The editors' property became the subject of an unbelievable corruption story with all the documents and layouts. The meaning is very simple. A group of high-ranking officials and state corporation representatives set up a common fund and used embezzled funds to buy real estate in the USA, Monaco, London, and antiques.
In total, these assets were bought for $200 million. The assets were registered in the name of Denis Mikhailov, a relative of the Deputy Minister of Economic Development Pyotr Zaselsky. However, at some point, Mikhailov claimed to be the true owner of these riches and refused to share. This led to a split among corrupt officials, resulting in a conflict involving security forces. The outcome so far: Rostec's top manager Alla Laletina was sent to pre-trial detention, ICR investigator Gabdulin resigned, and Deputy Minister Zaselsky lost his position.
| Denis Mikhailov and his wife Oksana |
Rucrminal.info obtained the complete text of Denis Mikhailov's statement to the FSB of the Russian Federation, which will be published at the end of this article. For now, we will share what we know about Mikhailov's challenging personal life. He is the brother of Pyotr Zaselsky's wife and was previously married to socialite Nadezhda Obolentseva. He later moved to Monaco and lived extravagantly. Seeing Mikhailov's decline, Pyotr Zaselsky arranged for a reliable person to take care of him, leading to a young Oksana Ivanova entering Denis's life. Things turned out even better than Zaselsky had hoped, as Oksana became Mikhailov's legal wife and potential heir.
| Petr Zaselsky |
In a statement to the director of the FSB of the Russian Federation, Mikhailov admits to being very wealthy. However, he claims that there is an attempt, through pressure from GUEBiPK and the 4th Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, to seize his assets, including a set of properties around the world worth over $200 million.
Mikhailov's account suggests that initially, Rostec's top manager, Alla Laletina, tried to pressure and take over the property. When she was arrested, the former chief of Laletina A. was involved in continuing to pursue my property.
| Alla Laletina |
According to Mikhailov's statement, his close relative, former Deputy Minister of Economic Development Pyotr Zaselsky (resigned in March 2021), launched an attack on the assets. Zaselsky also demands that most of the property be transferred to him, claiming that the wealth Mikhailov acquired is a result of his efforts during Mikhailov's time at Rosatom.
Additionally, Mikhailov requests the head of the FSB of the Russian Federation to take actions to protect him from potential illegal activities, and so on.
We had a hard time identifying who Mikhailov was. It turned out that until 2012, he was the commercial director of CJSC TVEL-INVEST (a subsidiary of Rosatom), and he hasn't been notable for anything else since then. However, the VChK-OGPU spoke with several sources who revealed what lies behind this story.
A long time ago, while still a banker and not an official, Peter Zaselsky started to create schemes to embezzle money from the treasury. This was made easier by his long-standing and close relationship with the then First Vice-President of TVEL, Vladimir Rozhdestvensky (now Advisor to the President of TVEL). The money was stolen under the pretense of fictitious contracts by TVEL INVEST, supposedly in the interests of Rosatom. According to the source, Mikhailov is described as a narrow-minded but highly productive individual. As a result, Zaselsky began to entrust him with the purchase of family assets, as well as others’ assets. The schemes for the misappropriation of budgetary funds created by Zaselsky expanded, and at one point, a close friend, Alla Laletina, who has been working in Rostec structures since 2010, also became involved. Zaselsky even became a deputy minister.
Mikhailov's responsibilities expanded, and he began to invest the stolen money not only for Zaselsky but also for other participants in the schemes. Then, a conflict arose between Mikhailov and Laletina, reportedly due to a trivial matter.
“Mikhailov began to cause issues and started a conflict with Laletina because of a few missing bottles of expensive wine in a house registered under Laletina's name on Rublyovka. Laletina also caught on, which led to a real war over the division of assets and the involvement of security forces,” said the Cheka-OGPU's source.
As a result, Laletina is in custody. The Investigator of the TFR, Gabdulin, who handled her case, chose to resign. Zaselsky, who aspired to the position of minister, was also forced to resign.
“Zaselsky’s dreams linked to public service fell apart, leading to a series of events and Zaselsky's intention to transfer assets from Mikhailov to more suitable individuals, which naturally met resistance from the latter, who believed that Zaselsky would not find ways to benefit from the illicit money,” a source noted.
Rucriminal.info now publishes the complete text of Mikhailov's statement.
Director of the FSB of Russia A.V. Bortnikov from Mikhailov Denis Leonidovich …
Declaration I would like to inform that I, Mikhailov D.L., am a Russian entrepreneur and a significant foreign investor. The primary asset portfolio is located in the United States (high-end real estate, luxury items and artwork, construction business, etc.). At present, the total value of my fortune exceeds 20 billion rubles.
Since October 2021, several top officials from law enforcement and other central organizations in Russia have come together to take over my assets, which they plan to claim as their own. These officials are trying to convert my property and proceeds from its sale, including:
a $9 million house at 8520 Skyline Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA
a $13,500,000 house at 1152 Calle Vista, Beverly Hills, California, USA
a $10,550,000 million house at 1140 Calle Vista, Beverly Hills, California, USA
an apartment in Odeon Tower, Monaco worth $21,000,000
Apartment 100 Knightsbridge, Apartment DQ2-03, One Hyde Park, London, United Kingdom worth $30,000,000
an apartment at Vorontsovskie Prudy 3, 131, Moscow worth $3,000,000
a $22 million house in the Odintsovo district, Moscow region
a $20,000,000 million plot in Zelenaya Hollow, Settlement Gorskoye, Odintsovsky district, Moscow region (1.87 hectares)
a $40,000,000 commercial office building on Vasilisa Kozhina street, 7/1, Moscow
a $2,000,000 commercial office building on Nauchny proezd, 19, Moscow
various antiques and art objects worth more than $15,000,000 purchased at Sotheby’s auctions (managed by Nicol tel. +1-212-606-7150)
several other small objects
I am aware that the main person behind the illegal actions against me is Alla Laletina, who is currently in prison. She has strong connections to a former leader who is influencing the situation against me. This stems from my actions to disclose truthful information about Laletina A., which led to legal actions against her in 2021.
In 2021, due to actions instigated by Laletina A., my brother-in-law, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation P. Zaselsky, lost his position and is now working below his qualifications. Zaselsky P.V. is also demanding a transfer of most of the property to him, claiming that my wealth is a result of his efforts during my time in the Rosatom structure.
At the end of 2021, I sent several appeals to Russian authorities to seek clarification and to prevent the manipulation of their powers for personal interests. However, this only worsened the situation, leading to investigations against me and my associates, as well as strict monitoring of my movements, contacts, and lifestyle by Mikhailova D.L.
At the end of 2021, I repeatedly sent appeals of various content to the above-mentioned structures of the Russian Federation in order to clarify the situation around me and asked me not to allow manipulation of the state authorities. bodies of the Russian Federation in someone’s personal, selfish interests. These Appeals only aggravated the situation and led to the fact that a number of checks were initiated against me and people close to me and connections, my Mikhailova D.L. began to be controlled. movement, personal and business contacts, telephone, Internet, lifestyle and leisure, etc.
In this Appeal, I also want to point out that the level of my financial well-being is solely the result of my legal labor activity at TVEL-Invest CJSC (a Rosatom structure) in the period up to 2012.
Based on the foregoing, I ask you to take measures and prevent the commission of illegal actions against me (Mikhailov D.L. and my relatives and connections) aimed at converting in my favor the funds and property belonging to me located on the territory of the Russian Federation, USA, Great Britain, Monaco and other countries in the amount of more than 20 billion rubles. February 15, 2022 Mikhailov D.L.
