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Igor Valerievich Kolomoisky is the main informant on the last day of this wonderful 2020
First, the American Santa Claus planted an unpleasant gift under the Christmas tree for the Ukrainian oligarch. The United States Department of Justice accused Igor Kolomoisky and his business partner Gennady Bogolyubov of using embezzled funds to purchase an office building in Cleveland, Ohio. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in the Southern District of Florida on Wednesday, December 30. Given the time difference with the United States, this means practically today.
The lawsuit was filed in Florida, since the offices of Kolomoisky’s partners, Motti Korf and Uriel Leiber, are located in Miami, who «it created a whole network of legal entities, often with different variations of the word Optima in the name, which is used for money laundering and subsequent investments, “the US Department of Justice said in a statement.
Researchers in the United States for several months and from a distance of 9,157 thousand km (between Kiev and Miami) saw what Attorney General Irina Venediktova still can’t see under her nose in Ukraine.
Notice the simple simplicity of the US prosecutors’ wording. They believe that from 2008 to 2016, Kolomoisky and Bogolyubov received a series of fraudulent loans from the PrivatBank of Ukraine, which they laundered through a shell company in Cyprus, and then used these funds to buy real estate in the United States, specifically office centers. in the states of Ohio. Kentucky and Texas with a total value of more than $ 60 million. It’s that simple: the complete biography of a person and a recipe for business success in one sentence.
There is a problem with the purchase of these buildings in the United States: Americans do not like that transactions involving funds of criminal origin take place on their territory, even if they were previously washed on a warm island. And the loans that Kolomoisky and Bogolyubov made to themselves, being co-owners of PrivatBank, are simply considered criminal money. Now, the US Department of Justice insists on the need for a jury trial.
And what about attorney general Irina Venediktova and her leadership? Do you see a problem?
The day before yesterday it was reported that the Kolomoisky Optima Ventures company, apparently anticipating possible problems associated with the change of administration in Washington, attempted to sell two buildings in Cleveland: the Westin Hotel and the same 22-story office building 55 Public Square. I did not have time.
Now, the US Department of Justice said the three properties (an office building in Louisville known as PNC Plaza, an office building in Dallas formerly the headquarters of CompuCom, and an office building in Cleveland known as 55 Public Square.) are “subject to forfeiture for violating federal law of money laundering”. …
And what about attorney general Irina Venediktova and her leadership? Do you see any problems in the economic activities of the Dnieper oligarch? Not yet.
Although the head of NABU Artem Sytnik recently could not resist and stated publicly in an interview with NV that his department had prepared and submitted to the Attorney General the draft of the suspicions of the people involved in the PrivatBank case. That is, Sytnik, in fact, directly hints that the last and only obstacle in the way of the proceedings in the case of Privatbank and Kolomoisky in Ukraine is the attorney general Irina Venediktova, who was nominated for the post by the president.
The same blocking function is performed by the GPU in the affairs of the deputy head of the Office of the President Oleg Tatarov and the former minister of ecology and natural resources Nikolai Zlochevsky. In the latter case, Sytnik even ruled on “unprecedented resistance” from representatives of the Attorney General’s Office. By the way, it is about the promised fight against corruption.
But let’s get back to the main newscast of the day. The second piece of news may somewhat sweeten the bitter residue Igor Kolomoisky might have from news reports across the ocean. Interfax reported today that the state-owned company Centerenergo on the Ukrainian Energy Exchange has sold almost 3.3 million MWh of electricity to United Energy at a price one third lower than the initial price.
The selling price in both cases amounted to 1,160 UAH / MWh, which is 35.5% lower than the starting price declared by the seller in the amount of 1,800 UAH / MWh. One third below the starting line!
Nobody would have known about this if this same exchange did not publish all the numbers in a certain stock exchange bulletin, which was warned by the tenacious Interfax journalist.
The energy trader United Energy, created in February 2018, is associated with Igor Kolomoisky. In June 2020, journalists from the Scheme: Corruption program published a detailed investigation, according to which the companies associated with Kolomoisky (incl. and United Energy), earned more than UAH 4 billion in deals with Centrenergo in six months.
Isn’t this $ 4 billion hidden partial compensation to Kolomoisky for the loss of control over PrivatBank?
Well, the latest news connected today with the Ukrainian billionaire testify that Igor Kolomoisky received world recognition: he reached the World Cup final together with the Brazilians, not in football, but in corruption.
Center for the Study of Corruption and Organized Crime (OCCRP) named the person of the year in organized crime and corruption: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who «he surrounded himself with corrupt figures, used propaganda to advance his populist agenda, undermined the justice system and waged a devastating war against the Amazon region that has enriched some of the worst landowners in the country. ”
US President Donald Trump, Turkish President Recep Erdogan and Ukrainian oligarch Igor Kolomoisky competed against Bolsonaro in the fight for the title of person of the year in the field of organized crime and corruption.
«The politically involved oligarch borrowed more than $ 5 billion from a bank he controlled. The money disappeared in a number of offshore companies. Losses represented 40% of all private deposits in the country. But Kolomoisky was not arrested and is now pushing for control of the bank to be restored, “OCCRP said in a statement.
So, in the United States, he is sued by the Ministry of Justice, from international organizations, medals in the fight for the title of the main corrupt official of the year, and in Ukraine, discounts on state electricity and a bonus of 4 billion UAH for six months.
Happy New Year everyone and all the best!
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