The United States imposed sanctions against thieves in law from the countries of the former USSR

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The United States added to the sanctions list the names of 10 crime bosses from Russia and the countries of the former USSR. Sanctions were introduced as part of the fight against thieves in law, writes Rtvi.

The list of people who fell under the sanctions posted on the website of the US Treasury, in addition to their names, are also given nicknames. The list included: Yuri Pichugin (Pichuga), Ruben Tatulyan (Robson), Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov (Taiwanchik), Vladimir Tyurin (Tyurik), Zakhariy Kalashov (Shakro Young), Vasily Khristoforov (Resurrected), Kamchbek Kolbaev (Kamchi Bishkeksky), Lasha (Lasha Rustavsky), Vladislav Leontyev (Vadik Bely) and Gafur Rakhimov.

Sanctions were also imposed against Vesna Spa Hotel CJSC and Novy Vek-Media LLC (both companies are owned by Ruben Tatulyan).

All the people subject to sanctions, as indicated by the Ministry of Finance, are associated with the “thieves in law” organization, which operates in the USA, Russia, Greece, Spain and Ukraine.

Sanctions prohibit US citizens from doing business with these people and companies. In addition, those involved in the list are forbidden to enter the United States, and their assets on American territory are frozen.

At the same time, the Ministry of Finance has excluded from its blacklist persons and organizations connected, according to its data, with the “post-Soviet” grouping “The Fraternal Circle”. The last US government added to the list in February 2012 of the year.

Three from the list - Gafur Rakhimov, Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov and Ruben Tatulyan - fell under the sanctions for material support of “thieves in law”. Rakhimov, president of the Asian Boxing Federation, is considered one of the leading criminal authorities in Uzbekistan and an important person in organizing heroin traffic, US officials say. Tokhtakhunov was accused of bribing a judge in a figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Now Interpol's “red circular” is in effect in relation to Tokhtakhunov, which is equivalent to an international arrest warrant.

Who came under sanctions

According to RBC, Ruben Tatulyan, according to the US authorities, in the year 2010 was appointed a criminal “looking” for Sochi. In 2015, he was detained as one of the participants in the thieves in law meeting in Sochi, at the same time Zakhary Kalashov turned out to be one of the detainees. In addition, Tatulyan provided legal assistance to “thieves in law” many times, according to the US Treasury. February February 2014 Magazine Forbes wrote that Tatulyan companies owned commercial facilities in Sochi with an area of ​​70 thousand square meters. m with annual revenue 850 – 900 million rubles. Among these objects is the Tatulyan shopping center with an area of ​​7 thousand square meters. m. As of 2014 year, Tatulyan was an assistant State Duma deputy Alexander Karelin and president of the Sochi wrestling federation.

The remaining fallen under the sanctions themselves, according to the US authorities, are "thieves in law." Vladimir Tyurin (Tyurik), indicated on the site, participated in the meetings of "thieves in law" in 2013 and 2015, as well as was himself "crowned." Ukrainian law enforcement agencies consider Tyurin a possible customer for the murder of the former State Duma deputy Denis Voronenkov, which occurred in Kiev in March 2017 of the year.
Yury Pichugin created a criminal gang in Komi in 1994. According to the Investigation Committee, among its members were athletes and former military personnel, as well as law enforcement officers. At first, the group was engaged in extorting money from businessmen in exchange for ensuring their safety. In addition, they committed theft in grocery and industrial stores, as well as petroleum products and engaged in telephone fraud and fraud with real estate. From 2003 to 2006, the funds obtained as a result of criminal activity the group invested in business - engaged in catering, working in the service sector, passenger and freight traffic and logging. In February, Pichugin was detained - he is accused of creating an organized criminal group.

Zachary Kalashov (Shakro Young), is the leader of the criminal community in Russia. Since the summer of 2016, he is under arrest on suspicion of extortion, which allegedly led to an exchange of fire on Rochdelskaya Street in December 2015.

“Thieves in Law” is a criminal syndicate that is associated with illegal activities around the world, the head of the Office of Foreign Assets Control, John Smith, is quoted in a release from the Ministry of Finance. Sanctions against it were introduced as part of a strategy to undermine the financial infrastructure of international criminal organizations that pose a threat to the United States and its allies.

“Thieves in Law” appeared in Stalin’s camps - people joined the organization or were “crowned” after demonstrating an “ideal” criminal biography and promising to follow a set of rules, which, in particular, implied living exclusively on criminal proceeds, characterizes the organization the US Treasury .

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