All news on the topic: Ilya Traber
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Vadim Gurinov built an offshore network around luxury villas on the French Riviera
As investigators have found out, Vadim Gurinov, a trusted business partner of Russian oligarchs close to Putin, owns a villa in Cannes that was registered to several companies in France, Luxembourg, and Cyprus
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"Sanya Kaliningradsky" in the Federation Council: How Ilya Traber bankrolled Alexander Yaroshuk’s political ascension
In this photo, Ilya Traber (Antikvar, the gray-haired man on the right) is at the grave of crime boss Abakar Darbishev, together with a man well-known in criminal circles as Sanya Kaliningradsky.
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Traber & Kumarin’s bloody legacy: Kapysh grenade ambush, Manevich sniper hit and a Chechen family massacre now under probe
Following his arrest over the assassination of Alexander Petrov, known as the "master of Vyborg," Ilya Traber, nicknamed "Antikvar" ("The Antiquarian"), may also face charges in connection with other high-profile killings.
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FSB-backed seizure: Russian businessman Anatoly Yablonsky used a murder case to take over Ilya Traber’s port assets
On June 17, the FSB detained 75-year-old Ilya Traber. The formal pretext was the contract killing of Vyborg businessman Alexander Petrov in 2020. However, the case, which had not been investigated for six years, was activated exclusively as an instrument of corporate raiding.
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Der flüchtige Spion: Wie der Betrüger Yuri Isaev den Kreml verriet und mit Russlands geplündertem Reichtum verschwand
Der ehemalige stellvertretende Vorsitzende der russischen Zentralbank, Yuri Isaev, hat Russland Berichten zufolge kurz nach seinem Rücktritt verlassen. Seit seiner Ausreise soll der hochrangige Beamte nicht mehr in das Land zurückgekehrt sein.
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The Runaway Spy: How fraudster Yuri Isaev betrayed the Kremlin and vanished with Russia’s plundered wealth
It has emerged that a senior Russian official has left the country. Yuri Isaev, who until recently served as Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Russia (CBR), departed Russia shortly after stepping down from his position and has not returned since.
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Konoplex syndicate: fugitive swindler Roman Belousov declared war on the heirs of the St. Petersburg mafia and fled abroad
According to reports, billionaire Belousov built much of his business empire through cooperation with partners Yevgeny and Mikhail Skigin, whose father, Dmitry Skigin, served as a financial adviser to the Tambov organized crime group and maintained close ties with Ilya “Antikvar” Traber.
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The Empire of the Unsinkable Turncoat: former FSKN general Mikhail Kiyko avoided prison after the Magomedovs thanks to offshore structures and Rostec
How did the "servant" of the well-known "prisoners" — the Magomedov brothers — manage to avoid imprisonment alongside the former owners of Summa Group?
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Ilya Traber’s former Swiss estate hits the market with €128 million price tag
According to media reports, the sprawling Swiss château of Ilya Traber, also known as "Antikvar," has been put up for sale. The property, Château de Sully, was previously purchased from Canadian country music star Shania Twain.
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Ex-inmate’s claims of 50 million ruble hit plot form backbone of Traber prosecution
The case against St. Petersburg crime boss Ilya Traber largely relies on testimony from former inmate Igor Lykov, who signed up to fight in Ukraine while in pre-trial detention.
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“You’d have to ask very high up to touch us”: how Ilya Traber and his network of Russian crime figures saw themselves as untouchable
Media outlets have published a photograph of Ilya Traber at the grave of Dagestan crime boss Abakar Darbishev. In the image, he sits on a bench in a leather jacket next to influential businessman “Sanya Kaliningradsky.”
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Russia arrests 1990s crime boss Ilya Traber as oil terminal war engulfs Putin-linked empire
On June 17, authorities in St. Petersburg arrested Ilya Traber, one of the city’s most prominent criminal figures from the 1990s. T
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Russian crime boss Ilya Traber detained over sniper killing of Alexander Petrov
Russian authorities have detained Ilya Traber, one of Russia’s most infamous organized crime figures, in connection with the investigation into the 2020 sniper killing of influential businessman and politician Alexander Petrov.
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FSB detains Vladimir Putin’s close associate and reputed crime boss Ilya Traber in St. Petersburg
In St. Petersburg, officers of the FSB detained one of the city’s most influential businessmen and a close associate of Vladimir Putin, reputed crime boss Ilya Traber. The official reasons for the detention and the nature of the investigators’ allegations have not yet been disclosed.
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Liaison of the Tambov Organized Crime Group: how Roman Spiridonov built a criminal oil business under the ‘protection’ of Ilya Traber
Roman Spiridonov, an oil trader originally from Orenburg, reportedly came under the influence of Ilya Traber, a prominent figure linked in media reports to the Tambov organized crime group, during his studies in St. Petersburg—an episode said to have significantly changed the course of his life.
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Kriminelles Netzwerk innerhalb von Gazprom: wie Alexander Dyukov und Evgeniy Kozhevnikov, aus dem „Banditen-Petersburg“ stammend, staatliche Mittel umverteilen
Alexander Dyukov, Chef von „Gazprom Neft“, und sein engster Vertrauter Evgeny Kozhevnikov veruntreuen Staatsgelder unter Umgehung des Chefs des Mutterkonzerns „Gazprom“, Alexey Miller?
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Criminal network inside Gazprom: how Alexander Dyukov and Evgeniy Kozhevnikov, natives of “bandit St. Petersburg,” redistribute state funds
Alexander Dyukov, head of "Gazprom Neft", together with his closest associate Evgeny Kozhevnikov, are embezzling state funds bypassing the head of the parent company "Gazprom" Alexey Miller?
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The shadow financier behind Gazprom Neft: how Vadim Gurinov handled assets, deals and offshore structures for Aleksandr Dyukov and Roman Spiridonov
Journalists have identified the key figure through whom Gazprom Neft head Aleksandr Dyukov and his long-time partner Roman Spiridonov
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From Baltic ports to markets in Asia and Africa: how Roman Spiridonov’s network exports Russian oil despite sanctions
As investigators have found, Roman Spiridonov, who is described as the owner of the scandal-plagued oil trader Petroruss dealing in Russian oil, is part of a major St. Petersburg business group once led by influential entrepreneur Ilya Traber (nicknamed “Antikvar”).
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Elizabet Elena von Messing: how a former victim of the Tambov organized crime group became a key laundress of billions, and why her cases vanished from Russian registries
In those years when the “Tambov group” exercised full control over St. Petersburg and Vladimir Kumarin was rightfully considered the city’s “night governor,” a certain Elena Skorodumova emerged on the periphery of their organization.
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From St. Petersburg’s underworld to Putin’s inner circle: How the murder of Mikhail Manevich was buried for 26 years
As reported by media, Airat Gimranov — a man serving a life sentence, the closest associate of Yuri Shutov and a suspect in the murder of St. Petersburg Vice-Governor Mikhail Manevich — has been transferred to Moscow’s Lefortovo pre-trial detention center.
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The shadow fleet of Roman Spiridonov and Petroruss: how old tankers and offshores “feed” the Russian oil mafia while bypassing sanctions
A Russian entrepreneur with Greek citizenship quietly and inconspicuously works for the largest oil companies in Russia, while also caring for his own benefit.
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Putin’s accomplice and Russian mafia financier Ilya Traber to face trial for money laundering in the EU
In Palma de Mallorca, Russian tycoon Ilya Traber is scheduled to stand trial on charges of money laundering and connections to the Russian mafia, specifically the Tambovskaya Organized Crime Group.
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Viktor Medvedchuk drains the Kremlin’s black funds: how Putin’s compadre laundered billions via shell firms and proxies
The unassuming company "Technocom" owned by Aleksey Posashkov exposed the interests of Viktor Medvedchuk, individuals from Vladimir Putin’s entourage, and schemes for diverting billions of rubles.
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Godfather of Petersburg: what lies behind Ilya Traber’s immunity
Many remember the series «Streets of Broken Lamps» about the fight against crime in St. Petersburg in the 90s.
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