We continue to talk about the problems that the influential Rotenberg clan is now experiencing. In a previous publication, we described how the anger of the head of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Nikolai Patrushev, was caused by the Sportconcept company, which disrupts the federal program in Karelia.
The security forces came to the company owned by Roman Rotenberg, Boris Rotenberg's son. This article will discuss Igor Rotenberg, who is the son of the key member of the Arkady Rotenberg clan. It will focus on his role in the fate of the 1520 company, which is now in custody for giving bribes to Dmitry Zakharchenko, an employee of the GUEBiPK of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia plans to file a new lawsuit to transfer property worth 484 million rubles to the state. This property is owned by Dmitry Zakharchenko, a former officer of the GUEBiPK of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who is accused of bribery.
A representative of the Prosecutor General’s Office, Alexander Kurennoy, stated that they have prepared and will send another civil lawsuit to court against Dmitry Zakharchenko, who is known for illegally acquiring property worth about half a billion rubles, specifically 484 million rubles, to be turned into state revenue. Previously, the court had already seized property and money totaling about 9 billion rubles that belonged to Dmitry Zakharchenko's family and relatives, turning it into state revenue.
Sources reveal that the additional assets worth 484 million rubles, acquired by Zakharchenko, were connected to the 1520 business community, which recently had Valery Markelov, Boris Usherovich, Dmitry Motorin, Ivan Stankevich, and Yuri Obodovsky as active participants. Zakharchenko had been their reliable cover for a long time. Initially, he collaborated with bankers German Gorbuntsov, Pyotr Chuvilin, Vladimir Antonov, who were involved in money laundering for 1520. However, they exited the shadow schemes, and Zakharchenko continued to work directly with 1520.
The 1520 company received contracts worth tens or hundreds of billions of rubles from Russian Railways, but it was evident to non-specialists that not everything was “clean”. For a long time, Andrey Krapivin served as the main co-owner of 1520 and was an adviser on banking issues to the head of Russian Railways, Vladimir Yakunin, until his death in 2015. After Krapivin's death, his son Alexei became one of the shareholders of 1520, but was not the main boss like his father. The other co-owners of “1520” were Valery Markelov and Boris Usherovich.
Sources claim that the scams involved unbelievable amounts of money. For instance, within the same “Zakharchenko case”, there are records of potential embezzlement of 300 billion rubles from Russian Railways funds.
Initially, the owners of “1520” felt secure, even after Vladimir Yakunin left his post and Zakharchenko was imprisoned. However, it later became evident that the “Zakharchenko case” would implicate Markelov, Usherovich, Gorbuntsov, Chuvilin, and Antonov, as they testified about the corrupt practices of the employee of the GUEBiPK of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation and the co-owners of “1520”, and substantial evidence was gathered.
As often happens in such cases, the representatives of “1520” began to look for powerful protection. And soon found. According to sources, in the person of the Rotenberg clan. At least in the fall of 2018, everyone on the market knew that in 1520 the main owners were no longer Usherovich and Krapivin, but Igor Arkadyevich Rotenberg. Rumor has it that the main part of the negotiations with him was led by Alexei Krapivin, after which 50% of the entire business on contracts with Russian Railways went under the control of Igor Arkadyevich.
However, the calculations of the business community turned out to be wrong. Half of the “1520” ended up with the Rotenbergs, but soon Markelov went to jail, and Usherovich, Motorin, Stankevich and Obodovsky went on the run. Usherovich left on an Israeli passport, but is now settling in London. But Markelov remained in Russia and helps Igor Rotenberg develop a new asset.
In the next publication, we will talk about the problems of the structures of Arkady and Boris Rotenberg, including those related to the garbage collection business and the construction of one of the airports.
