Member of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Alexander Babakov testified in the framework of the “Landromat case”
Rucriminal.info, together with the VChK-OGPU telegram channel, continues to publish materials about the most gigantic (in terms of amounts) investigation into money laundering and their transit outside the Russian Federation. We are talking about the notorious Landromat. Through this channel, over $21 billion left Russia in transit through Moldova and settled on foreign accounts. We have at our disposal the testimony of a key witness in this investigation – the shadow banker Pyotr Chuvilin. He listed all the beneficiaries of the Laundromat. AT last publication, we cited testimony about the participants in the “laundry” from Moldova, as well as about a number of participants – Russian bankers. In a new article, Rucriminal.info publicizes the most interesting part of the testimony. It follows from it that the current Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Alexander Babakov was a major beneficiary of the Landromat.
“6. Grigoriev Alexander Yurievich is the owner of Western Bank, Russian Land Bank and Kreditbank. Maintained close relations with Plato V.N. From his banks, Grigoriev actively participated in the “Moldovan scheme”.
7. Alexander Alexandrovich Galkin and Agustin Agustinovich Morales-Escamilla – were the actual owners of ZATO-Bank (subsequently renamed Smart-Bank), Taurus Bank and CB Rublevsky LLC. These persons maintained close commercial and friendly relations with Platon V.N., from the indicated banks controlled by him, he participated in the “Moldovan scheme”.
8. Rafalovich Oleg was the actual owner of JSCB Russian Financial Alliance OJSC, was a close partner and friend of Oleg Vlasov, both of them were members of a biker club, and jointly participated in the “Moldovan scheme”.
9. Alexander Babakov, the actual owner of TempBank, was a State Duma deputy from the Just Russia party, was a close partner of the 1520 group of companies (Usherovich Boris Efimovich, Markelov Valery Aleksandrovich and Krapivin Andrei Viktorovich). Babakov, through the specified bank, participated in the “Moldovan scheme”, probably helped to withdraw funds received from the contracts of the Russian Railway;
10. Frolov Dmitry – the former head of the bailiffs of the Moscow region, was the actual owner of OAO KB Unicor and a partner of Sergey Magin. Through the specified bank, Dmitry Frolov participated in the “Moldovan scheme”.
11. Kirill Nikitin, one of the leaders of the Magina group of banks (Intercapital, Mast-Bank, Unikor, NPO Egnergobusinesses), was familiar with Platon V.N. and could take part in the “Moldovan scheme” from these banks.
The participation of the above is known, either from these people themselves, who told me about it, or from Platon V.N., as well as from other persons from among mutual acquaintances and partners.
The essence of the “Moldovan scheme” was, as far as I know, in the transfer outside the Russian Federation to the accounts of “BC Moldindconbank SA” of the funds of people who planned to withdraw them abroad, under the guise of buying and selling foreign currency at the request of a Moldovan bank.
These operations were led by Platon Elena, the whole scheme was led by Plahotniuc V.G. and Platon V.N., clients (Russian bankers and people who applied for this service) were looking for Platon V.N. and Korkin A.G., and the bankers listed above who participated in these transactions. After the funds were credited in foreign currency to the accounts of BC Moldindconbank SA, they were transferred to Platon E.N. to the accounts of foreign companies under the guise of write-offs based on court decisions of Moldovan courts. Platon Vyacheslav himself told me about this scheme, as well as other familiar bankers, including those listed above.
I personally know Platon Elena, we were introduced by her brother Vyacheslav at one of the general meetings in Moldova. Vyacheslav told me that it is Elena who manages all the payments of Russian banks to BC Moldindconbank SA. Alexander Galkin confirmed this information to me, saying that he contacted Elena directly for each payment and she made them. Platon Vyacheslav always mentioned his sister as the head of all Moldovan operations at meetings with Russian bankers and entrepreneurs and gave them her contacts for communication.”
To be continued
Timofey Grishin
Source: www.rucriminal.info