Czech journalists have released the continuation of the investigation on offshore companies and money laundering scheme one of the once largest Russian private investment Bank “Troika Dialog”
Moscow-Live.ru / Akishin Vyacheslav
Czech journalists have released the continuation of the investigation on offshore companies and money laundering scheme one of the once largest Russian private investment Bank “Troika Dialog”. They found that was spent on money Laundry called “Troika”.
The laundered money was mainly for the purchase of luxury homes, says Znak.com with reference to the website of the Czech center for investigative journalists.
In particular, in one of the trades listed 16.5 million CZK received by the company Alsett-Developer. With high probability, it was the purchase of real estate in Green Hills Residence in Karlovy vary. In Prague the apartments were purchased from developers Central Group, Zelenа Dolina, Prague Real, Casa Futura, Podbaba Jih.
In addition, the funds from offshore was spent on a luxurious holiday resorts. Or Imperial Esplanade in Karlovy vary, the Art Nouveau Hotel Le Palais in Prague or a five star hotel Novе Lаznе in Marianske Lazne – all these expensive hotels were booked by individuals and companies, on account of which in total received more than 232 million euros.
Approximately 60 million Czech crowns (approximately three million dollars) was spent on the purchase of Czech crystal. Moser, ArtGlass or Bohemia Crystalex Trading – the producers bought beautiful products. A large amount Russians also sent for the purchase of businesses, vehicles, expensive clothes and maintenance of private jets. “The other part of the payments were forwarding companies who import goods to Russia. Often this Czech company, which has Russian owners” – quoted by the Russian edition of the Czech investigation.
According to the Director of the Czech center for investigative journalists Paul Goltsovoe, the popularity of the Czech Republic for money laundering partly due to the fact that in this country a fairly large Russian community, reports “Radio Freedom”.
The Czech example is interesting because it shows how the mechanisms and laundering of Russian capital in Europe, and what are the habits of those capital prints. “If you look at the nature of these transactions, what was the money spent, we see conformity to certain stereotypes concerning the Czech Republic. For example, buy Czech crystal, from vases to huge chandeliers. Weapons, vehicles, a large amount of beer,” said Goltsova.
Journalists of the international Project for the investigation of organized crime and corruption (OCCRP) on March 4 issued an investigation stating that “the three Dialogue” participated in the scheme, which was “laundered” about nine billion dollars.
Through this scheme, which journalists called “Troika Laundry” associated with organized crime people and corrupt tax evasion and to conceal their foreign assets. Among the other investigators mentioned, and cellist Sergei Roldugin, who is called “Putin’s purse”.
OCCRP experts claim that “three Dialogue” in the middle of 2000-ies has created a network of more than 75 offshore companies. Their ongoing transactions were mostly false: the money was transferred for the supply of non-existent goods and services. These funds used to buy property in the UK, Spain, Montenegro, as well as luxury yachts and artwork. In addition, the money paid for education of children of corrupt officials in the educational institutions of the West, and donated to the Church.
It was also reported that one of the offshore companies “Troika Dialogue” transferred money to the charitable Foundation Prince of Wales Charles.
The former main shareholder of one of the once largest Russian private investment Bank “Troika Dialog” Ruben Vardanyan called fiction the investigation of journalists on offshore and laundering billions of dollars. He said that the OCCRP experts “mixed round and green”.