Judge Benidorm Instruction Court No. 1 filed a lawsuit five are accused of laundering money from former Soviet organized crime in the province Alicante, Ibiza and Formentera. Among those who were sued laundering, bribery and membership in a criminal organization These names include Russian lawyer Alexey S., who works in Costa Blanca and who the judge described as a “lobbyist” for the PP in Altea, who created a network of contacts with public officials and Security Forces and Troops in the province of Alicante. benefits its customers.
This macro case against the alleged money laundering of the Russian mafia was first opened by investigating 40 people, including city council members or popular former council members. Benidorm and Altea. However, although it was decided to file a lawsuit against some of those involved in the incident on the grounds that there was no evidence against them, the judge had to accept the rejection of the case. 18 people attended The court annulled the summons of the people under investigation because they were outside the investigation period, which was not extended due to a judicial error.
Order of Benidorm Instruction Court No. 1 to initiate abbreviated procedure Appealed to the Alicante Provincial CourtHe stated that an investigation was started after it was detected. Money Laundering Group of the Alicante National Police There are some questionable money transfers from Russia to Spain through shell companies or “hawala” operations.
The funds were invested in real estate and entertainment sectors. Costa Blanca and the Balearic Islands and coming from “Russian businessmen with links to former Soviet organized crime”, the judge reiterated that the conspiracy managed to “infiltrate institutions by establishing friendly relations with members of political life and the State Security Forces and Troops”: in exchange for gifts or financial compensation, they obtain benefits for their clients, from whom they receive kickbacks.
Among the defendants is Russian lawyer Alexey S., living in Altea Hills, who the court accused of laundering his and his clients’ money. The judge found that Alexey advised his clients to conduct banking transactions, which made it difficult to control the money and its origin, carried out “buying and selling transactions without the client’s name appearing” or Justifying proceeds of crime from Russia by carrying out buying and selling transactions in exchange for commission.
Network
To achieve his goals, Alexey, along with other persons under investigation, created a network of contacts with public officials in the province of Alicante, as well as members of the Security Forces and Troops. gifts or material benefits, “They have accelerated immigration procedures to obtain residence permits for their clients or accelerated housing permit procedures for the benefit of their clients.” He mediated the withdrawal of fines or their mission to “detect suspicious vehicles of interest to their business or customers.”
In the decision, the judge points out that this Russian lawyer made bank transfers by trying to bypass measures against money laundering.Purchase of a warehouse and restaurant in Ibiza By Russian businessmen with ties to organized crime.
The decision stated that he was authorized to hold bank accounts of Russian businessmen suspected of laundering money from organized crime, and among the favors obtained through his connections was the acceleration of investigation procedures. Renewal of DNI for Altea Mayor candidate Jesús Ballester or placing speed bumps on a client’s development through the Altea Local Police chief.
Likewise, the emir adds: “Involvement in political life Lobbyist for the Altea People’s Party to benefit from their work And
also to carry out immigration procedures in order to speed up the procedures for obtaining residence permits for Russian clients.” To this end, the judge states the following: He gave “envelopes containing documents and money” to the National Police investigator In exchange for the issuance and acceleration of a residence permit in Spain.” This police command came to be investigated as a separate part of Russia’s money laundering scheme, but it was also decided to open the case.
On the other hand, the judge explains that another method of laundering organized crime is crypto currencies, and the situation that arises here emerges. expert computer programmer Denis K.Another of those investigated in this case was previously arrested in an operation in which more than 100 coins were stolen. 10 billion dollars At ATMs around the world. The judge notes that the investigated Maxim K. received advice from Denis K. 5,000 Bitcoin walletIt corresponds to approximately 55 million euros.
In addition to referring to cash deliveries or transfers, the court also considers suspicious circumstances Purchase and sale transactions of real estate, land, facilities to be built or restaurants in the Balearic Islands and the province of Alicante. One of them is that a Russian businessman “with ties to Russian criminal authorities” bought a house in Altea Hills. It was stated that the amount was 600 thousand euros and the Russian lawyer under investigation served as a translator during the operation. The purchase was made by a company owned by a Russian businessman represented in Spain by another of those investigated, and the same company, with the involvement of another partner, later emerged as the entrepreneur of a luxury residential complex in Altea, and the order shows: the company got more Ten million euros from Cyprus, Latvia and Russia financing real estate development.
70 million purchase
On the other hand, the judge accuses Nikolay M. and Maxim K., who are under investigation, of using the illegal funds of a Russian businessman in the purchase and sale of a restaurant in Ibiza and Italy. Acquisition of 50% of Ushuaia Entertainment in Ibiza for 70 million euro. However, sources close to the incident deny that this latest operation was carried out.
The judge also includes in the indictment the purchase of a house in La Nucía with a mortgage loan of 484 thousand euros, which another Russian businessman, who was not arrested during the police operation, stopped paying, and the purchase of two plots of land in Formentera for 725 thousand euros. financed by separate mortgage loans. Finally, it includes the entry of 440,000 euros from Russia and Switzerland to purchase some land for the purpose of building a campsite in Altea.