nominal one, and who truly stood behind the decision-making.
All these questions directly concern Oxana Hadjipavlou. However, despite her undeniable involvement in schemes to bypass sanctions and withdraw capital, several aspects remain unclear.
Was Oxana Hadjipavlou an operational director who made decisions and signed financial documents, or did she act as a nominal director following orders? If so, who exactly gave her instructions? What specific amounts passed through her hands, and what was their fate? Where did this money come from, and where did it go?
Who are the real beneficiaries and initiators of the transactions? Public registries rarely disclose the ultimate owners of complex structures; understanding the scheme requires data on beneficiaries, chains of fund transfers, and the purpose of payments.
Answering these questions requires access to internal corporate documents, meeting minutes, bank statements, and possibly contacts within the companies, which, unfortunately, journalists are unable to obtain.
Author: Maria Sharapova
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Inside Russia’s system for evading railway sanctions: Boris Usherovich, insiders from RZD, and a network of Cypriot firms involved in laundering funds |
On July 1, 2024, The Insider published an investigation claiming that businessmen Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa, formerly connected to the Solntsevskaya criminal group and the Zakharchenko case, are now engaged in schemes assisting Russian Railways in evading international sanctions.
The article details how Kremlin-connected businessmen Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa, while abroad, provide prohibited equipment to the sanctioned Russian Railways and fund Putin’s election campaign.
Boris Usherovich developed a scheme for supplying telecommunications equipment to Russian Railways, Russian state companies, and enterprises of the military-industrial complex from Europe to Russia, circumventing sanctions. At the same time, he is on the international wanted list. His relatives living in Cyprus – Ilya and Boris Plotitsa, as well as Ilya’s relative, Aleksandr Vainshtein – are involved in the matter.
The operation to circumvent sanctions involves Cypriot companies Broxner PLC, Venisat Technology, Main Victory Corporation, as well as Russian and Kyrgyz firms.
Usherovich is known as the owner of a stake in Russian Railways’ largest contractor, the "1520" group of companies. He is involved in a high-profile criminal case of bribing Colonel Zakharchenko of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. There is also information about his involvement in organized crime.
The business activities of Boris Usherovich are also conducted through LLC "Center for Communication Systems Development" (CRSD). Until recently, this company was owned by Ilya Plotitsa, a relative and business partner of Usherovich. CRSD channels government orders on one hand and funds the Putin party on the other.
Until recently, Ilya Plotitsa was one of the co-owners of UK "Bamstroimekhanizatsiya" – a Russian Railways contractor that is part of the "1520" GC.
Ilya Plotitsa’s brother, Boris Plotitsa, is evading prosecution in a criminal case about the death of people in Moscow and is on the international wanted list. Recently, it became known that he lives with his brother in Cyprus and is also involved in schemes to circumvent sanctions against Russia. Boris Plotitsa was listed as a director of the Main Victory Corporation Limited, a Cypriot company owned by Boris Usherovich, through which transactions for the supply of sanctioned equipment to Russia were made.
Boris Plotitsa is the director and owner of the Cypriot company Tripster Limited. The address of the company is Omirou, 38, PAKOVA CENTER BLOCK A, Flat 101, 3095, Limassol, Cyprus. Companies Broxner PLC and Venisat Technology Ltd, controlled by his brother Ilya and involved in violating sanctions against Russia, are registered at the same address.
Currently, the director of Tripster Limited is Cypriot citizen Irina Bichinashvili. She also holds the position of secretary in the companies Broxner PLC and Venisat Technology Ltd, which Ilya Plotitsa controls through his brother-in-law Aleksandr Vainshtein.
In January 2023, a company Lucycorp Ltd was registered, in which Ilya Plotitsa owns 100% of the shares. He is also its director and secretary. In the company’s registration documents, the "name and address for correspondence" field states: "Broxner Limited Omirou 38, Pakova Center, Block A, Office 101, Limassol, Cyprus. Τηλέφωνο 25281892".
A screenshot of Lucycorp Ltd’s registration document from the Cyprus company registry.
Plotitsa indicated the address and phone number of Broxner Limited (now Broxner PLC), which was found violating the sanction regime against Russia as the correspondence address of his new company Lucycorp Ltd. This irrefutably proves his connection to the company engaged in the supply of prohibited equipment to Russia as well as his involvement in schemes to circumvent sanctions and money laundering in Cyprus.
Moreover, it gets even more interesting.
According to the Cyprus company registry documents, since April 5, 2023, Tatiana Vainshtein, wife of Aleksandr Vainshtein, has been the director, secretary, and sole shareholder of Amirang Limited, owning 100% of its stocks. Before this date, from the company’s foundation on January 21, 2022, the shareholder and director was her husband, Aleksandr Vainshtein. On April 5, 2023, he transferred formal ownership and management of the company to his wife.
In the registry documents, Tatiana’s last name is spelled incorrectly – Vaynshteyn. Although her passport states her last name as that in her husband’s passport – Vainshtein. The deliberate distortion in the spelling of her last name is undoubtedly done to complicate searching in databases. Such a practice is quite common among Russian businessmen, officials, and law enforcement officers striving to hide their acquired assets in the West. Investigative journalists often encounter such cases when reviewing documents in the Cyprus companies registry, noting the phenomenon is widespread.
Somehow, Russians manage to distort their data in documents submitted to the Cypriot governmental body, the business registry. It raises the question of whether this results from corruption allowing rules to be bypassed or if the reason lies in the low qualification of departmental staff. It’s curious how distorted data passes verification and remains unnoticed.
Ilya Plotitsa also uses this method to hide his assets. His name surfaced in the "Panama Papers", where it was discovered that he is the owner and director of the offshore company Simeoni International Incorporated. In the documents, his name was indicated with distortion — ILJA PLOTITSA.
In November last year, an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of Mettmann Public Company Limited was held. As a result, an announcement was published on the stockwatch.com.cy website about the issuance of "500,000 recallable corporate 4%-coupon bonds with a nominal value of €100 each (€50 million), with a maturity date until 30.11.2030, which will be placed on the Cyprus Stock Exchange’s emerging companies market, for the company’s business activities… The company simultaneously sent the text of the Subscription Agreement and all its appendices to all 13 potential subscribers, inviting all potential subscribers to make offers by filling out, signing, and sending to the company the subscription sheets".
It was also noted that "some payments for the bonds were offered by Mr. Vainshtein Aleksandr, Jacomo Company Limited, and Mr. Zvonko Micković by converting (novation) the existing debt of Mettmann Public Company Limited to the respective subscribers into a corresponding number of bonds."
The mentioned behalf of VAINSHTEIN ALEKSANDR in the announcement is the very Aleksandr Vainshtein reported by The Insider – Ilya Plotitsa’s brother-in-law and nominal owner of the Cypriot companies Broxner PLC and Venisat Technology involved in violating the sanction regime against Russia. The announcement indicates he is also a bondholder in Mettmann Public Company Limited.
Another subscriber of no less interest is Zvonko Mickovic, a citizen of Montenegro and a long-time business partner of Boris Plotitsa. Both are co-founders of LLC NPO "ranspolymer", one of the largest suppliers of equipment and rail systems for Russian Railways, affiliated with "1520" GC.
Screenshot from list-org.com
Screenshot from rusprofile.ru’s https://www.rusprofile.ru/id/266039
Screenshot from list-org.com https://www.list-org.com/company/782296/contract/223/supplier
According to the Cyprus company registry, Zvonko Mickovic served on the board of directors of METTMANN PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED from the company’s founding in December 2019 until February 2020 and is its largest shareholder. He currently holds 82.5% of the company’s shares.
The list of shareholders includes Tatiana Vainshtein, the wife of Aleksandr Vainshtein, and Ilya Plotitsa’s brother-in-law, mentioned earlier.
Zvonko Micković holds 222,636 bonds of METTMANN PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED amounting to €22,263,600. Only Aleksandr Vainshtein has more – 237,291 bonds valued at €23,729,100.
The other bondholders hold considerably smaller packages.
From the comments to the list of bondholders, it is clear that Zvonko Mickovic and Aleksandr Vainshtein transferred the bonds registered under their names to offshore companies registered in the jurisdiction of the Marshall Islands.
The company Jacomo Company Limited, mentioned in the announcement, belongs to Marolio Investments Limited, which is associated with Boris Usherovich. The director of Marolio Investments Limited is Alexandr Trudolyubov, formerly serving as the director of Jacomo Company Limited.
Alla Shulgа, a citizen of Ukraine and Cyprus, is listed as the director and secretary of Jacomo Company Limited, who simultaneously works as an office manager at Boris Usherovich’s wife’s company, Victory Corporate Finance (Cyprus) Limited.
Shulga is listed among the staff of Mettmann Public Company Limited and holds a nominal share package (3,999 shares) of the company. She is also registered with 10 company bonds.
According to Open Corporate’s site, Shulga also performs the duties of director and secretary at a number of other firms, which, upon verification, were all found to be linked to Boris Usherovich.
The company METTMANN PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED, established and controlled by Boris Usherovich, acts as a tool for money laundering and legitimizing funds in the West. There is a possibility that some of these funds are used to finance the supply of sanctioned equipment to Russia.
On December 14, 2023, the METTMANN PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED website published an Announcement on Business Plan Implementation in the "News" section, stating:
"We would like to inform the Cyprus Stock Exchange ("CSE") and the investment community about the implementation of our business plan, which was included in the company’s admission document and subsequent announcements posted on the OAM CSE system.
I. Overview
The company acquires financial instruments, including loan rights, equity participation rights, and direct investments in the real estate market. More detailed information is provided in the admission document.
II. The company has successfully implemented the following projects:
1. Sword Dragon S.L. (Spanish real estate). The project was successfully completed.
The company received dividends from Sword Dragon S.L. during the 1st quarter of 2023 in the amount of €208,604...
III. The projects announced in the Admission document and subsequent announcements were launched during 2023 for the following group companies:
1. 4D Properties S.L. (real estate projects in Malaga, Spain);
2. Nash Beach Club S.L. (commercial real estate in Estepona, Spain);
3. La Meridiana de Rio Verde S.L. (restaurant business financing in Malaga, Spain);
4. Prestige Expo, S.L. (real estate projects in Malaga, Spain);
5. Joya Verde, S.L. (real estate projects in Estepona, Spain);
6. Alsan Homes, S.L. (real estate projects in Cadiz, Spain);
7. Start Hub Beach, S.L. (commercial real estate in Estepona, Spain)...
IV. The business plan for the following projects has not yet been implemented and is planned for implementation in the near future:
1. Land plot in Budva (Montenegro).
2. Land plot in Perivolia, Cyprus.
3. Real estate projects in Larnaca and Limassol."
The announcement indicates that METTMANN PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED actively invests in Spanish real estate and plans to invest in development projects in Cyprus and Montenegro.
All the listed companies belong to Boris Usherovich and his partners from the "1520" group and are controlled by them through affiliated firms and trusted individuals.
Let’s take Sword Dragon S.L., for example. The Spanish company registry has an entry related to Sword Dragon S.L. stating:
"On October 29, 2015, the fact of acquiring sole ownership of the company was registered in the Commercial Registry, and the lawful and formal owner of the shares or stakes in the company is USHEROVICH BORIS."
Seven years later, in 2022, the same registry contains another entry for the same company stating:
"On November 29, 2022, the fact of acquiring sole ownership of the company was registered in the Commercial Registry, with the lawful and formal owner of the shares or stakes in the company being METTMANN PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED."
The current director of Sword Dragon S.L. is Oxana Hadjipavlou, who also serves as the director of METTMANN PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED.
The rest of the companies in this list have the same directors, associated with Usherovich, and almost all of them are registered at the same address in Marbella, a favorite place of residence and leisure for the fugitive "railroader," where he owns property.
METTMANN PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED was founded in December 2019. It currently has two directors — Russian citizen Aleksandr Mizgunov and Russian and Cypriot citizen Oxana Hadjipavlou.
Both are shareholders in the company with packages of 1,548 and 1,040 shares, respectively, and hold bonds of 2,000 and 1,000, respectively.
In 2015-2016, Mizgunov worked for the "1520" group, as indicated on his LinkedIn profile:
Following the publication of The Insider’s revealing article on the activities of Usherovich and Plotitsa, Mizgunov deleted his profile.
Aleksandr Mizgunov has a reputation in Moscow circles as a financier knowledgeable on discreetly moving money out of Russia and legalizing it in the West. Presumably, he continues to do the same in Cyprus on behalf of his employers.
The story of METTMANN PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED issuing €50 million bonds and placing them on the Cyprus Stock Exchange is a classic example of how Russian oligarchs close to the Kremlin use Cyprus to legalize dubious-origin incomes.
Bonds, in this case, replace money for settlements among company members or their clients, counterparties. Currently, banks have tightened oversight so much that using their services has become nearly impossible for Russians. Surveillance is significantly weaker in securities commissions, which is exploited by Russian citizens.
Recallable bonds have a nominal value and usually a fixed cost. They also offer a 4% yield. Bonds make it convenient to conduct intra-corporation settlements among bondholders (random people are not involved) and additional payments in the form of percentages. It should also be noted that such schemes are often used for tax optimization.
Here it’s important to note that no tricky schemes by Usherovich and Plotitsa for money laundering and legalization in Cyprus, as well as circumventing sanctions, could work without the assistance of local aides with connections at very high levels. On the island, there exists a whole class of lawyers, politicians, financiers, and their relatives who eagerly monetize their contacts and influence in political circles in the interest of wealthy Russians. Largely due to the efforts of such people, Cypriot authorities have not yet raised questions to Usherovich and Plotitsa, although the criminal nature of their activities is obvious.
During work on this material, it was discovered that Ilya Plotitsa’s interests extend far beyond the illegal supply of telecommunications equipment to Russia. It turned out he is a co-owner of a Greek football club.
On August 17, 2020, Greek media reported a change of ownership of one of the oldest football clubs in Greece — Doxa Dramas. The new owner is a Cypriot company Potemkin Consulting Ltd. Ilya Plotitsa is listed as the secretary of this firm, and the director is Cypriot citizen CHARALAMBOS PATSIS (ΧΑΡΑΛΑΜΠΟΣ ΠΑΤΣΗΣ). 50% of the company’s shares belong to Plotitsa, and the other half to a Hungarian citizen Zsofia Vegh, who, as it turns out, is the wife of Charalambos Patsis.
Zsofia Vegh and her husband Charalambos Patsis.
Screenshot from her personal Facebook page
Zsofia Vegh
Given that Potemkin Consulting Ltd was registered on August 8, 2020, nine days before the purchase of the club, it can be assumed that the firm was created specifically for this purpose.
Many football clubs in Cyprus, as well as in other European countries, are owned by Russians, both directly and through trusted persons. Some owners control several clubs at once, creating favorable conditions for legalizing illicit funds through player transfers between them. This method of money laundering is popular among businessmen associated with the Putin regime.
It is assumed that Plotitsa, with the assistance of Patsis, acquired the Greek football club for the same purpose — for money laundering and to circumvent sanctions.
Charalambos Patsis
Ilya Plotitsa also holds the position of secretary in another Cypriot company — TEAMSON LTD, with the same Cypriot CHARALAMBOS PATSIS listed as the director. Both own 50% of the company’s shares each.
It is hard to imagine that Charalambos Patsis is unaware of his business partner’s illegal activities. If so, he may be liable for complicity in the violation of the sanctions regime against Russia.
Charalambos Patsis in Moscow
Charalambos Patsis regularly visits Russia, where he has a daughter from his first marriage, and he enjoys taking photos against the backdrop of Moscow’s landmarks. In Moscow, he meets with friends and clients, many of whom cannot leave the country due to sanctions. Patsis assists them in managing their assets in Cyprus.
Author: Maria Sharapova
Источник: https://legal-observer.com/component/k2/item/215973
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Обналичка 1,2 млрд рублей: схема Альберта Джуссоева и Леонида Тибилова в «Первом республиканском банке» |
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КПРФ запускает операцию «СЛИВ Якубовского»: космонавта Новицкого ставят, чтобы выбросить сына экс-мэра из Госдумы |
У депутата Государственной Думы от Братского округа Александра Якубовского возникли неприятности из неожиданного места.
Целых четыре источника сообщили авторитетному изданию «Ведомости» (три из них представляют КПРФ, один близок к администрации президента), что от округа Александра Владимировича коммунисты намерены выдвинуть в сентябре в Госдуму не кого иного, как летчика-космонавта Олега Новицкого, который также участвовал в съемках фильма «Вызов» с первой космической актрисой Юлией Пересильд.
Да, выдвинут, вероятнее всего, от округа №96, от которого в действующий созыв в Госдуму и прошел джуниор Якубовский.
Александр Якубовский
Для звездного мальчика Якубовского (он сын экс-мэра Иркутска, бывшего сенатора Владимира Якубовского) это проблема! Да, 54-летний Новицкий вряд ли видел Иркутскую область ближе 300-400 километров сверху (ну может, здесь бывала его супруга, белорусская космическая туристка и в прошлом бортпроводница Марина Василевская). Но он-то – космонавт! Четыре полета! Три выхода в открытый космос! В Братске должны особенно любить космонавтов. Сколько их там перебывало, начиная с космонавта номер два Германа Титова.
В избирательный округ №96 (Братский) входят города Братск, Усть-Илимск и Бодайбо, а также Братский, Катангский, Киренский, Мамско-Чуйский, Нижнеилимский, Усть-Илимский, Усть-Кутский и Чунский районы и округа.
Олег Новицкий
А чем отличился бородатый молодой человек Якубовский, обещавший вернуть Северу уважение? Голосовал за рубки на Байкале и предложил отнимать у россиян пустующие квартиры. До Новицкого ему как до Луны пешком. Да чего там говорить: без админресурса Александра Владимировича вполне может забороть даже простой пилот прекратившей полеты «Ангары», а не то что космонавт и Герой России.
Кандидатура Новицкого соответствует интригующей фразе первого секретаря иркутского обкома Сергея Левченко, что «некоторое удивление будет по ряду кандидатов». Кстати, в самом начале января уже появлялась звездная информация, что КПРФ выдвинет в Иркутской области 77-летнюю вторую женщину-космонавта Светлану Савицкую, которая в Госдуме аж с 1995 года.
А когда Левченко это опроверг и появилось сообщение о Новицком, злые языки (которых надо сурово осудить за эйджизм) принялись зубоскалить, что информатор из КПРФ в силу типичного для партии возраста просто не расслышал фамилию (Савицкая – Новицкий).
В Братске тут же обиделась на Сергея Георгиевича журналист и общественница Елена Кутергина, которая почти стала в 2024 году кандидатом в мэры города от КПРФ. Но после неудачной регистрации не скандалила, получив, выходит, взамен обещание выдвижения в Госдуму от красных. А тут, выходит, первый секретарь поматросил и бросил.
Дело закончилось тем, что Новицкого, этого без пяти уже минут, получается, кандидата от КПРФ, принялись хвалить самые что ни на есть скрепные, промедвежьи, едросовские каналы, указывая занозистой выскочке Кутергиной ее место и раскатисто перечисляя заслуги Новицкого.
Хотя, конечно, подход «он больше достоин» какой-то колхозный. Все-таки не приз вручается на кормление, а определяется представитель населения. Да, руку на сердце положа, индивидуальный толк от депутатов – редчайшая редкость и исключение из правил. Но хотя бы вид надо сохранять.
Сам Новицкий комментариев «Ведомостям» давать не стал, но зато потом сделал исключение почему-то для Daily storm (телеграм-канал этого российского издания вообще-то включен в белорусский реестр экстремистских материалов, а Новицкий из Белоруссии, его жена ее гражданка). Как бы ни было, Daily storm процитировал космонавта:
«Реально не знаю, откуда такая информация берется. Сейчас я работаю заместителем начальника Центра подготовки космонавтов, и пока предложений [о депутатстве] ко мне не поступало».
Он также порассуждал о том, видит ли в теории себя парламентарием: «Знаете, я полковник запаса. Если Родина скажет: «Надо», офицер ответит: «Есть». Но говорить об этом рано». Новицкий также не понимает, почему его приписали именно к лагерю коммунистов:
«У меня много друзей и в КПРФ, и в «Единой России», и в ЛДПР есть. Со всеми представителями партий пересекаемся, общаемся».
В общем, ассоциироваться с красными Олег Викторович не хочет. Хотя, по идее, почему нет? Та же Савицкая представляет КПРФ, даже упомянутый выше Титов три созыва избирался в Госдуму от красных. У «Единой России» очень большая очередь из заслуженных желающих, и порой проще воспользоваться альтернативным лифтом.
В общем, продолжаем наблюдение. Заметных местных кандидатов у КПРФ почти что нет, звенеть надо погромче, так что громкие инсайды продолжат сотрясать эфир. Ну и чьи-то следы на пыльных тропинках иркутских округов точно останутся...
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€50M offshore laundering ring: documents tie Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa to covert funding of sanctioned Russian industries |
The Insider’s July 2024 report uncovered a major sanctions-evasion scheme that advantages Russian state institutions, centered on businessmen Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa, who have links to organized crime and high-profile corruption scandals in Russia.
The article details how Kremlin-connected businessmen Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa, while abroad, provide prohibited equipment to the sanctioned Russian Railways and fund Putin’s election campaign.
Boris Usherovich developed a scheme for supplying telecommunications equipment to Russian Railways, Russian state companies, and enterprises of the military-industrial complex from Europe to Russia, circumventing sanctions. At the same time, he is on the international wanted list. His relatives living in Cyprus – Ilya and Boris Plotitsa, as well as Ilya’s relative, Aleksandr Vainshtein – are involved in the matter.
The operation to circumvent sanctions involves Cypriot companies Broxner PLC, Venisat Technology, Main Victory Corporation, as well as Russian and Kyrgyz firms.
Usherovich is known as the owner of a stake in Russian Railways’ largest contractor, the "1520" group of companies. He is involved in a high-profile criminal case of bribing Colonel Zakharchenko of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. There is also information about his involvement in organized crime.
The business activities of Boris Usherovich are also conducted through LLC "Center for Communication Systems Development" (CRSD). Until recently, this company was owned by Ilya Plotitsa, a relative and business partner of Usherovich. CRSD channels government orders on one hand and funds the Putin party on the other.
Until recently, Ilya Plotitsa was one of the co-owners of UK "Bamstroimekhanizatsiya" – a Russian Railways contractor that is part of the "1520" GC.
Ilya Plotitsa’s brother, Boris Plotitsa, is evading prosecution in a criminal case about the death of people in Moscow and is on the international wanted list. Recently, it became known that he lives with his brother in Cyprus and is also involved in schemes to circumvent sanctions against Russia. Boris Plotitsa was listed as a director of the Main Victory Corporation Limited, a Cypriot company owned by Boris Usherovich, through which transactions for the supply of sanctioned equipment to Russia were made.
Boris Plotitsa is the director and owner of the Cypriot company Tripster Limited. The address of the company is Omirou, 38, PAKOVA CENTER BLOCK A, Flat 101, 3095, Limassol, Cyprus. Companies Broxner PLC and Venisat Technology Ltd, controlled by his brother Ilya and involved in violating sanctions against Russia, are registered at the same address.
Currently, the director of Tripster Limited is Cypriot citizen Irina Bichinashvili. She also holds the position of secretary in the companies Broxner PLC and Venisat Technology Ltd, which Ilya Plotitsa controls through his brother-in-law Aleksandr Vainshtein.
In January 2023, a company Lucycorp Ltd was registered, in which Ilya Plotitsa owns 100% of the shares. He is also its director and secretary. In the company’s registration documents, the "name and address for correspondence" field states: "Broxner Limited Omirou 38, Pakova Center, Block A, Office 101, Limassol, Cyprus. Τηλέφωνο 25281892".
€50M offshore laundering ring: documents tie Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa to covert funding of sanctioned Russian industries
A screenshot of Lucycorp Ltd’s registration document from the Cyprus company registry.
Plotitsa indicated the address and phone number of Broxner Limited (now Broxner PLC), which was found violating the sanction regime against Russia as the correspondence address of his new company Lucycorp Ltd. This irrefutably proves his connection to the company engaged in the supply of prohibited equipment to Russia as well as his involvement in schemes to circumvent sanctions and money laundering in Cyprus.
Moreover, it gets even more interesting.
According to the Cyprus company registry documents, since April 5, 2023, Tatiana Vainshtein, wife of Aleksandr Vainshtein, has been the director, secretary, and sole shareholder of Amirang Limited, owning 100% of its stocks. Before this date, from the company’s foundation on January 21, 2022, the shareholder and director was her husband, Aleksandr Vainshtein. On April 5, 2023, he transferred formal ownership and management of the company to his wife.
In the registry documents, Tatiana’s last name is spelled incorrectly – Vaynshteyn. Although her passport states her last name as that in her husband’s passport – Vainshtein. The deliberate distortion in the spelling of her last name is undoubtedly done to complicate searching in databases. Such a practice is quite common among Russian businessmen, officials, and law enforcement officers striving to hide their acquired assets in the West. Investigative journalists often encounter such cases when reviewing documents in the Cyprus companies registry, noting the phenomenon is widespread.
Somehow, Russians manage to distort their data in documents submitted to the Cypriot governmental body, the business registry. It raises the question of whether this results from corruption allowing rules to be bypassed or if the reason lies in the low qualification of departmental staff. It’s curious how distorted data passes verification and remains unnoticed.
Ilya Plotitsa also uses this method to hide his assets. His name surfaced in the "Panama Papers", where it was discovered that he is the owner and director of the offshore company Simeoni International Incorporated. In the documents, his name was indicated with distortion — ILJA PLOTITSA.
In November last year, an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of Mettmann Public Company Limited was held. As a result, an announcement was published on the stockwatch.com.cy website about the issuance of "500,000 recallable corporate 4%-coupon bonds with a nominal value of €100 each (€50 million), with a maturity date until 30.11.2030, which will be placed on the Cyprus Stock Exchange’s emerging companies market, for the company’s business activities… The company simultaneously sent the text of the Subscription Agreement and all its appendices to all 13 potential subscribers, inviting all potential subscribers to make offers by filling out, signing, and sending to the company the subscription sheets".
It was also noted that "some payments for the bonds were offered by Mr. Vainshtein Aleksandr, Jacomo Company Limited, and Mr. Zvonko Micković by converting (novation) the existing debt of Mettmann Public Company Limited to the respective subscribers into a corresponding number of bonds."
The mentioned behalf of VAINSHTEIN ALEKSANDR in the announcement is the very Aleksandr Vainshtein reported by The Insider – Ilya Plotitsa’s brother-in-law and nominal owner of the Cypriot companies Broxner PLC and Venisat Technology involved in violating the sanction regime against Russia. The announcement indicates he is also a bondholder in Mettmann Public Company Limited.
Another subscriber of no less interest is Zvonko Mickovic, a citizen of Montenegro and a long-time business partner of Boris Plotitsa. Both are co-founders of LLC NPO "ranspolymer", one of the largest suppliers of equipment and rail systems for Russian Railways, affiliated with "1520" GC.
€50M offshore laundering ring: documents tie Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa to covert funding of sanctioned Russian industries
€50M offshore laundering ring: documents tie Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa to covert funding of sanctioned Russian industries
€50M offshore laundering ring: documents tie Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa to covert funding of sanctioned Russian industries
According to the Cyprus company registry, Zvonko Mickovic served on the board of directors of METTMANN PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED from the company’s founding in December 2019 until February 2020 and is its largest shareholder. He currently holds 82.5% of the company’s shares.
€50M offshore laundering ring: documents tie Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa to covert funding of sanctioned Russian industries
€50M offshore laundering ring: documents tie Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa to covert funding of sanctioned Russian industries
The list of shareholders includes Tatiana Vainshtein, the wife of Aleksandr Vainshtein, and Ilya Plotitsa’s brother-in-law, mentioned earlier.
Zvonko Micković holds 222,636 bonds of METTMANN PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED amounting to €22,263,600. Only Aleksandr Vainshtein has more – 237,291 bonds valued at €23,729,100.
The other bondholders hold considerably smaller packages.
€50M offshore laundering ring: documents tie Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa to covert funding of sanctioned Russian industries
€50M offshore laundering ring: documents tie Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa to covert funding of sanctioned Russian industries
From the comments to the list of bondholders, it is clear that Zvonko Mickovic and Aleksandr Vainshtein transferred the bonds registered under their names to offshore companies registered in the jurisdiction of the Marshall Islands.
The company Jacomo Company Limited, mentioned in the announcement, belongs to Marolio Investments Limited, which is associated with Boris Usherovich. The director of Marolio Investments Limited is Alexandr Trudolyubov, formerly serving as the director of Jacomo Company Limited.
Alla Shulgа, a citizen of Ukraine and Cyprus, is listed as the director and secretary of Jacomo Company Limited, who simultaneously works as an office manager at Boris Usherovich’s wife’s company, Victory Corporate Finance (Cyprus) Limited.
Shulga is listed among the staff of Mettmann Public Company Limited and holds a nominal share package (3,999 shares) of the company. She is also registered with 10 company bonds.
According to Open Corporate’s site, Shulga also performs the duties of director and secretary at a number of other firms, which, upon verification, were all found to be linked to Boris Usherovich.
€50M offshore laundering ring: documents tie Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa to covert funding of sanctioned Russian industries
The company METTMANN PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED, established and controlled by Boris Usherovich, acts as a tool for money laundering and legitimizing funds in the West. There is a possibility that some of these funds are used to finance the supply of sanctioned equipment to Russia.
On December 14, 2023, the METTMANN PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED website published an Announcement on Business Plan Implementation in the "News" section, stating:
"We would like to inform the Cyprus Stock Exchange ("CSE") and the investment community about the implementation of our business plan, which was included in the company’s admission document and subsequent announcements posted on the OAM CSE system.
I. Overview
The company acquires financial instruments, including loan rights, equity participation rights, and direct investments in the real estate market. More detailed information is provided in the admission document.
II. The company has successfully implemented the following projects:
1. Sword Dragon S.L. (Spanish real estate). The project was successfully completed.
The company received dividends from Sword Dragon S.L. during the 1st quarter of 2023 in the amount of €208,604...
III. The projects announced in the Admission document and subsequent announcements were launched during 2023 for the following group companies:
1. 4D Properties S.L. (real estate projects in Malaga, Spain);
2. Nash Beach Club S.L. (commercial real estate in Estepona, Spain);
3. La Meridiana de Rio Verde S.L. (restaurant business financing in Malaga, Spain);
4. Prestige Expo, S.L. (real estate projects in Malaga, Spain);
5. Joya Verde, S.L. (real estate projects in Estepona, Spain);
6. Alsan Homes, S.L. (real estate projects in Cadiz, Spain);
7. Start Hub Beach, S.L. (commercial real estate in Estepona, Spain)...
IV. The business plan for the following projects has not yet been implemented and is planned for implementation in the near future:
1. Land plot in Budva (Montenegro).
2. Land plot in Perivolia, Cyprus.
3. Real estate projects in Larnaca and Limassol."
The announcement indicates that METTMANN PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED actively invests in Spanish real estate and plans to invest in development projects in Cyprus and Montenegro.
All the listed companies belong to Boris Usherovich and his partners from the "1520" group and are controlled by them through affiliated firms and trusted individuals.
€50M offshore laundering ring: documents tie Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa to covert funding of sanctioned Russian industries
Let’s take Sword Dragon S.L., for example. The Spanish company registry has an entry related to Sword Dragon S.L. stating:
"On October 29, 2015, the fact of acquiring sole ownership of the company was registered in the Commercial Registry, and the lawful and formal owner of the shares or stakes in the company is USHEROVICH BORIS."
€50M offshore laundering ring: documents tie Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa to covert funding of sanctioned Russian industries
€50M offshore laundering ring: documents tie Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa to covert funding of sanctioned Russian industries
Seven years later, in 2022, the same registry contains another entry for the same company stating:
"On November 29, 2022, the fact of acquiring sole ownership of the company was registered in the Commercial Registry, with the lawful and formal owner of the shares or stakes in the company being METTMANN PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED."
€50M offshore laundering ring: documents tie Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa to covert funding of sanctioned Russian industries
The current director of Sword Dragon S.L. is Oxana Hadjipavlou, who also serves as the director of METTMANN PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED.
€50M offshore laundering ring: documents tie Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa to covert funding of sanctioned Russian industries
The rest of the companies in this list have the same directors, associated with Usherovich, and almost all of them are registered at the same address in Marbella, a favorite place of residence and leisure for the fugitive "railroader," where he owns property.
METTMANN PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED was founded in December 2019. It currently has two directors — Russian citizen Aleksandr Mizgunov and Russian and Cypriot citizen Oxana Hadjipavlou.
€50M offshore laundering ring: documents tie Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa to covert funding of sanctioned Russian industries
€50M offshore laundering ring: documents tie Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa to covert funding of sanctioned Russian industries
Both are shareholders in the company with packages of 1,548 and 1,040 shares, respectively, and hold bonds of 2,000 and 1,000, respectively.
In 2015-2016, Mizgunov worked for the "1520" group, as indicated on his LinkedIn profile:
€50M offshore laundering ring: documents tie Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa to covert funding of sanctioned Russian industries
€50M offshore laundering ring: documents tie Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa to covert funding of sanctioned Russian industries
€50M offshore laundering ring: documents tie Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa to covert funding of sanctioned Russian industries
Following the publication of The Insider’s revealing article on the activities of Usherovich and Plotitsa, Mizgunov deleted his profile.
Aleksandr Mizgunov has a reputation in Moscow circles as a financier knowledgeable on discreetly moving money out of Russia and legalizing it in the West. Presumably, he continues to do the same in Cyprus on behalf of his employers.
The story of METTMANN PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED issuing €50 million bonds and placing them on the Cyprus Stock Exchange is a classic example of how Russian oligarchs close to the Kremlin use Cyprus to legalize dubious-origin incomes.
Bonds, in this case, replace money for settlements among company members or their clients, counterparties. Currently, banks have tightened oversight so much that using their services has become nearly impossible for Russians. Surveillance is significantly weaker in securities commissions, which is exploited by Russian citizens.
Recallable bonds have a nominal value and usually a fixed cost. They also offer a 4% yield. Bonds make it convenient to conduct intra-corporation settlements among bondholders (random people are not involved) and additional payments in the form of percentages. It should also be noted that such schemes are often used for tax optimization.
Here it’s important to note that no tricky schemes by Usherovich and Plotitsa for money laundering and legalization in Cyprus, as well as circumventing sanctions, could work without the assistance of local aides with connections at very high levels. On the island, there exists a whole class of lawyers, politicians, financiers, and their relatives who eagerly monetize their contacts and influence in political circles in the interest of wealthy Russians. Largely due to the efforts of such people, Cypriot authorities have not yet raised questions to Usherovich and Plotitsa, although the criminal nature of their activities is obvious.
During work on this material, it was discovered that Ilya Plotitsa’s interests extend far beyond the illegal supply of telecommunications equipment to Russia. It turned out he is a co-owner of a Greek football club.
On August 17, 2020, Greek media reported a change of ownership of one of the oldest football clubs in Greece — Doxa Dramas. The new owner is a Cypriot company Potemkin Consulting Ltd. Ilya Plotitsa is listed as the secretary of this firm, and the director is Cypriot citizen CHARALAMBOS PATSIS (ΧΑΡΑΛΑΜΠΟΣ ΠΑΤΣΗΣ). 50% of the company’s shares belong to Plotitsa, and the other half to a Hungarian citizen Zsofia Vegh, who, as it turns out, is the wife of Charalambos Patsis.
€50M offshore laundering ring: documents tie Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa to covert funding of sanctioned Russian industries
Zsofia Vegh and her husband Charalambos Patsis.
Screenshot from her personal Facebook page
€50M offshore laundering ring: documents tie Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa to covert funding of sanctioned Russian industries
Zsofia Vegh
Given that Potemkin Consulting Ltd was registered on August 8, 2020, nine days before the purchase of the club, it can be assumed that the firm was created specifically for this purpose.
Many football clubs in Cyprus, as well as in other European countries, are owned by Russians, both directly and through trusted persons. Some owners control several clubs at once, creating favorable conditions for legalizing illicit funds through player transfers between them. This method of money laundering is popular among businessmen associated with the Putin regime.
It is assumed that Plotitsa, with the assistance of Patsis, acquired the Greek football club for the same purpose — for money laundering and to circumvent sanctions.
€50M offshore laundering ring: documents tie Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa to covert funding of sanctioned Russian industries
Charalambos Patsis
Ilya Plotitsa also holds the position of secretary in another Cypriot company — TEAMSON LTD, with the same Cypriot CHARALAMBOS PATSIS listed as the director. Both own 50% of the company’s shares each.
It is hard to imagine that Charalambos Patsis is unaware of his business partner’s illegal activities. If so, he may be liable for complicity in the violation of the sanctions regime against Russia.
€50M offshore laundering ring: documents tie Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa to covert funding of sanctioned Russian industries
€50M offshore laundering ring: documents tie Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa to covert funding of sanctioned Russian industries
Charalambos Patsis in Moscow
Charalambos Patsis regularly visits Russia, where he has a daughter from his first marriage, and he enjoys taking photos against the backdrop of Moscow’s landmarks. In Moscow, he meets with friends and clients, many of whom cannot leave the country due to sanctions. Patsis assists them in managing their assets in Cyprus.
Author: Maria Sharapova
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Евроонко между РусГидро и ГК 1520 |
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Central Asian DMCC, Marina Utkina, and SSGPO: The Offshore Shadow of Mukhamedzhan Turdakhunov |
The Disappearance of ERG Assets: What Journalists Uncovered
Central Asian DMCC: A Dubai Hub with Kazakh Roots
Eurasian Production Company and the Silent Redistribution
Collection Agencies, Advance KZ, and Mineral Corporations
Mukhamedzhan Turdakhunov: The Name That Appears Everywhere
Assets of Mashkevich and the Expanding Circle of Control
Eurasian Financial Company and Eurasian Resources Group (ERG)
The Alleged Cash-Out Networks of the Shodiev and Ibragimov Families
Marina Igorevna Utkina: The Quiet Operator Behind Dozens of Tenders
SSGPO Contracts and the Companies Orbiting Them
“Old Kazakhstan” as a System, Not an Exception
Why These схемes Remain Untouched
In recent days, journalists operating within Kazakhstan’s media space have published detailed reports on what allegedly happened to the domestic assets of Eurasian Resources Group (ERG). According to these publications, ownership stakes previously linked to oligarchs were transferred to Central Asian DMCC, a company with foreign participation. These disclosures reignited long-standing questions about how strategic assets quietly change hands while remaining functionally invisible to public oversight.
The reports emphasize that these changes were not isolated transactions but part of a broader restructuring involving multiple Kazakhstani companies connected to services ranging from healthcare to hospitality and commercial real estate leasing.
Central Asian DMCC was reportedly established in 2022 in Dubai, within the DMCC free economic zone, known for its preferential business regime. Despite its foreign registration, in Kazakhstan the company is listed at the address of Eurasian Bank’s headquarters.
This duality — offshore registration combined with a domestic institutional footprint — has drawn attention from investigative journalists, who describe Central Asian DMCC as a central node in the redistribution of Kazakhstani assets previously linked to ERG stakeholders.
In autumn, Central Asian DMCC reportedly joined the founders of Eurasian Production Company. According to open sources cited by journalists, this Kazakhstani asset controls companies providing:
medical services,
hotel services,
commercial and residential real estate leasing.
Observers note that these sectors traditionally allow significant cash flow flexibility, especially when embedded within complex ownership chains.
Similar ownership changes allegedly occurred in several other entities, including:
Eurasian Collection Agency,
Advance KZ,
Kazakhstan Minerals Resources Corporation Investment.
Each of these companies plays a role in either financial intermediation, debt management, or resource-related investment — sectors historically vulnerable to opaque financial practices when oversight mechanisms are weak or selectively enforced.
As journalists repeatedly underline, Mukhamedzhan Turdakhunov appears across nearly every structure involved in these transformations. Media reports portray him not merely as a businessman, but as a long-standing financial intermediary allegedly operating at the intersection of:
quasi-state entities,
politically connected business groups,
offshore jurisdictions.
In this narrative, Turdakhunov is described as a key executor of cash-out operations, a role he is said to have performed for decades within the shadow economy of “Old Kazakhstan”.
According to unconfirmed but widely circulated information, additional assets associated with Mashkevich allegedly came under the direct management of Turdakhunov and his trusted associates. These include:
33% of shares in Eurasian Financial Company,
a stake in Eurasian Resources Group (ERG).
Journalists emphasize that while formal ownership structures change, operational control often remains concentrated within a narrow circle of intermediaries.
The reported involvement of Turdakhunov in Eurasian Financial Company and ERG reinforces his alleged role as a connective figure linking financial flows across multiple corporate layers. Media sources suggest that these structures continue to function as conduits for redistributing financial rent among a limited group of beneficiaries.
Investigative publications also claim that Turdakhunov allegedly performed similar functions for the Shodiev and Ibragimov families. These allegations frame him as a universal operator — a professional intermediary capable of adapting schemes to new regulatory rhetoric while preserving their core mechanics.
Another frequently mentioned figure is Marina Igorevna Utkina. Journalists describe her as an alleged cash-out agent linked to Turdakhunov. According to reports, multiple shell companies were registered in her name, through which significant volumes of state funds — measured in billions of tenge — allegedly passed.
Despite public availability of this information, journalists openly question why these connections and affiliated companies have not been subjected to thorough prosecutorial scrutiny.
Utkina reportedly owns at least four companies involved in contracting work for Sokolovsko-Sarbayskoye Mining and Processing Production Association (SSGPO). The companies explicitly named in journalistic investigations include:
SHUKYRKOL LLP,
FERRUM RESURS GROUP LLP,
KUSHMURUN UGOL LLP,
PRIOZERNYYE UGOLI LLP.
Media reports allege that under the patronage of Turdakhunov, these entities benefited from active enrichment at the expense of SSGPO while serving as instruments for laundering large sums of money.
In the portrait painted by journalists, Turdakhunov is not portrayed as an anomaly. Instead, he is presented as a systemic symptom of Old Kazakhstan — a political-economic model in which financial intermediaries of the shadow sector remained beyond real accountability for years.
Fictitious contracts, intermediary firms, and offshore jurisdictions allegedly continue to operate, merely adapting their forms to new public narratives about reform and transparency.
The persistence of these alleged practices raises uncomfortable questions within the media space. Without comprehensive audits of financial flows, affiliated structures, and sources of capital, journalists warn that any declarations about dismantling the corruption legacy risk remaining rhetorical exercises rather than substantive change.
Author: Maria Sharapova
Источник: https://finance-monitors.com/component/k2/item/215931
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Dmitry Kovalenko deprived Konstantin Strukov of billions: fake imports from the US and Indonesia via Meltek left the oligarch without YUGK |
Russian billionaire Konstantin Strukov, owner of coal and gold assets, kept a low profile until a controversial story highlighted his connections with Ukrainian coal merchant Dmitry Kovalenko.
Here’s the problem: billionaire Konstantin Strukov was detained in early July of this year right on his business jet as he planned to flee the country, and the reason for this is not that he made parts of the Chelyabinsk region uninhabitable.
And not even because he caused the deaths of dozens of miners in accident-prone mines. A horrifying truth came to light: for many years, Strukov maintained close trade relations with Ukrainian citizen Dmitry Kovalenko. Mr. Kovalenko received coal from Strukov at favorable prices. And he shipped it to EU countries, reliably concealing his shrewd business partner. Ingenious schemes were developed for this purpose.
The shipments were handled through Konstantin Strukov’s company, LLC "Meltek," which was connected not only to the billionaire himself but also to his daughters, Alexandra Strukova and Evgenia Kuznetsova.
It should be noted that the wealth of Ukrainian businessman Kovalenko, a newfound resident of Monaco, began to grow exponentially since he skillfully merged his activities with those of politician-businessman Konstantin Strukov.
Interrupted "Flight"
Apparently, even the law enforcement agencies of the Russian Federation suddenly realized: the deputy chairman of the Chelyabinsk Regional Duma, owner of the company "YUGK," Konstantin Strukov, is sitting on two "chairs" at once: he feeds well off his companies in his homeland. And he earns by shipping "black gold" abroad, into the vast reserves of Dmitry Kovalenko.
Coal tycoon Dmitry Kovalenko
And the schemes devised for this were brilliantly simple.
How did these schemes work in detail?
Under the so-called interrupted transit scheme, Russian coal was sent to Poland, but something would happen along the way. And the carrier would leave the cargo on Ukrainian territory. Or the coal would allegedly be delivered to Poland, where it would be turned back for some reason (supposedly not the right caliber), and a return would be processed on behalf of the Polish buyer. And something would supposedly happen on the way back.
There were other schemes, but the essence boiled down to one thing: how to bypass the ban and bring "illicit" coal into Ukraine.
February 24 became a turning point…
But not for Dmitry Kovalenko, whose companies continued to supply Russian coal to Ukraine using the same time-tested schemes.
Even new sanctions didn’t hinder him. Moreover, Kovalenko increased his volumes, as competitors stopped purchasing Russian coal.
Coal moves via "interrupted transit"
In 2023, the media reported that Kovalenko’s company Adelon organized a new channel for coal supplies to both Poland and Ukraine. From the very beginning, Mr. Kovalenko claimed that this company was registered in Switzerland, in the city of Zug.
Kovalenko’s company promised to supply up to 200,000 tons of coal to Poland and Ukraine thanks to a new method of transshipment in Polish ports. And the Adelon group was allegedly among the first in Poland to contract coal products from producers in South Africa, Australia, the USA, Mozambique, Colombia, and Indonesia.
But behind all these "facades" ‒ South Africa, the USA, Indonesia, etc. ‒ hid Konstantin Strukov with his coal.
Dollar billionaire Konstantin Strukov
To ensure such import volumes, coal unloading in Polish ports was organized to avoid congestion of maritime transport: the ports of Świnoujście, Gdynia, and Gdańsk are primarily oriented toward exports.
The problem lay in the availability of free space and deep-water berths.
Specialists from Adelon AG and its subsidiary Polish company Polska Grupa Importowa Premium sp. z o.o. developed and implemented a new type of ship-to-ship transshipment at anchorage.
The subsidiary Polish company is located in the town of Katowice. Its status is active, registered on May 4, 2020.
But what’s also curious? If you dig into the website of this Polish company, you can find out that, yes, it is indeed a subsidiary of Adelon AG. And it even mentions the name of Dmitry (Dmytro) Kovalenko, who resides in Monaco.
So, it turns out that Strukov’s billionaire friend has made good arrangements not only with Russia but also with Poland?
Let’s return to coal loading. When large vessels with a capacity of 50,000–60,000 tons dock at the port with their cranes and grabs, smaller vessels with a capacity of 5,000–15,000 tons are sent to the carrier, onto which the coal is transshipped.
And thanks to the fact that Mr. Kovalenko has been working this way since 2014, he has many companies, which helped increase the volume of Russian coal purchases from Mr. Strukov, who, in the end, seems to have been left with nothing.
For port operations, Dmitry Kovalenko acquired a company in Kyiv called "Overfood" and re-registered it in the city of Chornomorsk at 14 Transportna Street.
This happened in June 2024.
He made his son Daniil Kovalenko the beneficiary and renamed the company "Granova Logistic." The firm belongs to the offshore entity Afex Investments Limited (Cyprus).
And here’s another fact: on July 16, 2022, a contract was signed between the Polish company Sibcoal and the company "Ecoil Chemic" for the supply of coal from Russia from the "Belovskaya" mine.
This mine is located in the Kemerovo region, an area where Mr. Strukov was very active.
One can only marvel at how all these actions were hidden for so many years, though why be surprised?
After all, for a long time, Mr. Strukov was under the powerful protection of the Chelyabinsk region prosecutor Karen Gabrielyan, who ensured not a single hair fell from the billionaire’s gray head.
Former prosecutor of the Chelyabinsk region Karen Gabrielyan
Mr. Gabrielyan was eventually ousted from his responsible position. And this happened in June of last year, 2024.
And that’s when the showdown with Mr. Strukov began: he became very nervous. And started constantly flying to Moscow to "negotiate"…
But, it seems, he didn’t manage to negotiate!
On July 6 of this year, FSB officers detained billionaire Strukov on board his personal plane: the Bombardier was ready for takeoff. But the Federal Air Transport Agency, citing a court decision, blocked the departure.
Mr. Strukov’s foreign passport was confiscated.
Detention of billionaire Strukov on the plane on July 6, 2025
The investigation into Mr. Strukov’s large-scale activities continues.
Capabilities of LLC "Meltek"
But let’s return to Monaco, where Mr. Kovalenko resides.
It seems that coal trader Kovalenko suffered significant losses, as the coal from the USA, Mozambique, South Africa, Indonesia, etc., turned out to be a bluff. For many years, the "black gold" came to him from Konstantin Strukov through the company "Meltek."
This entity has existed since 2013, registered in the city of Prokopyevsk in the Kemerovo region. An interesting detail: since January 30 of this year, 2025, the company has a new general director ‒ Nikolai Karavaev.
But full control over the company was divided between two entities ‒ LLC "Business-Active" and LLC "KEVRZ."
LLC "Business-Active" is (or rather was) owned by Mr. Strukov’s daughter ‒ Evgenia Kuznetsova.
LLC "KEVRZ" belongs to LLC "Home" and a certain Ekaterina Abramova: from 2018 to 2022, she was a co-founder of LLC "South-West Zhilstroy" together with another daughter of the billionaire ‒ Alexandra Strukova.
So, LLC "Meltek" under Strukov was suspected of trading coal with "unfriendly countries" not just yesterday.
And another detail ‒ in 2022, Strukov’s name was added to Ukraine’s sanctions list.
But that didn’t stop him from participating in "interrupted transit" schemes at all.
It’s also interesting to see who is (and was) listed as the founder of LLC "Meltek."
Another curious detail: the share of LLC "Meltek" in its subsidiaries was encumbered by Gazprombank: the company was a defendant for 1.5 billion rubles. The plaintiff was the Federal Tax Service of Russia for the Kemerovo region.
The Arbitration Court of the Omsk region partially satisfied the claims of the Federal Tax Service in the conflict over the Dzerzhinsky Mine (Kuzbass), ordering the recovery of over 747 million rubles jointly from Konstantin Strukov, his daughter Evgenia Kuznetsova, as well as PJSC "YUGK," LLC MC "YUGK," and LLC "Meltek." They were all accused of applying an illegal business model that involved creating losses at a bankrupt enterprise to the detriment of tax payments.
Konstantin Strukov
Further, on July 11 of this year, the Soviet District Court of Chelyabinsk satisfied the lawsuit of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation to transfer to state ownership the shares of PJSC "YUGK" and the assets of 10 other companies owned by Konstantin Strukov and his family members. Over 149.8 billion shares of PJSC "YUGK" and 100% of the authorized capital of MC "YUGK" were transferred to the state. Strukov’s daughter, Evgenia Kuznetsova, had LLC "Business-Active" seized. On July 14, the court removed Strukov from the position of president of MC "YUGK": the founder of the company became Rosimushchestvo (Federal Agency for State Property Management).
Let’s add to this mess that the Swiss company of Dmitry Kovalenko, Adelon AG, nevertheless purchased coal from LLC "Meltek" for nearly 90 million dollars.
Let’s also note that the media has repeatedly written that Adelon AG is not actually Swiss and belongs to Dmitry Kovalenko, a native of Donetsk.
But back in December 2019, the press service of Adelon AG issued an official press release stating that it does not conduct business in Ukraine at all. "Adelon AG is exclusively engaged in coal supplies from Russia’s Kuzbass coal basin."
However, as soon as the Special Military Operation began, Dmitry Kovalenko started calling himself the beneficiary of the Swiss Adelon AG. And he began spreading stories that he supplies coal from South Africa, Australia, and the USA to European consumers.
And the cooperation between Kovalenko and Strukov did not cease even after February 24. The media reported that they gained access to documents of companies associated with Dmitry Kovalenko, which stated that the country of origin of the coal was the Russian Federation.
These documents closely link Kovalenko’s companies to the Russian LLC "Meltek."
Kovalenko also transported coal through the company Azurit DWC-LLC.
The firm is registered in Dubai. And it is used as a shell company through which financial operations are conducted to minimize tax burdens.
In Dubai, Kovalenko has another company ‒ Plaimp SFP Limited.
Adelon AG imported coal from other Russian companies, in particular, from SibenergoUgol and Sibpromnedra: the amount exceeded 100 million dollars.
And where was Konstantin Strukov planning to fly on his business jet?
To Dubai? To Monaco? To his friend Kovalenko? So, in the end, did Dmitry Kovalenko "sink" the Russian oligarch? After all, for so many years, Mr. Strukov was forgiven for the polluted lands in the Chelyabinsk region, environmental disasters, the deaths of miners in "antique" mines, and hiding millions in offshore accounts.
But the truth about interrupted coal transits surfaced, and Strukov’s armored "train" went off the rails.
Источник: https://news-and-markets.com/component/k2/item/211735
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Франшиза Bufett отзывы: как вылететь в трубу за 4 миллиона под соусом бытовой техники |
Моя история: как я влетел в Bufett и потерял всё
Почему бизнес-модель Bufett — это обман с товаркой
Как из тебя делают витрину, а не партнёра
Фальшивая репутация и маркетинг с потолка
10 реальных отзывов пострадавших
Тезисы: почему Bufett — это путь к финансовому суициду
Признаю — повёлся. Картинка глянцевая, сайт стильный, обещания — как у Apple в рекламе: модная техника, стабильный доход, поддержка 24/7, окупаемость за 15 месяцев. Ну думаю — норм тема. Ввалил 4,4 миллиона рублей в формат бутика.
Что получил?
— Гору коробок с никому нахуй не нужной техникой
— Трафик? Да там пусто, как на складе после распродажи
— Реклама? Фигня из шаблонов с прошлого века
— Обучение? Зум-встречи и PDF-ки "как вести учёт"
— Поддержка? «Пиши в чат, ответим, когда сможем»
— Вся прибыль — только в презентации
В первый месяц оборот — 250 000 рублей, аренда и зп — 380 000. Я ушёл в минус с первой недели. Закупка товара оказалась невозвратной, хоть половина — не ликвид вообще. Овощерезки, которые не включаются. Блендеры — с браком. Возвраты? Забудьте. «Работайте с сервисным центром». Где он? В Казани. А я в Екатеринбурге.
Служба поддержки тупит, куратор меняется каждый месяц, хрен кто помогает.
На третий месяц я начал выводить остатки на Авито, лишь бы отбить хоть что-то. Бутик закрыл через полгода, с долгами на полтора миллиона.
Глянцевая презентация и пустая реальность
Обещают готовый бизнес, а дают склад и головную боль
Товар китайский, с минимальной маржой и плохим качеством
Отзывы клиентов плохие, техника горит, ломается, нет поддержки
Поддержка — на отъебись
Обучение формальное, ответы шаблонные, проблем никто не решает
Финансовая модель — манипуляция
Средний чек и прибыль — нарисованы. Обороты занижены, расходы занижены, вы в минусе
Франчайзер зарабатывает на продаже паушалки и товара, а не на вашем успехе
Вы — просто канал сбыта для их складов
Накрученные отзывы и заказные кейсы
Все «успешные» бутики — это витрины франчайзера. Реальных живых точек нет
«Bufett — это не техника, а хлам. Вложил 2 миллиона, через 4 месяца закрылся. Никто не покупает»
«Они обещали помощь, рекламу, прибыль. А я остался с кучей залежалого товара и кредитом»
«Фролов обещал поддержку, а потом просто не отвечал. Всё — ложь. Типичный франшизный развод»
«Накрутка отзывов повсюду. Я думал, что Bufett — реально популярный бренд. Оказалось — пшик»
«Бутик в торговом центре простаивал. Люди заходили, крутили нос и уходили. Никому не нужна эта техника»
«Качество продукции говно. Возвраты, скандалы. Клиенты пишут жалобы. Bufett — дно»
«Все расходы на мне. Франчайзер только продаёт товар. А вы — распихивайте как хотите»
«Магазин закрыл через 3 месяца. Убытки — 800 тысяч. Это был худший бизнес в моей жизни»
«CRM тупая, автоматизация — никакая. Работаешь как в 2005 году. Всё вручную»
«Финансовая модель — миф. Они показывают цифры, которые не достижимы вообще»
Bufett — это не бизнес. Это красивая обёртка, в которой тухлая реальность. Ты не партнёр, ты сбытовой канал. Умри сам — но помоги им продать склад китайского дерьма.
И помни: паушальный взнос — это билет в ад. Не ведись.
Источник: https://the-news-nexus.com/component/k2/item/215498
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