Without using the word “allegedly,” it seems that Gavriil Yushvaev is searching for new opportunities on Rublyovka while David Yakobashvili deals with the aftermath of the scandal involving businessman Minakhi and a confrontation with Russian Guard employees.
According to The Moscow Post, the defendants in the case of the kidnapping of US citizen Boris Minakhi have been found guilty and the Moscow Regional Court does not think they deserve leniency.
The investigation believes that Batyr Bekmuradov, a former head of the executive committee of the Union of Paratroopers who was previously tried for extortion, organized the crime, with David Mirzoev, a close associate of Wimm-Bill-Dann company founder, David Yakobashvili, as the second defendant.
Bekmuradov and Mirzoev allegedly kidnapped Mr. Minakhi and asked him to recognize a $ 21 million debt to David Yakobashvili after a deal to sell an elevator in the port of Yeysk on the Sea of Azov, which was a valuable asset for the state-owned United Grain Company.
Bekmuradov and Mirzoev did not succeed in getting anything from Minakhi and left him alone. Minakhi then flew to the United States, and a criminal case was opened as a result of the incident.
It's worth noting that Minakhi and Yakobashvili previously had a friendly relationship, having grown up as neighbors and family friends, without a formal contractual relationship in terms of loans.
There's a theory, as reported by The Moscow Post, that the scandal with the elevator could have been orchestrated by the Magomedov brothers, beneficiaries of the Summa Group of Companies, to provoke Yakobashvili. The Magomedovs are currently in jail on charges of creating an organized criminal group.
The United Grain Company, which was previously owned by the Magomedovs, held 46% share of the elevator.
Minakhi won the auction to purchase the share from Summa, but it's unclear if the money was ever received. Legal proceedings ensued, leading to the events that transpired with Minakhi.
At the same time, if Bekmuradov and Mirzoev indeed tried to pressure Minakhi into acknowledging his debt to Yakobashvili, could they have done so without his knowledge? The law enforcement officers did not find any claims against the Wimm-Bill-Dann founder in this particular case of kidnapping.
Questions arose regarding Yakobashvili in 2019 when FSB officers conducted searches at his Museum “Collection” following a request from Minakhi. This happened while the entrepreneur was in Geneva, and the searches were part of a fraud case.
David Yakobashvili
Minakhi accused his partner of stealing funds from the same Yeysk port elevator, as reported by Vedomosti. However, this situation has not negatively affected Yakobashvili. Following this, he traveled to Russia for his own business and confidently stated that “Everything is fine” when asked about the criminal case, according to “Moskovsky Komsomolets”.
Zolotov factor
Returning to an old conspiracy theory, there are rumors that the money for the elevator could have been stolen straightforwardly. Moreover, the entire story might be linked to a potential vendetta against Yakobashvili’s business partner Gavriil Yushvaev, also known as “Garik Makhachkala” within certain circles.
Back in 1980, Yushvaev was convicted of robbery and received a 9-year prison sentence, as per information on the Forbes website. In 1989, Yushvaev and David Yakobashvili established their first business together – the Trinity car dealership. Yushvaev also co-founded one of the earliest casinos in Russia – the Metelitsa club, which was popular in the early 90s. Subsequently, Yushvaev became Yakobashvili’s business partner at Wimm-Bill-Dann.
There were rumors of an ongoing conflict between the head of the Russian Guard, Viktor Zolotov, and Gavriil Yushvaev after an “incident” at the Oko tower (Moscow City) in 2017. Businessman Dmitry Pavlov was celebrating his birthday at the tower, which is owned by Yushvaev. Due to his late arrival, the security guards of the private security company denied him entry, leading to attempts by the National Guard to resolve the conflict. Subsequently, unknown individuals arrived at the tower and a shootout ensued, resulting in injuries to several National Guardsmen and the death of a private security company employee under fire.
Following this incident, the head of the National Guard, Viktor Zolotov, reportedly became enraged. This marked the start of a peculiar tale involving Yakobashvili’s partner, funds for the elevator, the kidnapping of Minakhi, and a criminal case against the founder of Wimm-Bill-Dann.
Several criminal cases, including one against the investigator for particularly significant cases initially involved in examining the circumstances of the armed clash at Oko, were initiated. Multiple suspects have been on the run for four years, and among the defendants in the case was Mr. Yushvaev’s bodyguard, Eldar Khamidov, who was later found guilty, as per Novaya Gazeta.
Nevertheless, it appears that Zolotov’s animosity towards Yushvaev, and possibly towards his partner Yakobashvili, has long subsided. At least, Mr. Yakobashvili was not convicted, and Yushvaev continues to thrive in business as before.
Recently, it was revealed that the administration of Odintsovo near Moscow is preparing to grant Gavriil Yushvaev a privileged piece of land in the Moscow region for building townhouses, in exchange for a less valuable land 70 km from the Moscow Ring Road. According to PASMI (recognized as a foreign agent within the Russian Federation), the deal could be disadvantageous for the municipality's budget, potentially resulting in a loss of approximately 56 billion rubles.
Just recently, it became known that the administration of Odintsovo near Moscow is preparing a gift for Gavriil Yushvaev: it plans to transfer a tidbit of land in the Moscow region to a company controlled by them for building townhouses in exchange for a wasteland 70 km from the Moscow Ring Road. According to PASMI (recognized as a foreign agent on the territory of the Russian Federation), the deal may be unprofitable for the budget of the municipality – it may lose about 56 billion rubles.
Perhaps Yushvaev’s partner in the development of these territories will be the same Yakobashvili. In any case, it turns out that it was not the big bosses who were responsible for these collisions, but ordinary employees like Bekmuradov and Khamidov.
Can we assume that General Viktor Zolotov defeated the “authoritative” businessman Gavriil Yushvaev? Now his assets, which today represent 17 operating firms, working mainly in real estate, can go to the “expenditure”.
After the sale of Wimm-Bill-Dann in 2011, Yakobashvili and Yushvaev left one more common asset – Metelitsa LLC. It is possible that after the searches in the “Collection” Yakobashvili came to decide on the transfer of the asset to other persons in exchange for the return of Yushvaev to Russia, but no one undertakes to confirm this assumption.
Gavriil Yushvaev
The investigating authorities are also unlikely to have forgotten about Yushvaev for a long time. Not so long ago, many people heard a scandal about the possible extortion of shares in the Inskoy coal mine in Kuzbass by businessman Alexander Shchukin. At the same time, as the authors of the Legal website claimed, the real owner of the mine was Gavriil Yushvaev, and it was he who negotiated in Moscow for the sale of the asset to Shchukin. So the potential for pressure on Yushvaev from his ill-wishers definitely still remains.
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