114qua-? ASIAN ORGANIZED CRIME 1 SEMION MOGILEVICH ORGANIZATION Emu,? DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION II. IV. VI. VII. i?lx. XI. XII. . .- .. .- FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY SYNOPSIS I 1 ORGANIZATION OPERATIONS - 22 LINKS To OTHER OC GROUPS 31 FINANCES 33 CORRUPTION 34 COMMUNICATIONS 35 CHARACTERISTICS r35 ASSOCIATED BUSINESSES ASSESSMENT 53 BASIS OF SS APPENDIX 57 A. Areas of Operation Semion Mogilavich Organization E. Locations of Key Members/Associates C- Biographical Information on Members/Associates FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY mt?rr-Iynu FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY In Hovember 1994, a multinational working group on Eurasian organized crime (OC) met in Moscow, Russia, to discuss . the threat posed by Eurasian criminal organizations. The working group, consisting of Russian, German, Italian, and U.S. law enforcement representatives, identified five Eurasian criminal groups with multinational operations that are of mutual investigative interest. . One of these groups is the Semion Mogilevich Organization, based in Budapest, Hungary. Numbering approximately 250 members, it is headed by Semion ?Seva? Mogilevich. Principal activities of the Mogilevich Organization include weapons trafficking, nuclear materials trafficking, prostitution, drug trafficking, dealing in precious gems, and money laundering. The Mogilevich Organization operates across Central Europe, including Prague, Czech Republic; Vienna, Austria; and Moscow, Russia. Its activities also extend to the United States, Ukraine, United Kingdom, France, Slovakia, and Israel. The center of the Mogilevich Organization's'financial operations is Arigon, Ltd., a company registered in the-Channel Islands, United Kingdom. Arigon, Ltd. deals extensively with the Ukraine, selling oil products to the Ukrainian state railway administration. Arigon uses a number of banks in its operations, with accounts identified in Stockholm, Sweden; New York City; London, United Kingdom; and Geneva, Switzerland. Principal front companies in the United States are FNJ Trade Management Corporation in Los Angeles, California, and YEM Magnex in Newtown, The Mogilevich Organization is tied to two other major OC groups the Vyacheslav Ivankov Organization and the SolntSevskaya Organization and also to Eurasian crime figures Monya Elson and Alimzhan Tochtachunov. Their operations and contacts overlap in some instances, as evidenced by meetings, joint investments, and silent partnerships in firms engaged in OC activity. FOR Law ENFORCEMENT USE-ONLY J. FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Semion Yudkovich Hogilevich, aka Seva; Senya, Sergei Yurievich Semion Mogilevich is the leader oi a Ukrainian criminal organization based in Budapest, Hungary. He is a naturalized Israeli citizen, emigrating from.Ukraine in 1999. Mogilevich has lived in Herzliya, Israel {a primarily diplomatic community outside Tel Aviv); Paris, France; and Budapest, Hungary. He has lived in Budapest, Hungary, since 1990. During 1995, Mogilevich stayed in Hungary for two months, spending the rest of the year in Israel or Paris. Semion Mogilevich began his criminal career in the 19705 with the Lyuberts Mafia group in Russia. His primary activities were petty crimes and counterfeiting. He also derived profits from funeral arrangements. In the early 1930s, Semion Mogilevich became affiliated with the Solntsevskaya Organization. During this timeihe was involved with the organization of Jewish emigration from Russia. With limits on assets taken out of the country, Mogilevich arranged for emigres to take out additional assets, earning profits for his services. Russian authorities reported that Mogilevich was sentenced by a Kiev court in 1977 for illegal currency dealings. In the late 19805, Semion Mogilevich moved to Poland fer approximately one year. In 1989, he married and moved to Hungary. Following his arrival in Budapest, Mogilevich purchased the Black and White and several other entertainment establishments which serve as bases of operations for criminal activity. In early 1991, Mogilevich purchased the Black and White and Holubu restaurant in Prague, Czech Republic. Another firm acquired by Mogilevich was Arigon, Ltd., which was formed from the company Arbat International in Moscow, Russia. Arigon was registered in 1990 in Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom. . Semion Mogilevich changed his methods of operation in 1992, turning to international investment, and illegal financial Speculation in Hungary (exchanging rubles into East German marks). The firm YBM Magnex was established in Budapest'in 1992, with Anatoly Kulachenko the chairman. Other officers included Igor Fisherman. Alexander Alexandrov, Jacob Bogatin, Frank Greenwald, and Sergei Maximov. FOR Law ENFORCEMENT use ONLY .2. FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY In 1993, Semion Mogilevich_consolidated his businesses, investing his own and other investor's assets. Through Arigon, he obtained a 90% interest in the firm Army Co-op (701 million forints} with the assistance of Victor Naishuller. Army Co?op was then used to privatize the state-run Digep machine factory. This transaction enabled Mogilevich to become a direct owner of the Hungarian armaments industry. Mogilevich also owns a furniture?manufacturing company in London, United kingdom, and a casino in Moscow, Russia. Arigon, ltd. Is involved in selling clothing to the FSU and oil to Ukrainian Railways, and obtained exclusive rights to insure tourists traveling to Ukraine. Mogilevich also reportedly maintains dealings with.the Ukrainian energy minister and energy- affiliated companies. Semion Mogilevioh is a key contact of the Solntsevskaya Organization. His business affairs are concurrent with those of Solntsevskaya. Mogilevich's relationships with Sergei Mikhailov and Viktor Averin, leaders of the Solntsevskaya Organization,.are described as characterized by fear, but not of subservience. Mikhailov and Averin use Mogilevich for establishing financial operations. Passport records on Semion Mogilevich reveal travel to - Vienna, Austria; Budapest Hungary; Munich, Germany; Rome, Italy; . and Athens, Greece. Mogilevich has traveled under altered names, including Mogilevitch, Mogiletin, and first name Semyon. Mogilevich has traveled to Los Angeles, California, no fewer than five times between May 1992 and November 1994, using temporary visitor visas issued in Tel Aviv, Israel. Mogilevich traveled to Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Philadelphia, Miami, Florida; and back to Philadelphia between December 1, 1995, and December 7, 1995. Mogilevich visited new York City in January .1996 to meet with an individual identified as "Sasha Rezany,? described as having extensive facial scarring resulting from a . knife fight. "Sasha Rezany" may be identical to Alexsander Roudavsky, a Russian DC figure and Mogilevich associate in hge' Philadelphia _Alexei Viktorovich Alexandrov, aka The Plumber i Alexei Alexandrov was identified by an FBI source as one Of the Santechnik brothers (Sanitation Engineers], the other Bing Viktor Alexandrov. The Czech Internal Security Service ?315} identified Alexandrov as a principal figure- in the DQilevich Organization. He was based in Prague, Czech Republic, FDR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 1 -. ?in" a, wan-p: (.1 rigFma I FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY where he acted as Semion Mogilevich's chief negotiator. Alexandrov also ran the Prague subsidiary of Arigon for Mogilevich. He travels frequently to Russia, Europe, and the United States. Alexandrov is an Israeli citizen. His primary responsibility in the prostitution business is the placement of Russian girls in the market and the creation of legitimate covers for them. Mogilevich and Vitaly Savalovsky provide the bodyguards for the prostitutes' protection. Alexei Alexandrov holds degrees in edonomics and engineering and has a more professional demeanor than most of Semion Mogilevich's associates. He was the former director of BP Tradeproduction, a Soviet/West German joint trade venture. He is also listed as a director of Arigon Co., Ltd. FBI Los Angeles reports that Alexei Alexandrov had an address listed in California identical to that of Zoya Sokolovskaya. Alexei Alexandrov was one of five individuals.declared persona non grata by the Czech Republic following.the police raid on the Holubu in Prague on 5/31/95. The others were Semion Mogilevich, Anatoly Katrich, Viktor Averin, and Sergei Mikhailov. ., The Hungarian National Police identified Alexei Alexandrov as Semion Mogilevich?s contact with the HNP, providing derogatory information on Mogilevich?s competitors. Vitaly Borisovich Savalovsky vitaly Savalovsky is the "underbess" to Semion Mogilevich. He fraudulently obtained residence status in Hungary through a false marriage. He handles protection, smuggling, and prostitution for the Organization. Igor Alexandrovich Stoliarchuk, aka Stolyarchuk Igor Alexandrovich Stoliarchuk handles money laundering for Semion Mogilevich. Aleksey Anatolyevich Lugovcov, aka Alex, Aleksey Sergeyevich Lugovtsov Aleksey Anatolyevich Lugovcov, aka "Alex," is the SECond?in-command under Mogilevich in Budapest. He is involved FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY i FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY in drug trafficking and smuggling, and is believed to be in charge of Semion Mogilevich's prostitution operations. He leads of crew of less than a dozen men. The U.S. Intelligence Community reports that Aleksey Lugovtsov is a former Soviet Army tank commander who served in East Germany. He is also a former detective for the Rovenk'y city police in_the Ukraine. Sergei Vladimirovich Maximov' The HNP reports that Sergei Maximov is the chief executive officer of Army Co?op, Budapest, Hungary, and a member of the board of directors of YBM Magnex, Inc. He is also listed as the financial manager of Balchug, Ltd., London, United Kingdom. Maximov transported $3.8 million from Balchug's London accounts to-Hungary on behalf of Viktor Naishuller to finance the privatization of DIGEP machine factory. Maximov was reportedly murdered in Moscow in October 1993, circumstances.unknown; Igor Mikhailovich Korol Igor Korol and his brother, Sergei Korol, head a group of gangsters associated with Semion Mogilevich operating in Budapest, Hungary, and Prague, Czech Republic. _Korol is reportedly attempting to move in on Ukrainian DC operations in Bratislava, Slovakia. Igor Korol reportedly has access to Mogiievich?s cellular telephones and cars. Sergei Hikhailovich Korol SEE Igor Mikhailovich Korol. Roman Kuzmich Gorin, aka Roma Roman Kuzmich Gorin is involved in alien smuggling, extortion, money laundering, and trading in stolen goods. He may also be involved in murder. Dzhambula Otarievich Cereteli, aka Dzambuli Dzhambula Cereteli is an associate of Nogilevich's in Budapest, Hungary. FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT use ONLY . .. A- -- - . . QIF Fa? -.- .a I FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE anY Irina Ryabakova Irina Ryabakova is the acting director of Arigon, Ltd.? in Budapest. She represents the company in deals outside of Hungary. Igor Anatolyevich Tkachenko Igor Tkachenko was formerly chief of Semion Mogilevich?s weapons trafficking crew. He was reportedly arrested on charges of armed robbery in 1993 and is serving an eight year prison term in Donetsk, Ukraine. Anatoly MikhaiIOV'Kulachenko 5 Anatoly Kulachenko is a close associate of . Semion Mogilevich involved.in prostitution:in Hungary. .He:is a director of Arigon, Ltd., and chairman of.the board of YBM Magnex, Inc. Kulachenko also took over management of Arbat International in Moscow following Mogilevich?s:departune to Poland and Hungary. Vitaly Kachanov Vitaly Kachanov is a member of Tkachenko's weapons trafficking crew. - Sergey Filipenko Sergey Filipenko is a member of Tkachenko's weapons trafficking crew. Konstantin Darazhinsky Konstantin Darazhinsky is a member of Tkachenko's wEapons trafficking crew. Vladislav Dlifirenko Vladislav Olifirenko is a member of Tkachenko's weapons trafficking crew. FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY . Liv r? - 1 - .. ?rm-?M -- -. II-G-I .. FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Anton Naskadaton Anton Naskadaton is a member of Tkachenko' weapons trafficking crew. Murtaz and Mikhail Golan The Golans are twin brothers identified by the Hungarian HNP as criminal associates of Semion Mogilevich. Konstantin Karat Konstantin Karat is an Israeli citizen based in Prague, Czech Republic. He is in.close contact with.unidentified,members of the Russian and Ukrainian embassies in Prague. :He.is also.an officer-in two British companies established on behalf of Semion Mogilevich - Createbury, Ltd., and.Limego1d, Ltd. Konstantin Karat received a 1995 GMC Jimmy tr?ck, shipped from Los Angeles, California, to Magnex RT in Budapest, Hungary, on 4/3/95. I .. Eerkovich According to the SBU, another member of the Eerkovich family resides in Prague, Czech Republic, where he is employed at Holubu Restaurant. Mogilevich controls this establishment, which was a gathering place for his subordinates prior to the may 31. 1995, Czech police raid. HR . Vahtang Shalvovich Ubiriya Vahtang Ubiriya is a high?ranking official in the Ukrainian state railway administration. Ubiriya and Semion Mogilevich have been acquainted for approximately 20 years, and are involved in extortion, fraud, and illegal currency operations in the Ukraine, including Kiev, Odessa, Donetsk, and Lutsk. Ubiriya has a prior conviction for bribery in the Ukraine. Ubiriya is the primary contact for FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY. I ?ve-m FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Arigon: Ltd.'s sales of oil products from Russia to Ubiriya owns the firm "Vakhtadir" in Kiev, and is reportedly the director general of Arigon, Ltd., also in Kiev. vahtang Ubiriya has traveled to the united States to ursue oil and gas business deals.r but the Ukrainian Security service suspects he visited the United States to see a longtime acquaintance of Mogilevich, "Monya." "Monya" is described as a native of Kiev and a criminal clan leader in Brooklyn, New York, and is believed to be Monya Elson. (SEE LINKS TO OTHER GROUPS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON ubiriya has also met with well?known "Mafia" leader Alexander Vladimirovich Roudavsky, aka Rezany (Slash). in Philadelphia, The USIC reported that Vahtang Ubiriya is the deputy chief for fuel acquisition for A photograph showed Ubiriya at a Republican Party fundraising event in Dallas, Texas, in March 1994. Stanislav_Nikolayev, aka Stas Stanislav Nikolayev is the vice president for sales and marketing for YBM Magnex. He is believed to be the former president of Arigon, Ltd. in Hungary. Vladimir Aronovich Vulitsky Vladimir Vulitsky was arrested several times in the Ukraine for counterfeiting activities, including production of false U.S. currency. Vladimir Yeriomenko Vladimir Yeriomenko is the head of the YEM Magnex, Inc., subsidiary in Kiev. Ukraine. Igor Pluzhnikov Igor Pluzhnikov is the head of Balchug, Ltd.'s, subsidiary in Kiev, Ukraine, and president of the Ukraine Cooperation Foundation. FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT use ONLY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Islam Karimov, aka Tatar Islam Karimov is the director of Alliance Insurance Company, Kiev, Ukraine. He maintains close ties with Semion Mogilevich. Eugvani Victorovich Imas The USIC reports that Eugveni Imas is the president of Alliance Credit Bank, Kiev, Ukraine. He is under investigation for ties to Semion Mogilevich. Semion Davidovich Yakhimovich According to the USIC, Semion Yakhimovich is a former cellmate of Semion Mogilevich who served time for murder charges. He is in charge of a venture named Solomonsky in Kiev, Ukraine. Solomonsky operates out of the Kiev railway station, monopolizing all railway-affiliated trade. His wife, Margaritas, resides in Los Angeles, California, and maintains close links with the Berkovich brothers. 1 Valeriy Hikhailovich Silagadze Valeriy Silagadze is a thief?in?law and close contact iof Semion Mogilevich and Vyacheslav Ivankov. The Ukrainian SBU reportedly has information on Silagadze's contacts and criminal activities in Ukraine. Silagadze was scheduled to travel to Los Angeles, California, in December 1995 to meet with an attorney. His point of contact there was a Ukrainian citizen named Vladimir Nikolayevich Kudla, a Mogilevich contact in Washington, D.C. ?nited_?tatea Philadelphia Igor L'vovich Fisherman Igor Fisherman is the president of YBM Magnex, Inc. He is working out YEM's facility in Newtown, He appears to be the commercial middleman between Semion Mogilevich and Vahtang Ubiriya. In this capacity, he serves as the coordinator of their contacts and criminal activities in the Ukraine, Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Czech FOR Law ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 2 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Republic, and Hungary. Fisherman is also affiliated with a firm called Szigma Pack in Budapest used by Sergei Mikhailov for unknown purposes. Fisherman was previously a consultant to Chase Manhattan Bank in New York City. The USIC reports that Igor Fisherman is in charge of .Semion Mogilevich's international financial operations. He is a trained mathematician. An Israeli citizen currently living in the United States, Fisherman initially applied for a refugee visa in 1999 at the U.S. Embassy in Vienna, Austria. Fisherman travels frequently to Eastern Europe He lists a residence in Israel at the same address as Mogilevich associate Leonid Hais. He became an Israeli citizen on Jacob Bogatin, aka Yakov Bogatin Dr. Jakob Bogatin is the group vice?president of YEN Magnex, Inc., working out of YBM's facility in Newtown, Bogatin is a former professor of physical . metallurgy at the Polytechnic Institute, Saratov, Russia. He entered the United States on 5/12/87, and was employed. by SPS Technologies, Highland Avenue, Jenkintown, Bogatin is an expert in powder metallurgy of permanent magnets, with a in Metallurgical Sciences. Jacob Bogatin contacted the FBI in Philadelphia in May 1996, at which time he wished to discuss the April 11, 1995, united States Department of State/U.S. Immigration and Nat?ralization Service denial of visa requests for YBM Magnex employees traveling from Hungary and Ukraine to the United States. Bogatin has made other inquiries on this matter through intermediaries. David Bogatin, Yakov's brother, is imprisoned in New York State for his involvement in a gasoline tax fraud case. He was arrested in Austria after jumping bail in the United States while awaiting sentencing. The United Kingdom was seeking Bogatin extradition on bank fraud charges. Bogatin pled guilty to evading millions of dollars in state fuel taxes, was sentenced to serve eight years in a state penitentiary and pay $5 million in restitution. An FBI source reported that Sergei Mikhailov of the Solntsevskaya Organization took over businesses run by Bogatin following Bogatin's extradition to the United States. These businesses were subsequently sold. FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 1.9. FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Alexander Vladimirovich Roudavsky. aka Rezany (Slash) Alexander Roudavsky has been identified by several i sources as an Russian OC leader in Philadelphia, He is the connection between Semion Mogilevich's operations in Los Angeles and YEN Magnex in Newtown, He owns a business in Philadelphia called MGA Flowers. Inc. Robert Ventresca 3 Robert Ventresca is on the board of directors of YBM Magnex and the president of Alpha Financial Group, Inc.. Fountainville, Los Angeles _51? Aleksandr Semenovich Pressman Aleksandr Pressman is a close associate of Semion Mogilevich involved in money laundering for both Mogilevich and Vyacheslav Ivankov. There is a possibility Pressman ishidentical to an individual identified as Tzigan. an associate of Mogilevich engaged in money laundering. based on the similarities in their 3' activities and associates. a. ?thug-n. ?In-r. ., Tzigan Tzigan, aka is an important contact in Los Angeles. California, of Mogilevich and Vyacheslav Ivankov. Mogilevich has traveled on a number occasions to Los Angeles from Budapest to visit Tzigan, stopping in New York to confer with Ivankov first. Sources maintain that Tzigan is the right hand man" for Monya Elson. While Elson and Ivankov are presently at odds, Tzigan moves large sums of money for Ivankov from accounts in Luxembourg to financial institutions either in Paraguay or Uruguay. He has personally received instructions from Eduard Ivankov and Mogilevich at meetings in Budapest. Hungary. Tzigan has also discussed real estate transactions with Mogilevich as well. Tzigan is believed to be involved in Elson's drug trafficking activities, using a legitimate Los Angeles business address as a front. FBI sources report Tzigan recently transported approximately three million dollars in cash in a suitcase from Los_Angeles to Budapest. 3 . - FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT use ONLY ll . ..- a . .n 1 'u FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Vladimir Leonidovich Berkovich Vladimir Berkovich is a resident of Los Angeles, father of Dleg Berkovich, and a principal lieutenant of Semion Mogilevich. Berkovich has no visible means of support. He has registered the business names International Chemical Industries, presidential Property, and Teropack International, Inc. He also is a silent partner in a Los Angeles restaurant called the Palm Terrace, a gathering place for Russian 0C figures in Los Angeles. Berkovich_has no criminal record or warrants. The SBU reports Berkovich is involved in racketeering, drug trafficking and counterfeiting in the United States. Los Angeles source claims Eerkovich arranges contract murders, bringing in "hitmen" from Russia under tourist visas, out of the Palm Terrace Restaurant. He supplies them with weapons and arranges for their return trip to Russia. Investigation by FBI Los Angeles revealed.that the Lucas Avenue address for Teropack International Inc. is a vacant meeting room. As of 4/3/95, Lucas International :Corporation, at the same address, has received $17,000 from the account of Arigon, Ltd., in the United Kingdom. Isai Leonidovich Berkovich, aka Isay Isai-Berkovich is a resident of Inglewood, California. He is affiliated with three businesses: International Auto Body; andJGeorge's Body Shop, all located in the Los Angeles area. Isai Berkovich has no criminal record and no warrants. He owns two registered firearms. He identifies his profession as a mechanic. FBI Los Angeles identified his mother, Basia Berkovich, and Mariana Eerkovich, as residents at Isai Berkovich's address. Isai, Oleg, and Vladimir Berkovich are all relatives of Semion Mogilevich and are believed to be naturalized U.S. citizens. FBI Los Angeles reports they are involved in criminal activities. Oleg Berkovich, aka_Jan Tibor, Tibor Jan, aka Alex Berkowitz Oleg Berkovich.is a resident of Los Angeles, California, the son of Vladimir and Lora Berkovich. Berkovich's business card identifies his employer as Magnex, Ltd., Semion Mogilevich's company in Hungary. FOR Law ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 12 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Oleg Eerkovich was arrested and convicted in Los Angeles, California. on charges of solicitation to commit murder on 10/11/89. He was sentenced to four years in prison and paroled in January 1991. - The HNP identified Oleg Eerkovich attempting to travel to Austria on 2/3/94 using a passport in the name of Tibor Jan or Jan Tibor. His identification cards listed him as Alex Barkovitz, deputy manager for production and industry of YBM Magnex. Inc. Eduard Garmel, aka Edik Garmel, Edouard Carmel, Edward Carmel, Angela Davis Eduard Carmel has been identified by a confidential source as a lieutenant of Semion_Mogilevich in Los Angeles, California. He is an associate of Maksim Pestun. the regist?red agent for Paralink union Corporation, Los.Angeles} California. Carmel is reportedly attempting to broker the shipment of stolen automobiles (primarily Mercedes and BMW) from Eastern Europe to Los Angeles through Paralink. Garmel is also involved in brokering the sale of businesses owned by Mogilevich. Edik Carmel recently met with two Russians from . New York City who are described as having connecpions with the Genovese La Cosa Nostra Family. The Russians were identified as Boris Davidovsky, aka Borya; and "Cyoma." The Russians were attempting to broker a contract for the disposal of toxic medical waste. Garmel will allegedly arrange for the disposal of the waste in the Chernobyl region of Ukraine, probably through payoffs to the decontamination authority there. Maksim Pestun Maksim Pestun is the registered agent for Paralink Union Corporation in Los Angeles, California,'and the chief associate of Eduard Garmel. Pestun and Garmel have used Paralink Union as a sponsor to extend their U.S..visas. Leib Yarmolkin, aka Leonard Yarmolkin Leonard Yarmolkin is the president of FNJ Trade Management Corporation and the vice?president of Milena Trading Co. in Los Angeles, California. Yarmolkin's wife, Zoya Sokolovskaya, and Mikail Besman, are also officers in FNJ. FNJ is a wholesale general merchandiser. FDR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 1.1 FDR LAW ENFORCEMENT use ONLY An FBI source reported that Leib Yarmolkin used to be a residential burglar and fencer of stolen goods for other Russian burglars in Los Angeles. "raw?- In 1991, Andrey Shelukin, the manager of Altex corporation, filed a complaint with the Los Angeles Police Department alleging that Yarmolkin and Mikail Bezman attempted to extort him for $120,000 at his company in the Czech Republic. The Los Angeles Police Department dropped the case when no threats were made in the United States. Following meetings in the United States in September 1991, Yarmolkin reportedly made calls to Moscow and Prague demanding indemnity payments for time and money expended on business deals. When payments were not forthcoming, Yarmolkin threatened to haVe "Seva" (Mogilevich) collect the money In October 1991, three armed Ukrainians visited the head of the Prague subsidiary of Alter and demanded $100, 000. Mike Berkovich, aka Mikhail Berkovich According to an FBI Los Angeles source, Mike Berkovich was involved in racketeering with Ukrainian 0C figure Dmitri Sokolov {killed in 1994 by a Russian extortion victim}. Mike Berkovich is a cousin of Vladimir Eerkovich. Leonidovich Berkovich Eerkovich immigrated to the United States in 1975. The SBU reports Berkovich is involved in racketeering, drug trafficking and counterfeiting in the United States. Zoya Sokolovskaya The HNP reports that Zoya Sokolovskaya is the secretary of FNJ Trade Management Corporation in Los Angeles. FBI Los Angeles lists Sokolovskaya as a co? owner of the firm with Leib Yarmolkin. 2 An FBI source reported that Zoya Sokolovskaya obtained U. residency through a fraudulent marriage, divorcing her first husband to marry Leib Yarmolkin. Sokolovskaya is a business partner of Semion Mogilevich' ex?wife,?Tatiana, and also of Maria Solodka, nee Kata, former wife of deceased Russian DC figure Semion Katz. 3 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 11 - FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Hikail Herman, aka Mikail Bezman is a close associate of Leib Yarmolkin and Zoya Sokolovskaya, and an employee of FNJ Trade Management. He is also listed as the president of Milana Trading Company in Vernon, California. In 1991, Ahdrey Shelukin, the manager of Altex corporation, filed a complaint with the Los.Angeles Police Department alleging that Yarmolkin and Mikail Bezman attempted to extort him for $120,000 at his company in the Czech Republic. The LAPD dropped the-case when no threats were made in the united states. Following meetings in the united States in September 1991, Yarmolkin reportedly made calls to Moscow and Prague demanding indemnity payments for time and money expended on business deals. When payments were not forthcoming, Yarmolkin threatened to have "Seva" (Mogilevich) collect the money. In October 1991, three armed Ukrainians visited the head of the 5 . Prague subsidiary of Alter and In 1984, Mikail Bezman and his wife Olga Berkovich were named as defendants in a civil suit by Isai Berkovich, Basia Berkovich, and Oleg Berkovich. The parties were involved in a pre?arranged auto accident as part of an insurance scam}- Tatiana Hogilevich, aka Tatiana Hogilevitch, aka Tatiana Mogelevitch Tatiana Mogilevich is a resident of Los Angeles, California, and a business partner of Zoya Sokolovskaya in a firm called Medassist Medical Supply and Equipment. She is Semion Mogilevich?s ex?wife. Rubin Eershatski 3d? Rubin Bershatski is listed as the owner of the Palm Terrace restaurant in Los Angeles, California. Sabrina Guberman, nee zilberman Sabrina Guberman is a resident of W. Hollywood, California, and an associate of Semion Mogilevich and Oleg Berkovich. Guberman was identified as the subscriber to a telephone number called by Semion Mogilevich prior to 2/24/95. Mogilevich was apparently trying to reach a Steve (LNU). 3 FOR Law ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY '15FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY IBELELEELCQHIEHIS I. SYNOPSIS. . - 1. II. ORGANIZATION I OPERATIONS 22 -IV. LINKS TO OTHER OC GROUPS 31 v. - 33 VI. CORRUPTION 34 COMMUNICATIONS . 35 I 1.ES ?g?Ix. ASSOCIATED BUSINESSES . x. ASSESSMENT 53 ?xI. BASIS 55 XII. APPENDIX 57 . ,r A. Areas of Operation - Semion Mogilevioh Organization .. E. Locations of Key MemberSXASSOCiataS C. Biographical Information on Members/Associates FDR IAN ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY - 45I'm-w WWU, . . 'u - 7vFOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY In November 1994, a multinational working group on Eurasian organized crime met in Moscow, Russia, to discuss a the threat posed by Eurasian criminal organizations. The working group, consisting of Russian, German, Italian, and U.S. law enforcement representatives, identified five Eurasian criminal groups with multinational operations that are of mutual investigative interest. One of these groups is the Semion Mogilevich Organization, based in Budapest, Hungary. Numbering approximately 250 members, it is headed by Semion "Seva" Mogilevich. Principal activities of the Mogilevich Organization include weapons trafficking, nuclear materials trafficking, prostitution, drug trafficking, dealing in precious gems, and money laundering. The Mogilevich Organization operates.across Central Europe, including Prague, Czech Republic; Vienna, Austria; and Moscow, Russia. Its activities also extend to the United States, Ukraine, United Kingdom, France, Slovakia,3and Israel. ?The center of the Mogilevich Organization's'financial operations is Arigon, Ltd., a company registered in the-Channel Islands, united Kingdom. Arigon, Ltd. deals extensively with the Ukraine, selling oil products to the Ukrainian state railway administration. Arigon uses a number of banks in its operations, with accounts identified in Stockholm, Sweden; New York City; London, United Kingdom; and Geneva, Switzerland. Principal front companies in the United States are FNJ Trade Management Corporation-in Los Angeles, California, and YBM Magnex in Newtown. The Mogilevich Organization is tied to two other major 0C groups - the Vyacheslav Ivankov Organization and the Solntsevskaya Organization and also to Eurasian crime figures Monya Elson and Alimzhan Tochtachunov. Their operations and contacts overlap in some instances, as evidenced by meetings, joint investments, and silent partnerships in firms engaged-in 0C activity. LAW ENFORCEMENT use ONLY .1 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Hunger! Semion Yudkovich Hogilevich. aka Seva, Senya, Sergei Yurievich Semion Mogilevich is the leader of a Ukrainian criminal organization based in Budapest Hungary. He is a naturalized Israeli citizen, emigrating from .Ukraine in 1989. Mogilevich has lived in Herzliya, Israel (a primarily diplomatic community outside Tel hviv}; Paris. France; and Budapest. Hungary. He has lived in Budapest, Hungary. since 1990. During 1995, Mogilevich stayed in Hungary for two months, spending the rest of the year in Israel or Paris. Semion Mogilevich began his'criminal career in the 19705 with the Lyuberts Mafia group in Russia. His primary activities were petty crimes and counterfeiting. He also-derived profits from funeral arrangements. In the early 19805. Semion Mogilevich became.affiliated with Organization. During this timeahe was involved with the organization of Jewish emigration from Russia. with limits on assets taken out of the country, _Mogilevich arranged for emigres to take out additional assets. earning profits for his services. Russian authorities reported that Mogi-levich was sentenced by a Kiev court in 19?? for illegal currency dealings. In the late 19308, Semion Mogilevich moved to Poland for approximately one year. In 1999, he married and moved to Hungary. Following his arrival in Budapest Mogilevich purchased the Black and White and several other entertainment establishments which serve as bases of operations for criminal activity. In early 1991 Mogilevich purchased the Black and White and Holubu restaurant in Prague. Czech Republic. Another firm acquired by Mogilevich was Arigon, Ltd. which was formed from the company Arbat International in Moscow: Russia. hrigon was registered in 1990 .in Alderney, channel Islandsl United Kingdom. Semion Mogilevich changed his methods of operation in 1992,.turning to international investment. and illegal financial Speculation in Hungary [exchanging rubles into East German marks]. The firm YBM Magnex was established in Budapest in 1992 with Anatoly Kulachenko the chairman. Other officers included Igor Fisherman, Alexander Alexandrov Jacob Bogatin, Frank Greenwald and Sergei Maximov. FOR Law ENFORCEMENT use ONLY . .1 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY In 1993, Semion Mogilevich consolidated his businesses, investing his own and other investor's assets. Through Arigon, he obtained a 90% interest in the firm Army Co-op {701 million forints) with the assistance of Victor Naishuller. Army Co-op was then used to privatize the state?run Digep machine factory. This transaction enabled Mogilevich to become a direct owner of the Hungarian armaments industry. Mogilevich also owns a furniture? manufacturing company in London, United kingdom, and a casino in Moscow, Russia. Arigon, ltd. Is involved in selling clothing to the FSU and oil to Ukrainian Railways, and obtained exclusive rights to insure tourists traveling to Ukraine. Mogilevich also reportedly maintains dealings with the Ukrainian energy minister and energy- affiliated companies. Semion Mogilevich is a key contact of the Solntsevskaya Organization. His business affairs are concurrent with those of Solntsevskaya. Mogilevich's relationships with Sergei Mikhailov an; and Viktor Averin, leaders of the Solntsevskaya.Organization, are described as characterized.by fear, but not of subservience. Mikhailov and Averin.use Mogilevich for establishing financial operations. - . Passport records on Semion Mogilevich reveal travel to Vienna, Austria; Budapest, Hungary; Munich, Germany; Rome, Italy; and Athens, Greece. Mogilevich has traveled under altered names, including Mogilevitch, Mogilbtin, and first_name Semyon. Mogilevich has traveled to Los hngeles, California, no fewer than five times between May 1992 and November 1994, using temporary visitor visas issued in Tel Aviv, Israel. Mogilevich traveled to Toronto, ontario, Canada; Philadelphia, Miami, Florida; and back to Philadelphia between December 1, 1995, and December 7, 1995. Mogilevich visited new York City in January 1996 to meet with an individual identified as "Sasha Resany, described as having extensive facial scarring resulting from a knife fight. "Sasha Rezany" may be identical to Alexsander Roudavsky, a Russian QC figure and Mogilevich associate in Philadelphia. Alexei-Viktorovich Alexandrov, aka The Plumber ill-ho. I Alexei Alexandrov was identified by an FBI source as one Of the Santechnik brothers_ (Sanitation Engineers), the other Sing Viktor Alexandrov. The Czech Internal Security Service (BIS) identified Alexandrov as a principal figure in the MDgilevich Organization. He was based in Prague, Czech Republic, FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT use ONLY v?in-I- ?mint-.1: tvm?vvlf_w?hutn? 3 4-- pyF-fram?zt ?Hon? .2 1'3. .4 . Fr . FOR new ENFORCEMENT use ONLY where he acted as Semion Mogilevich's chief negotiator. Alexandrov also ran the Prague subsidiary of Arigon for Mogilevich. He travels frequently to Russia. Europe. and the United States. Alexandrov is an Israeli citizen. His primary responsibility in the prostitution business is the placement of Russian girls in the market and the creation of legitimate covers for them. Mogilevich and Vitaly Savalovsky provide the bodyguards for the prostitutes' protection. Alexei Alexandrov holds degrees in economics and engineering and has a more professional demeanor than most of Semion Mogilevich's associates. He was the former director of BP Tradeproduction, a Soviet/West German joint trade venture. He is also listed as a director of Arigon Co., Ltd. FBI Los Angeles reports that Alexei Alexandrov had an address listed in California identical to that of Zoya Sokolovskaya. 5 Alexei Alexandrov was one of five.individuals declared persona non grata by the Czech Republic following.the police raid on the Holubu in Prague on 5/31195. The others were Semion Mogilevich, Anatoly Katrich, Viktor Averin, andKSergei Mikhailov. . The Hungarian National Police identified Alexei _Alexandrov as Semion Mogilevich's contact with the REF, providing derogatory information on Mogilevich?s competitors. Vitaly Borisovich Savalovsky vitaly Savalovsky is the "underboss" to Semion Mogilevich. He fraudulently obtained residence-status in Hungary through a false marriage. He handles protection, smuggling. and prostitution for the Organization. Igor Alexandrovich Stoliarchuk, aka Stolyarchuk Igor Alexandrovich Stoliarchuk handles money laundering for Semion Mogilevich. Aleksey Anatolyevich Lugovcovl aka Alex, Aleksey Sergeyevich Lugovtsov Aleksey Anatolyevich Lugovcovl aka ?Alex," is the sECond-in?command under Mogilevich in Budapest. He is involved - FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT use ONLY A . no: . earner-vase!tense-semester; amass-assessor .. FOR Law ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY in drug trafficking and smuggling, and is believed to be in charge of Semion Mogilevich's prostitution operations. He leads of crew of less than a dozen men. . The U.S. Intelligence Community (USIC) reports that Aleksey Lugovtsov is a former Soviet Army tank commander who served in East Germany. He is also a former detective for the Rovenk'y city police in the Ukraine. Sergei Vladimirovich Maximov The HNP reports that Sergei Maximov is the chief executive officer of Army Co?op, Budapest, Hungary, and a member of the board of directors of YBM Magnex, Inc. He is also listed as the financial manager of Balchug, Ltd., London, United Kingdom. Maximov transported $3.8 million from Balchug's London accounts to-Hungary on behalf of Viktor Naishuller to finance the _privatization of DIGEP machine factory. Maximov was reportedly murdered in Moscow in October 1993, circumstances.unknown: Igor Mikhailovich Korol Igor Korol and his brother, Sergei Korol, head a group of gangsters associated with Semion Mogilevich operating in Budapest, Hungary, and Prague, Czech Republic. .Korol is reportedly attempting to move in on Ukrainian DC operations in Bratislava, Slovakia. Igor Korol reportedly has access to Mogiievich's cellular telephones and cars. Sergei Hikhailovich Horol SEE Igor Mikhailovich Korol. Roman Kuzmich Gorin, aka Roma Roman Kuzmich Gorin is involved in alien smuggling, extortion, money laundering, and trading in stolen goods. He may also be involved in murder. Dzhambula Otarievich Cereteli, aka Dzambuli Dzhambula Cereteli is an associate of Mogilevich's in Budapest, Hungary. - FDR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 5. . . n1; --. - Inn.- gran-.111? ?1-star; I "1.1 11" 1'rl'?PrT1??n?mm7?, FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Irina Ryabakova Irina Ryabakova is the acting director of Arigon. Ltd.? in Budapest. She represents the company in deals outside of Hungary. Igor Anatolyevich Tkachenko Igor Tkachenko was formerly chief of Semion Mogilevich's weapons trafficking crew. He was reportedly arrested on charges of armed robbery in 1993 and is serving an eight year prison term in Donetsk, Ukraine. Anatoly'Hikhailov Kulachenko :gg Anatoly Kulachenko is a close associate of Semion Mogilevich involved in prostitution. in Hungary. .He :is .a director of Arigon, Ltd., and chairman of the board of YBM Magnex. Inc. Kulachenko also took over management of Arbat International in Moscow following Mogilevich' :departure to Poland and Hungary. Vitaly Kachanov .. Vitaly Kachanov is a member of Tkachenko' weapons trafficking crew. . Sergey Filipenko Sergey Filipenko is a member of Tkachenko' 5 weapons trafficking crew. Konstantin Darashinsky Konstantin Darazhinsky is a member of Tkachenko' weapons trafficking crew. Vladislav Ulifirenko Vladislav Dlifirenko is a member of Tkachenko' weapons trafficking crew. FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT use ONLY . .11 9 . ?TH"erratum-"Tynan tor.? I- FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Guberman listed addresses on credit applications that were identical to those of Tatiana Mogilevich and Oleg Berkovich. _Eella Guberman 4 Bella Guberman, husband of Sabrina Guberman, has received $438,940 from Arigon, Ltd. Igor Guberman Igor Guberman, son of Bella and Sabrina Guberman, has received $149,592 from Arigon, Ltd. Alexander Lands 1 I Alexander Landa is the owner of.Best Auto.SalesJ the' 1 has received over $33,000 from Arigon, Ltd. New York City 3 . Lazar Leonidovich Eerkovich The SBU identified Lazar Leonidovich Berkovich as one of Semion Mogilevich's relatives residing in New York City. The SBU?reports that Berkovich is a manger of a company called "New York Management" and the director of "International Chemical Company." Prior to coming to New York City, Berkovich lived in Italy, where he directed Russian 0C activities. The SBU claims he was involved in the trafficking of antique relics, homicide and robbery. In 19?8, Berkovich and his men were involved in an armed confrontation with a rival Italian criminal group, during which Berkovich was seriously wounded. He escaped from Italian authorities and relocated to the United States. San Diego, California Dmitry Itkin' Dmitry Itkin is a resident of San Diego, California. Itkin and Viktor Naishuller are the owners of Finbrok, Ltd. Nassau, Bahamas, and Balchug USA, Inc. San Diego, California. Itkin, Naishuller, et al., are believed to be laundering illegal proceeds for Semion Mogilevich. 3 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT use ONLY 1.6 g1 fry" FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY west Hartford, Connecticut Romas Marcinkevicius Romas Marcinkevicius is an associate of Boris Gordin, the subject of an FBI money laundering investigation in Connecticut. Marcinkevicius is the president of the Latvian firm Romar Firms, Mazeikai, Lithuania. A confidential source reported that Marcinkevicius was involved in laundering money from Moscow, Russia, possibly old KGB and Communist Party funds. The money was used to purchase raw materials for resale on the world market. In June 1993, Romas Marcinkevicius received a wire transfer of $800,000 to his U.S. account from Parex Bank in Riga, Latvia. The money was transferred through two other accounts - including Skandinavska Enskida Banken account #5277 82 056 62, .34 Stockholm, Sweden. The Skandinavska Enskida Banken account is '.identical to that used by Semion Mogilevich, according to the SBU. . Washington, D.C. Vladimir Nikolayevich Kudla - Vladimir Kudla is a contact of Semion Mogilevich in Washington, D.C. Kudla was scheduled to meet thief-in?law Valeriy Silagadze in Los Angeles in December 1995. Israel Anatoly Katrich Anatoly Katrich, now based in Israel after being banned from the Czech Republic, was the key figure in the Mogilevich Organization in the Czech Republic. Katrich maintains frequent telephone contact with Mogilevich in Budapest, and also mails periodic reports on the organization?s activities in Prague to in Budapest. Katrich is allegedly involved in drug trafficking and money laundering in Israel in cooperation with Alexander Tiutiun and Alexander Feigelson. He is a partner of Mikhail Wesserman in the firm Leman in Prague. FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT use ONLY Ill FDR LAW ENFORCEMENT use ONLY Reporting from the USIC revealed Anatoly Katrich was the manager of the Holubu restaurant in Prague. Katrich was the key figure behind Semion Mogilevich's efforts to reinvigorate his operation in the Czech Republic. He was also allegedly the- man behind Mogilevich's operations in France, which included drug trafficking. Katrich is tied to the firm Arotex in Prague, Czech Republic. An unidentified company owned by Anatoly Katrich went bankrupt and was sold to a bidder in Prague. The deal subsequently fell through after which Shabtai Kalmanovich visited Prague. Shortly after Kalmanovich's visit in October 1995, the business was listed for sale in the classified ads of a newspaper for eight million crowns. Leonid Jacobovich Hais 1 Leonid Hais, formerly based in Prague,.Czech.Republic, has maintained close contacts with the Russian.and Ukrainian embassies in Prague. Hais holds Israeli citizenship. He is a partner in the Prague firm Asma? Pia with Anatoly Katrich and Mikhail Wasserman. Alexander Tiutiun Alexander Tiutiun was based in Prague, Czech Republic, andulike Hais, maintains close ties with the Russian and Ukrainian embassies. Tiutiun is an Israeli citizen Along with Anatoly Katrich and Alexander Feigelson, Tiutiun is involved in money laundering and drug trafficking in Israel. They also are co? owners of commerce and investments company. Mikhail Wasserman, aka Mikhail Vinokur, Moisha, Michael Vessermen SBU information indicates that Mikhail Wesserman is a resident of Kiev, Ukraine. He is responsible for coordinating criminal activity in the Czech Republic. The B15 and SBU state that criminal groups under Wasserman's domain are involved in the trafficking of illegal weapons, radioactive materials, and precious gems, and assassinations. .They are also involved in prostitution. Wasserman maintains close contact with members of the Russian and Ukrainian embassies in Prague. Wasserman and Anatoly Katrich are partners in Leman, a firm in Prague. FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY l? 'ecrr-q-W'I'c? FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY USIC reporting indicates Mikhail Wasserman emigrated to Israel on 215/93. Shabtai Kalmanovich Shabtai Kalmanovich is a powerful associate of the Solntsevskaya Organization currently residing in Budapest, Hungary. He is a millionaire Russian emigre and Israeli citizen with ties to former KGB agents and high?level Russian, Israeli,? and other government officials throughout the world. Shabtai Kalmanovich maintains an estate in the West african country of Sierra Leone, where he reportedly manages the affairs of incarcerated Russian DC leader Marat Balagula, the former leader of the Organizatsiya in New York City. Kalmanovich's domain includes the firm Liat Natalie which owns sole rights to import pharmaceuticals and medical products from H.. Hungary into Russia. These ventures earn nearly $5 million per month . Kalmanovich associates in this .1ucrative business are Iosif Robson and the incarcerated vyacheslav Ivankov. Israeli passports have been obtained by Shabtai Kalmanovich in short order for members of the-Solntsevskaya Organization and Mogileviph Organization. Based on the ease with . which Kalmanovich apparently obtains Israeli documentation for . Solntsevskaya and Mogilevich associates, Kalmanovich likely has . connections in the Israeli Government. 'i Alexander Grogorievich Feigelson Alexander Feigelson is a co- owner of an unidentified commerce and investment company (possibly K. T. F. with Alexander Tiutiun and Anatoly Katrich They are also allegedly involved in drug trafficking and money laundering in Israel. Feigelson emigrated to Israel on May 3,1991. Dan Mor Dan Nor is reportedly involved in a scheme to import drugs into the United Kingdom through an unnamed shipping company. His associates in this scheme are Mikhail Wasserman and Barukh Eilon. Mor emigrated to Israel in 1943. 9 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT use ONLY 1.9. .vzrf?rmv wave. ?53:5-1: . . moan-.9 o-n-guu?um q? I ., .- LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Barukh Eilon Barukh Eilon may be involved in a drug trafficking operation using a.shipping company to transport drugs into the united Kingdom. Eilon's associates in this scheme are Dan Mor and Mikhail Wasserman. Galina Alekszejevna Teles Galina Teles is Semion Mogilevich's girlfriend. She emigrated to Israel on November 20, 1991. She stays at the Plaza Hotel in Tel Aviv. Teles has escorted Mogilevich to Hungary, and recently received a Jaguar automobile from him as a gift. Imp Mikhail Fichnick Mikhail Fichnick attended the party for Sergei Mikhailov at the Holubu restaurant in Prague in May 1995. He is a fugitive fleeing drug charges in Israel, and is currently believed to be in the United States. Alexander Alexandrov Alexander Alexandrov is a former member of the Russian parliament, or Duma. He is the brother of Alexei Viktorovich Alexandrov, and is a shareholder in Arigon, Ltd. He is also a member of the YBM'Magnex board of directors. Viktor Grigurievich Naiehuller,aka Naishuller Viktor Naishuller is believed to control the Balchug Group, a holding company consisting of Balchug bank in Moscow; Balchug Corporation, a furniture company with offices in London and Moscow; and Balchug USA, Inc., the subsidiary of Balchug Corporation in San Diego. Naishuller and Dmitry Itkin are the owners of Finbrok, Ltd., Nassau, Bahamas; and Balchug USA, Inc., Naishuller helped Semion Mogilevich finance the purchase of Army Co-op and the privatization of DIGEP machine factory through a bank in London, United Kingdom. The Ukrainian SBU reported that Naishuller and Sergei Maksimov, the financial manager of Ealchug and CEO of Army Co?op, were reportedly murdered in Moscow in ma LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 2&1 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY October 1993, circumstances unknown. However, recent FBI investigation contradicts this information. Italy Honya Elson Monya Elson, aka Mandel is an associate of many of vyacheslav Ivankov' partners and associates. A.former bodyguard for New York City Organizatsiya head Marat Balagula, Elson has been involved in the United States and abroad in extortion, drug trafficking, forgery, and murder conspiracy. Most recently located in Italy, Elson is a principal player in the control of diamond gold and other jewelry exports from the United States and other countries to Russia. Elson receives a kickback on every diamond and jewelry deal he brokers in Moscow. Semion Mogilevich was reportedly a key figure in arranging for Monya Elson' safe departure in late 1993- -early 1994 from the United States following at least four assassination attempts on Elson's life. Italian authorities arrested Monya Elson in March 1995 in Fano, Italy. He was extradited to the United States in April 1995 to stand trial on charges of murder, attempted murder, conspiracy, and extortion. Salvatore DeFalco Salvatore DeFalco was identified by the Czech Police as a Camorra member in contact with Semion Mogilevich's organization in Prague, Czech Republic in September 1993. FBI information indicates DeFalco is a lower?echelon member of the Giuliano Clan of the Camorra. Defalco holds a California driver's license. The Italian Servizio Centrale Operativo (SCO) reported that Defalk was arrested in Frankfurt, Germany, on 9/6/94 on charges of criminal association and check fraud. The SEC did not have any information on the September 1993 meeting in Prague. FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 2.1 . .. .- pv?. FOR Law ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY . 1: . i 3 Adrian Bernard Churchward Adrian Churchward is the managing director and counselor of Arigon, Ltd., in the United Kingdom. He is married to Galina Grigorieva, Semion Mogilevich[s ex?wife. Galina Vasilyvena Grigorieva, aka Galina Grigorieva Churchward Galina Grigorieva Churchward is listed as one of the directors of Arigon Co., Ltd. She previously had a relationship with Semion Mogilevich. She is married to Adrian Churchward. Heriealand Uul Valeriy Aronovics The HNP identified vul Aronovics as a contact of Semion Mdgilevich. Aronovics is the owner of a maritime fleet?in Siberia and was in the furniture business. In 1994 he left Russia, had his enemies killed, and is now the Russian 0C chief in New Zealand. He established a bank there with.a branch in Moscow, Russia. Aronovics also arranged for the transport of 2?3 kilograms of diamonds from Siberia as collateral for loans from banks. ELI . OPERATIONS The Semion Mogilevich Organization, based in Budapest, Hungary, numbers approximately 50?250 members. Principal activities of the Mogilevich-Drganization include weapons trafficking, prostitution, drug trafficking, dealing in precious gems, trafficking in stolen art, extortion, and money laundering. The Mogilevich Organization operates across Central Europe, including Prague, Czech Republic; Vienna, Austria; and Moscow, Russia. Its activities also extend to the United States, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, France, and Israel. Semion Mogilevich began his criminal career in the 19705 with the Lyuberts Mafia group in Russia. His primary activities were petty crimes and counterfeiting. He also derived profits from funeral arrangements. FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY. 2i FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY In the early 19805, Semion Mogilevich became affiliated with the Solntsevskaya Organization. During this time he was involved with the organization of Jewish emigration from Russia and the lucrative salvage of personal assets belonging to Russian Jews emigrating to Israel (The Soviet Government placed restrictions on assets leaving the country}. In the late 19805, Semion Mogilevich moved to Poland for approximately one year. In 1989 he married and moved to Hungary. In early 1991, Mogilevich purchased the Black and White bar and Holubu restaurant in Prague, Czech Republic. Another firm acquired by Mogilevich was Arigon, Ltd., which was formed from the company Arbat International in Moscow, Russia. Arigon was registered in 1990 in Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom. Semion Mogilevich changed his method of operation in 1992, turning to international investment and illegal financaal speculation in Hungary (primarily the exchange of rubles into East German marks). The firm YEM Magnex was established in Budapest in 1992, with Anatoly Kulachenko the chairman. Other officers included Igor Fisherman, Alexander Alexandrov, Yakob Bogatin, Frank Greenwald, and Sergei Vladimirovich Maximov. In 1993, Semion Mogilevich consolidated his businesses, investing his own and other investors' assets. Through Arigon, he obtained a 90% interest in the firm Army Co?op, Ltd. (701 million forints) with the assistance of Victor Naishuller.' Finances for the transaction came from the accounts of Balchug, Ltd?, London, United Kingdom. The person making the transaction was identified as Sergei Maximov, chief executive officer of Army Co?op and a member of the YBM Magnex board of directors. Army Co-op was then used to privatize the state-run DIGEP machine factory. This transaction enabled Mogilevich to become a direct owner of the Hungarian armaments industry. Mogilevich also owns Balchug, Ltd., a furniture?manufacturing company in London, United Kingdom, and the Balchug-Kempinski Hotel and Casino in Moscow, Russia. The Black and White serves as the base of -operations for the Semion Mogilevich Organization. Mogilevich runs an extensive prostitution operation out of the Black and White in Prague and Budapest. Mogilevich's security Squads, contract hit squads, prostitutes, weapons trafficking, and recruitment are handled or provided by group members in Kiev, Ukraine, and Moscow, Russia. The center of the Mogilevich Organization?s financial Operations is ArigOn, Ltd., a company registered in the Channel FOR Law ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 2.1 I- FDR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Islands, United Kingdom. Arigon, Ltd. deals extensively with the ukraine, selling oil products to the Ukrainian Administration of Railway Communications. Arigon, Ltd. is also involved in selling _clothing to the FSU and maintains exclusive rights to insure tourists traveling to the Ukraine. Mogilevich also reportedly maintains dealings with the Ukrainian energy minister and energy? affiliated companies. Mogilevich, through Arigon, Ltd., has reportedly laundered over $30 million from Europe into the United states. Arigon uses a number of banks in its operations, with accounts identified in Stockholm, Sweden; London, United Kingdom; Haw York City; and Geneva, Switzerland. Czech police report that the headquarters of the Mogilevich Organization in Prague is Holubu restaurant, at least prior to the May 1995 Czech police raid on the restaurant. Other meeting places in Prague included pizzerias in Vinohrodska, bars in Konovava, and discotheques. Profits from illegal activities were laundered through the Holubu restaurant. which includes a bar, casino, and discotheque. Organization members also frequented the village of Ricany near Prague. The focus of Semion Mogilevich's operations in the united States appears to be money laundering. 'Mogilevich has established a presence in two cities the primary businesses being FNJ Trade Management in Los hngeles, California, and YBM Magnex in Newtown, In both cities, front companies have been set up, and money has been moved into those companies' accounts from Arigon, Ltd., the center of Hogil?vich?s financial operations. The exact nature and extent of these activities is still under investigation, but thus far no definitive illegal activities have been directly linked to the flow of money from Mogilevich's accounts in Europe to the United States. Semion Mogilevich owns shares in two companies in Hungary Magnex 2000 R, aka YBM Magnex, a magnet manufacturer; and Digep General Machine Works, an artillery shell, mortar, and fire equipment manufacturer. A Hungarian firm in Budapest called Army Co?op was established in 1991 by persons unknown to facilitate Mogilevich's purchase of these companies. (A Russian national, Alexei Maksimov, was the director general of Army Co?opl. A $3.8 million (U.S.) loan from the London branch of Banque Francaise De L'orean financed the purchase of Digep. (The loan was secured by Viktor Grigurievich Naishuller]. Army Co-op is 95% owned by Arigon, Ltd. In 1994, Semion Mogilevich purchased the license enabling him to purchase and sell weapons. Transactions are handled through Army Co-op and traditional Hungarian arms export companies "Technica," "Armoco," and "Intex." FOR Law ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY as w- 5: - 4'ul? FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY The BIS and SBU indicate that criminal groups under semion Mogilevich's domain in the Czech Republic are involved in the trafficking of illegal weapons, radioactive materials, and precious gems. They are also involved in prostitution and assassinations. These groups are controlled by Mikhail wasserman. On May 16: 1995, British police raided the offices of grigon, Ltd., arresting Semion Mogilevich associates Adrian Churchward, Galina Grigorieva, and Peter Blake?Turner. The three were interviewed and released on bail pending further investigation. Documents were confiscated from Arigon and the residences of all three suspects. The raid reportedly shook up Mogilevich's organization, as Mogilevich thought the possibility of a raid was inconceivable. - In May 1995, Czech police raided a summit meeting of Eurasian 0C leaders at the Holubu Restaurant in Prague. The leaders were meeting on the occasion of Sergey Mikhailov's birthday to discuss carving up criminal jurisdictions and to iron out a dispute between Semion Mogilevich and the Solntsevskaya Organization. The dispute arose over the February 1995 murder of (FNUJ Drozhine in Moscow, Russia. Mogilevich and his lieutenant, Alexei Alexandrov, were absent_from the meeting. This?meeting, unlike the This meeting, unlike the February 1995 meeting in Vienna, Austria, which was attended by wives and girlfriends, was attended by bosses only. The meeting did not rdsolve differences between Mogilevich and Solntsevskaya. Prior to the meeting, an unidentified Russian delivered an anonymous letter to the chief of police in Budapest, Hungary, in which it was alleged that Semion Mogilevich was to be assassinated that evening at the "summit meeting" in Prague. The Czech prosecutor decided to initiate action to prevent the killing and ordered a raid on the restaurant. The Police detained the meeting participants and took photographs, fingerprints, diaries, journals, and other records for photocopying. Following their release from police custody, the_ participants returned to various destinations, including Germany, Hungary, Russia, and Israel. There is ongoing debate over the ?tip" to Czech police concerning the time and place of the meeting. Mogilevich may have made the tip himself as a Protective measure, or, having arrived late, noted.the police Presence and fled. In the aftermath of the meeting and raid, Semion ?agilevich initiated counteraction against the Czech police; using informants who were employed by the Czech intelligence sEI?Vice prior to the overthrow of communism. The informants were FDR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 2.5 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY to be used.in a disinformation campaign through the media. Newspaper articles chronicling the raid were sent to Ritual Services in Moscow for analysis by the Solntsevskaya Organization. Mogilevich targeted the parliamentary speaker and" the deputy minister of the interior as apart of his disinformation campaign. Unidentified criminals also attacked the Israeli Embassy and Israeli businessmen in Prague. Criminal Activities I . . i In early 1995, the leaders of the Solntsevskaya Organization, Sergei Mikhailov and Viktor Averin. reached an agreement with Semion Mogilevich to invest large sums of money in a joint venture to acquire and operate a jewelry business in Moscow, Russia, and Budapest, Hungary. The business was to sarve as a front for the acquisition of jewelry. antiques, and.art which the Solntsevskaya Organization planned to steal in.Russia and sell in the West via Budapest. Art objects and antiques were to be stolen from churches and museums in Russia, including the Hermitage in St. Petersburg. In support of the art theft scheme, the Solntsevskaya Organization acquired a large jewelry factory infBudapest. The factory was stocked with French-made jewelry manufacturing and repair equipment. The joint venture also took control of a network of jewelry stores in'Moscow and established a firm called Zolotoy Dom (Golden House} near the Sportsivnaya Metro station. The director of Zolotoy Dom is Boris (LNU). who reportedly operates under.the protection of Mikhail Koudine. aka Kvakin, a brigade leader in the Solntsevskaya OrganiZation. Zolotoy Dom contains a production facility and a showroom. Gold jewelry products will be made in Moscow and shipped to Budapest where they will be fitted with precious stones. Stolen Russian antiques. such as Faberge eggs, will also be sent from Moscow to Budapest for "restoration." In actuality,-Semion Mogilevich will ship the antiques to London, United Kingdom. where they will be sold through Sotheby's auction house. _Fake Faberge eggs or similar antiques will then be sent back to Moscow in place of the "restored" items. Two?thirds of the antiques would be stolen outright, while the remaining third would come from a network of pawnshops in Moscow controlled by the Solntsevskaya Organization. The Solntsevskaya Organization also targets individuals for art objects and jewelry. Pawnshop clients are traced through their addresses and subsequently victimized by groups operating on behalf of the Solntsevskaya Organization. Home-invasion style I FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 25 Eda LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY robberies are the common method used by these groups to acquire valuable antiques and jewelry. The Solntsevskaya Organization claimed in early 1995 to already have shipped $3 million worth of antiques out of Russia, to be sold on auction in London in September or October 1995. sensitive source reported that a high-level employee of Ritual Funeral Services traveled to Budapest, Hungary, in July 1995, bringing a list of paintings, antiques, and Faberge eggs which were acquired in an art theft operation run by Semion Mogilevich and the Solntsevskaya Organization. An FBI source has learned that the stolen art operation slowed down following the arrest of Vyacheslav Ivankov in June 1995. The source identified several specific works of art already in transit to be refurbished and sold at auction. Extortion Semion Mogilevich has been identified as a principal in several extortion attempts. The victims include - Aleksander Konanykhine, Andrei Mokhin, Julius Meinl, and an unidentified Russian business associate. a In an ongoing extortion scheme targeting Austrian businessman Julius Meinl, the owner of the Julius Meinl supermarket chain based in Vienna, Austria, Meinl is paying $50,000 per month to the Solntsevskaya Organization, divided among Vyacheslav Ivankov, Semion Mogilevich, Viktor Averin, and Sergei Mikhailov. Semion Mogilevich was also tied to the Solntsevskaya Organization's efforts to extort Aleksander Konanykhine, a wealthy financier currently in hiding. Konanykhine reportedly .escaped a recent extortion attempt by the Solntsevskaya Organization and Semion Mogilevich in Budapest, Hungary. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization service (INS}_agents arrested Konanykhine and his wife in Washington, D. C. on June 1995, on charges of violating the conditions of their visas. The INS plans to deport Konaykhine to Russia. In August 1993, Semion Mogilevich and the Solntsevskaya Organization were involved in an extortion attempt against an individual named Andrei Mokhin. A transfer of $375,000 from Berlin, Germany to the Budapest Commerce Bank was at the center of the extortion. An FBI source identified a Lyuba (LNU) as an assistant of Mogilevich-who helped Mokhin establish an account in Budapest, Hungary. While Andrei Mokhin was in Moscow, Russia, FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 21 i! . FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY his wife, Maria Mokhin, transferred the $375,000 to Budapest commerce bank with the assistance of Lyuba (LNUJ. While in Budapest, Maria Mokhin was approached by assistants of Mogilevich- who handed her a cellular telephone. Shortly thereafter, Sergei Hikhailov called Mokhin and told her the money belonged to important people, telling her to return the money. Maria Mokhin? transferred the funds to Mogilevich. The money was then transferred to Mikhailov, Viktor Averin, Alexander Averin, Arnold Tamm, and Evgueni Lioustanov. Mogilevich received one half of the extortion payment. In 1991, Andrey Shelukin, the manager of Altex Corporation, filed a complaint with the Los Angeles Police Department alleging that Yarmolkin and Mikail Besman attempted to extort him for $120,000 at his company in the Czech Republic. The LAPD dropped the case when no threats were made in the United States. Following meetings in the United States in September 1991, Yarmolkin reportedly made calls to Moscow and Prague demanding indemnity payments for time and money expended on business deals. When payments were not forthcoming, Yarmolkin threatEned to have "Seva" {Mogilevich} collect the money. In October 1991, three armed Ukrainians visited the head of the Prague subsidiary of Altex and demanded $100,000.. 1. Another extortion attempt involving Semion Mogilevich targeted an unidentified business associate in Moscow, Russia. Mogilevich was seeking 4 million which was held in Berlin, Germany. The business associate was subsequently killed in Mos_cow, Russia. Mogilevich then arranged for the transfer of the money to Budapest, Hungary. murder Semion Mogilevich has been tied to the murder of Dleg Shirokov, a businessman from Sverdlovsk, Russia. Shirokov had started a business in Budapest, Hungary, and got into a dispute with Mogilevich. Mogilevich subsequently ordered the murder of Shirokov. An FBI Los Angeles source claims Berkovich arranges contract murders, bringing in "hitmen" from Russia under tourist Visas, out of the Palm Terrace Restaurant. He supplies them with weapons and arranges for their return trip to Russia. Oleg Berkovich was arrested and convicted in Los Angeles, California, on charges of solicitation to commit murder on 10/11/89. He was sentenced. to four years in prison and paroled in January 1991. FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY .29 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Illicit production of liquor is a significant source of income for the Mogilevich Organization. The Absolut vodka scandal is indicative of such activities. Semion Mogilevich's organization produced illicit vodka, packaged it in Absolut brand bottles, and sold it to Hungarian companies with the aid of forged documents. In some cases, Stolichnaya brand vodka was substituted for Rasputin brand vodka, a more expensive brand. Mogilevich produced 15 million bottles of illicit vodka per month. One truckload of vodka is worth $1?2 million to Mogilevich. In May 1995, Hungarian authorities confiscated a 24,000?liter shipment of fake Absolut vodka destined for Ukraine. Mogilevich is exporting vodka to Ukraine, exploiting corrupt customs officials to pay only a small fraction of the tariff. The principal person behind this scheme was Vladimir Alexeievich Arafev. The HNP advised that a factory is under-construction in Hungary to produce illicit vodka, which will further.damage Hungarian firms' and taxpayers'.interests. The German bottler of Rasputin vodka is suing the Hungarian and Ukrainian governments for $500 million in losses and damages. Moner_naunderins According to Czech police, profits from illegal activities were laundered through the Holuhu Restaurant, which included a bar, casino, and discotheque. Bank account records revealed 45 wire transfers of multi-thousand dollar amounts to various companies between January 1993 and April 1995. Twenty-three transactions were to Arigon, Ltd., and one transfer to Arbat International in Moscow, Russia. As of 4/3/95, FNJ Trade Management in Los Angeles, California, had received 11 payments totaling $749,500 from the account of Arigon, Ltd. in the United Kingdom. Tzigan, an important contact in Los Angeles, California, is involved in money laundering for Semion Mogilevich, Vyacheslav Ivankov, and Monya Elson through accounts in Luxembourg and South America. The Czech BIS reported that.profits from illegal activities in the Czech Republic are laundered through the Smichov Restaurant, a gathering place for Mogilevich Organization members in Prague. FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT use ONLY :29 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY A number of individuals associated with Semion Mogilevich in the Los Angeles area received wire transfers from nrigon, Ltd. The use of individuals to receive small deposits may be a method by which Mogilevich is disguising larger transactions from criminal proceeds. The use of residential addresses for a number of front companies in Los Angles is another indication of money laundering. . Semion Mogilevich runs an extensive prostitution operation out of the Black and White in Prague and Budapest. Foreign law enforcement agencies have documented Mogilevich's prostitution operation as the centerpiece of his operations in Europe. Mogilevich uses Russian girls in his clubs, providing cover jobs for them, Mogilevich and Vitaly Savalovsky provide bodyguards for the prostitutes? protection. law The use of false documentation is a common tactic used by Eurasian DC organizations to facilitate travel or residency in furtherance of criminal activities: Many of Semion Mogilevich's lieutenants and Mogilevich himself hold Israeli pitizenship and carry Israeli passports. The source of the Israeli passports is Shabtai Kalmanovich. Kalmanovich has provided Israeli passports in short order for members of the Solntsevskaya Organization and Mogilevich Organisation. Based on the ease with which Kalmanovich apparently obtains Israeli documentation for Solntsevskaya and Mogilevich associates, Kalmanovich may have connections in the Israeli Government. An FBI Los Angeles source claims Los Angeles resident Oleg Berkovich arranges centract murders, bringing in "hitmen" from Russia under tourist visas, out of the Palm Terrace Restaurant. He supplies them with weapons and arranges for their return trip to Russia. Drug The USIC reports that the Mogilevich Organization is indirectly linked to drug trafficking, principally cocaine and heroin. Telephone records indicate that during a February 1994 viSit to Warsaw. Poland. Semion Mogilevich placed two telephone calls to a number in Vienna, Austria, that has been tied to known drug traffickers associated with the Cali and Medellin Colombian FOR Law ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 19 FOR LAW ENFORCEMEHT USE ONLY cartels. Medellin trafficker Jaramillo Villages and Cali trafficker Tulio Ocampo Caballero have been associated with the Vienna telephone number. Semion Mogilevich reportedly purchased a bankrupt Georgian airline recently to facilitate the smuggling of heroin from Southeast Asia. Among the airline's destinations is Prague, Czech Republic. according to the USIC. INK ER The Mogilevich Organization is tied to two other major 0C groups the Vyacheslav Ivankov Organization and the Solntsevskaya Organization and also to Eurasian crime figures Monya Elson and Alimzhan Tochtachunov. Their operations and contacts overlap in some instances, as evidenced by meetings,1 joint investments, and silent partnerships in firms engaged in OC activity. Mogilevich is considered a key contact of the Solntsevskaya Organization. His relationship with Sergei Mikhailov and Viktor Averin iS'described as one.characterized.by fear, but not of subservience. Mikhailov and Averin use Mogilevich primarily to establish financial operations. A reliable FBI source reported that.Ser ei Mikhailov is . working closely with Semion Mogilevich. Mikhailov is using Igor Fisherman and his company in Budapest, Szigma Pack Kft, as well as Mogilevich's personal secretary, Luda, aka Ludmilla. Italian Camorra Contacts between the Semion Mogilevich Organization and the Italian Camorra have reportedly been established. The BIS has unconfirmed reports that Mogilevich met with Salvatore DeFalco in Prague in September 1993. DeFalco, a member of the Giuliano clan, is reportedly the Camorra representative in the Czech Republic. Vyacheslav Ivankov Organization Semion Mogilevich is closely linked to.Vyacheslav Ivankov, the influential Eurasian OC figure convicted in July 1996 on charges of extortion._ Mogilevich allegedly secured Ivankov's early release from a Russian prison through payoffs to Russian officials. He is a partner with Ivankov and the FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY iiFOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY solntsevskaya Organization in the Moscow firm Arbat International. Solntsevskaya Organization The Solntsevskaya Organization is based in Moscow, Russia. Russian Federation Ministry of the Interior officials report that the organization consists of approximately 230 members, although an unofficial yet reliable source estimates its membership to be as high as 1000 members. The principal leaders of the Solntsevskaya Organization are Sergei Mikhailov and Viktor Averin. Information available to the FBI indicates that Semion Mogilevich is a partner of Sergei Mikhailov and Viktor Averin. He has established over 100 front companies and bank accounts for the Solntsevskaya Organization and vyacheslav Ivankov. Despite the connections between Mogilev'oh and the Solntsevskaya Organization, there are underlying ten ions present in the relationship. Semion Mogilevich and the Solntsevskaya Organization have shared the proceeds in at least three extortion schemes, including those targeting Alexander Konanykhine, Julius-Mainl, and Andrei Mokhin. a In 1992, Semion Mogilevich met with a number of Eurasian 0C figures in the Atrium Hotel in Budapest to discuss their investment of $4 million in the topless bar and prOStitution operation called Black and White in Budapest and Prague. Mogilevich controls these operations, functioning as the manager of both establishments. Representatives at the meeting included Sergei Mikhailov and Viktor Averin of Solntsevskaya; Eduard Ivankov, representing his father, Vyacheslav Ivankov; and Tzigan. Semion Mogilevich was also reportedly connected with the theft of $18?20 million of military equipment left behind by the former Soviet military?s Western Group of Forces in Germany in 1993. The theft_centered on a transaction involving surplus military equipment between the Russian Government and an undisclosed third country. Through bribery of a high-ranking Russian military officer, the perpetrators were able to procure state-of?the?art equipment and subsequently resell the equipment to the third country at considerable profit. The other individual believed to be involved in the theft was Boris Kandov, a top?level financial operative for the Ivankov and Solntsevskaya criminal organizations based in Vienna, Austria. 9 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY ?2 IN- - . FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Honya Elson Semion Mogilevich'is also believed to have ties to Eurasian criminal Monya Elson, aiding his relocation to Western Europe following several attempts on his life in the United states. Mogilevich has conferred on several occasions with Elson's "right hand man" and principal representative in Southern California, "Tzigan," in Los Angeles, California. Prior to each trip, Mogilevich stopped in New York City to confer with Vyacheslav Ivankov. "Tzigan" is involved in money laundering for Mogilevich, Ivankov and Elson through accounts in Luxembourg and South America. ?Tzigan? has met with Eduard Ivankov'and Mogilevich in Vienna, Austria, and Budapest, apparently acting as their representative or "front." Unidentified Russian DU Groups 1 The Ukrainian SBU reports that the Mogilevich Organization operates in Ukraine with the permission of local 0C groups. An 0C group in Moscow, Russia, under the leadership of Igor Fadeyev, aka Moskva, acts as a go-between for Mogilevich with local 0C groups in Ukraine. Fadeyev's group numbers approximately 150 members. Mogilevich must pay a good portion of his profits to Fadeyev. Fadeyev's group has contacts in Israel, Canada, Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Genovese LCN Family Edik Garmel recently met with two Russians from New York City who are described as having connections with the Genovese La Cosa Nostra Family. The Russians were identified as Boris Davidovsky, aka Borya; and "Cyoma." No further details were provided on the nature of these contacts or the principals involved. V. Much of the capital which financed Semion Mogilevich's rise in the 0C world starting in 1991-92 originated in Russia, where Mogilevich was involved in various bUsiness ventures, the conversion of rubles and Hungarian forints to Western currencies, and the salvage of personal assets belonging to Russian Jews emigrating to Israel. FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 11 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY . Arigonr Ltd. appears to be the primary financial entity used by the Mogilevich Organization. Igor vovich Fisherman, an officer of Arigon, Ltd. and YBM Magnex in Newtown, is responsible for coordinating finance and commerce between HDgilevich and his business associates. Arigon, Ltd. uses a number of banks in its operations. with accounts identified in Stockholm. Sweden; London, United Kingdom; New York City; and Geneva. Switzerland. Numerous wire transfers have been noted between Arigon, Ltd., and front companies in Los Angeles and San Diego, California. Many of these transactions were small amounts sent to individuals with storefront businesses. The Hungarian HNP reports that Semion Mogilevich's couriers handle the delivery of large sums of cash, using high? quality false Czech or Slovak passports with fake photo identifications. Arbat International a Moscow firm co- owned by vyacheslav Ivankov the Solntsevskaya Group, and Semion Mogilevich has been used to transmit. funds from Moscow to a company in Budapest controlled by Mogilevich. Semion Mogilevich has also used front companyeaccounts to acquire controlling interest in legitimate Hungarian armaments firms. Through Balchug, Ltd., accounts in London, Mogilevich obtained a sea interest in the firm Army Co?op, ytdz, (701 3 million forints} with the assistance of Victor Naishuller. Finances from Army Co-op were then used to privatize the state? run_pigep machine factory. This transaction enabled Mogilevich to become a direct owner of the Hungarian armaments industry. 'vr. PoLIcsgpusLIc concerns Corruption of police and public officials has been part of the Semion Mogilevich Organization's modus operandi. Mogilevich allegedly secured Vyacheslav Ivankov's early release from prison through payoffs to Russian officials. The corruptive influence of the Mogilevich Organization apparently extends to the Russian security services and top-level government officials. During 1995, two colonels from Department of the Russian Presidential Security Service, Gennadi Lavryenko and Ivan Nikolayevich V?oloshenkol traveled to Hungary under commercial cover to meet with Semion Mogilevioh. The colonels were reportedly seeking information for use in the Russian political campaign. An Israeli associate of Mogilevich, Vladimir Romanyuha, met with the two colonels and provided information on 3 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 3.1 - n. 1.4 r'i-II-l .1- ?l i 1' .FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY the firm Nordex, as well as payments fro Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin. Many of Semion Mogilevich's lieutenants and Mogilevich himself hold Israeli citizenship and carry Israeli passports. The source of the Israeli passports appears to_be Shabtai Kalmanovich. Kalmanovich is a powerful associate of the solntsevskaya Organization currently residing in Budapest, Hungary. He is a millionaire Russian emigre with ties to former KGB agents and high-level Russian, Israeli, and other government officials throughout the world. He has provided Israeli passports in short order for members of the Solntsevskaya Organization and Mogilevich Organization. Based on the ease with which Kalmanovich apparently obtains Israeli documentation for Solntsevskaya and Mogilevich associates, Kalmanovich may have connections in the Israeli Government. Two former Hungarian policemen serve as security coordinators for the Mogilevich Organization. Mogilevichfs lieutenants are trained.in intelligence operations and counter surveillance, and provide warnings of impending police action against the organization. vi. 0 Icaros l' Personal meetings are also used frequently as a means of communication among Mogilevich Organization members. Semion Mogilevich meets regularly with his associates in Budapest and elsewhere in Europe, and also maintains telephonic contact with them. Until-the May 1995 Czech police raid on the Holubu restaurant_in Prague, Holubu was the headquarters of the Mogilevich Organization in the Czech. Republic. The establishment is now reportedly for sale by its_Russian owners, according to Czech newspaper reports. Other meeting places in Prague included pizzerias in Vinohradska; bars in Konovava; and assorted discotheques. Another local gathering place of . Ukrainian criminals.was the village of Ricany, where they own at least two villas. It is not known if any of these locations are still used by the organization. Semion Mogilevich attended a summit meeting of Russian OC figures in Tel Aviv, Israel, from October 10-19, 1995. Participants included Sergei Mikhailov, Viktor Averin, Boris Birshtein, Vadim Rabinovich, Leonid Bilounov,-and Arnold Tamm. The subjects met in Boris Birshtein's office in the diamond center of Tel Aviv. The subject of the meeting was the sharing of interests in Ukraine. While in Israel, the group traveled FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 3.5 I 6 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY around the country, including a visit to a shooting range. The IMF obtained telephone coverage of the hotel rooms, detecting telephone calls to Russia, Hungary, and Paris. _The use of cellular and regular telephones by the Semion Mogilevich Organization is common. Organization members previously did not appear to practice communications security, freely discussing business over the telephone. However, this may change as Mogilevich has become aware of the investigations targeting his organization. VII can ER TI The Mogilevich Organization is a multinational criminal organization with operations extending throughout Europe. Its tentacles have reached North America, the Middle East, the 1 Caribbean, and South America. The Organization has a defined chain of command which emanates from Budapest, Hungary, overseeing a variety of criminal activities. Selected individuals within the group are appointed to .manage specific criminal activities, e. g. weapons trafficking and prostitution, while others are responsible for geographic areas. Source reporting reveals that the Semion Mogilevich Organization is respected by high?ranking Russian'OC members for using violence only as a last resort . Mogilevich is known for advising his subordinates to "use their brains to find a solution before using their fists or_guns." However, like numerous other OC groups, the Mogilevich Organization has engaged in violence in furtherance of its extortion schemes. Violent actions taken by the Mogilevich Organization are the domain of younger members, often under 20 years of age. Known contract killers are trained by Russian veterans of the Afghan war. In Prague, enforcers are known for their excellent physical condition and brutality. Victims are repeatedly tortured and stabbed to death, rather than shot. Enforcers in the Mogilevich Organization are not always under its control, sometimes carrying out independent actions. They have been known to engage in illegal small-arms trade and the blackmail of Czech entrepreneurs.? Four murders in Prague, possibly the result of a power struggle with another OC group{ have been attributed to the Mogilevich Organization. The has established a network of frontcompaniess in Europe, the Middle East, and the United States, presumably to launder proceeds obtained from criminal activities. Typically, many of these companies are found in residences of organization members, or as in the case of YBM FOR Law ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY it?li. . ?7 {rm-:99 #571154 Hie-gr}? 15:7,: ,1 '1 13:, f" FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Magnex in in facilities not large enough for their 4? stated purpose. Numerous wire transfers of funds from Arigon, Ltd., and other Mogilevich accounts overseas were transfered: to other front companies in the United States, with amounts ranging. from under $10,000 to over $1 million. - CIAT INE 21 Prague, Czech Republic A.O. Ritual Funeral Services Sevastopoisky Prospekt, Moscow l13477 Russia 129-55-77 - Point of contact: Krug or A. Kruglyat or A.M. Kulachenko A sensitive FBI source identified Ritual Funeral Services as a Moscow?based company formed in'1991?92. The company is half?owned by.Semion Mogilevich, with the other half split between Vyacheslav Ivankov and the leaders cf the? Solntsevskaya Organization (Viktor Averin and Sergei Mikhailov}. Ritual is one of the first businesses of its kind in Russia, and '9 haS'expended considerable sums acquiring vehicles and buses to transport caskets and mourners. The company has an official arrangement with the Moscow city government, receiving $2 million per month in gross sales. - Alliance Credit Bank 93 Saksagansky Street Kiev, Ukraine Alliance Credit Bank is tied to Semion Mogilevich. It has a branch in Prague, Czech Republic. Alpha Financial Group 5055 Old Dublin Pike, Suite 203 P.O. Box 340 Fountainville, 10923 (215} 343-4044; 4077 {fax} Aosides Est. Liechtenstein 9 Laos LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 11 - "an: as .- ?ing-'5? . -1 F5. t: .1: "15 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Arbat International Corporation, aka Arlet International Axbatsky Per: 6/2 unit B,'Moscow 121019 Russia Telephone: 291-5904 Point of contact: Alexander V. Aleksandrou (presumably mogilevich lieutenant Aleksandr Viktorovich Alexandrov} Budapest, Hungary Arbat International has been identified as owned by Semion Mogilevich Vyacheslav Ivankov and the leaders of the Solntsevskaya Organization {Viktor-Ayerin and Sergei Mikhailov Arbat was registered in 1989 in Moscow, Russia, from Vnukovo Corporation and Asmeral, Ltd. Arbat board members include Anatoly Kulachenko and Jacob Bogatin. Bogatin settled in Israel in 1987. Telephone numbers for Arbat representatives were provided: 1 Kiev, Ukraine: 212-4198 Moscow, Russia: 335?6401 Arco-Globus Company, Ltd. St. Helier Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom Arco-Globus is an oil trading firm. Argo Globus Company, aka Arco-Globus International 110 E. 59th Street, Suite 3202 New York, New York 10022 Tel. no. {212} 750?1101 Arco?Globus is an_oi1 trading firm founded in 1990 by Abe Citron. The company has branches in Moscow, Russia, and Italy. Argo Globus is a subsidiary of the oil trading firm Arco-Globus Company, Ltd. FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 19 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Arigon, Ltd., Arigon Oil, Inc., Arigon Company..Ltd. PO BOX 77 St. Anne's House, Alderney, Channel Islands Tel no. 44?819890195; fax 0512-28990 Shchorsa Street 7/9 Kiev, Ukraine {Building contains state corporation "Ukravotrans"} Fax 269-2241 Hollywood Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90028 {213] 462-3238; fax (213} 462-3174 1148 Budapest XIV Boros Metyas u. 4 tel no. Sal?1831450; fax same g? Bensczur Ut 44 II Budapest Tel no. 36-1 122?28-16; 36-1 142-13-23 Fax no. 36-1 142?07-58 Tel Aviv 67215 Petaah Tikva Road 74 Tel no. 9723-5621136; fax 9723?5618348 or 9723-5616343 Moscow 121019 Arbatsky Lane, 6/2 Tel 90. 7095-2915904; fax 7095-2916078 Stefanikova 7-9 Prague 5 Anatoly Kulachenko is identified as a director of Arigon, Ltd. He is also a director of YBM Magnex, Inc. Vahtang Shalvovich Ubiriya is the director-general of Arigon, Ltd., in Kiev, Ukraine. An FBI source reports there is currently $20-30 million in Arigon?s accounts. - Arigon Textile, Inc. 124 Ibn Gabriol Street Tel Aviv, Israel Arigon Textile is a textile manufacturer with ties to the Semion Mogilevich Organization. FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 22 an: rm- FOR Law ENFORCEMENT use army Co-op, Kft. 35354 Miskolc Tatardomh PO Box 561 Uezerkepviselet Budapest, Hungary Tel no. 35?45 370?523 Army Co-Op owns 100% of DIGEP. nrotex B.r.o. Prague Czech Republic - Arotex s.r.o. may be the Prague branch of Agrotek, Ltd., Vienna, Austria. Anatoly Katrich is a partner in this firm. . -H Asmia-Fia s.r.o. Stefanikova 7-9 Prague Czech Republic Anatoly Katrich, Mikhail Wasserman, and.Leonid Hais are partners in Asma-Fia. - AtkoM'Consulting Vienna, Austria Atkom is a front ?export" company used by Vyacheslav Ivankov's son, Eduard, to launder criminal proceeds through European financial institutions. It is also a front company for Semion Mogilevich. Tofik Asimov, former Azerbaijani representative to the European Community, was handpicked by 3;.Ivankov to provide a legitimate "front" as general manager of Atkom. . Atlantic, Ltd. Bourgas, Bulgaria _At1antic, Ltd., is a Bulgarian oil firm with unidentified ties to Semion Mogilevich's activities in the United States. One of Atlantic?s executives, Petko Roussinov, is involved in an extortion of a Bulgarian oil executive in coordination with Mogilevich. FOR Law ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY and Connection PO Box 701 Budapest, Hungary Balchug USA, Inc. 7940 Silverton Avenue, Suite 211 San Diego, California 92126 London, United Kingdom Kiev, Ukraine Viktor Naishuller is believed to control the Balchug Group, a holding company consisting of Balchug Bank in Moscow; Balchug Corporation, a furniture company with offices in London and Moscow; and Balchug USA, Inc., the subsidiary of Balchug 1 in Corporation in San Diego. The Kiev branch is headed by.Igor Pluzhnikov. Bank National de Paris 499 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 Banque Francaise De L'orean London, United Kingdom This account was used by Semion Mogilevich to finance the purchase of Army Co-op and the privatization of DIGEP. Black and_White . Prague, Czech Republic Budapest, Hungary Blue Sky Blue Sea Inc., aka International Shipping Co. American Export Lines 12919 S. Figueroa St. Los Angeles, California FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Carson Auto Corporation 13513 Rangoon Street Arleta, California owned by Isai Berkovich Createbury, Ltd. 21-22 Bedford Row London WC1 4E3 Formed 3/21/92 by Faegre and Benson agents Adrian Churchward and Peter Blake-Turner. They immediately resigned with Semion Mogilevich and Konstantin Karat assuming the titles of secretary and director, respectively. Dian International . Moscow, Russia Dian is an import/export firm with links to the oil industry. Digep General Machine works Kerepely Ut Miskolc, Hungary Tel no. 36-46?59-111 Tele??no. 36-46?62?344 Fax no. 36?46-79-652 Digep is the former state armaments manufacturer that was privatized in 1993. Digep is owned entirely by Army Co-Op. Dinamo Distribution Company, Inc. .?ylleB Ventura Boulevard, Unit 202 Studio City, California (Incorporated suspended 11/1/88 by California Franchise Tax Board) Owned by Leib Yarmolkin FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 11.2 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Discount Gas Diesel, aka Discount Gas Company 4337 Downey Road Vernon, California {same address as Milena Trading} Discount Gas Diesel is a retail gasoline station owned by Zoya Sokolovskaya. Eden Szena 7 VII Budapest Hungary Eden is believed to be a Empire Bard Lg-Tel Aviv, Israel Semion Mogilevich, Sergei Mikhailov, Viktor Averin. and Shabtai-Kalmanovich are partners in this firm. Express'Bank 25 Vozdukhoflotskiy Prospekt Kiev, Ukraine Tel. no. 276-20?95 Express Bank serves as a commercial bank.for FHJ Trade Management Corporation, aka FNI Trade Management Corporation a Trade Management Corporation .3 a Trade Management Corporation a Trade Management 2060 Hollywood Boulevard #610 Los Angeles California; 90028 Tel no. {213} 452- 3238? 39 fax (213} 462? 3174 President Leonard Yarmolkin Secretary - Zoya SokolovSkaya FNJ is co?owned by Zoya Sokolovskaya and Leib Yarmolkin. a Trade Management Corporation was incorporated in California on 6/13/91, changing its name to a Trade Management Corporation on 5/18/91, and again to FNJ Trade Management Corporation on 6/20/91. FNJ uses the same address as FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY :11 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY International Chemical Industries, a company registered under vladimir Berkovich. - FNJ Trade Management is a wholesale general merchandiser. Known Mogilevich associates have received food shipments from PNJ. FNJ shipped 199 cases of men's suits to a Larissa Gorbacheva in Moscow, Russia. Coffins have been shipped to Ritual Funeral Services in Moscow, care of Anatoly Kulachenko. A number of automobiles have been shipped by FNJ to Mogilevich associates in Russia and Hungary. Vahtang Ubiriya, Alexei Alexandrov, and Konstantin Karat are among the associates. Some of the vehicles were shipped through the Polish firm Norska Agencja in Gdynia, Poland. Bank-account records revealed 45 wire transfers of multi?thousand dollar amounts to various companies between January 1993 and April 1995. Twenty-three transactions were to ?rigon, Ltd., and one transfer to Arbat International in Moscpw, Russia. Los Angeles also discovered numerous shipments of consumer goods to Russia from FNJ Trade Management through Blue Sky Blue Sea Inc., aka International Shipping Co., aka.American Export Linesr Los Angeles, California. Faegre and Benson [formerly Blake's Solicitors] I 21?22 Redford Row London WC1 Faegre and Benson is a legal firm representing Arigon, Ltd.'s interests. First 1019 Second Street Pike Richboro, Semion Mogilevich opened an account at this bank. Forum Garibaldi Street 2?.3 Block 61 Moscow, Russia FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY ea . ?canftp-Ll 1.1-. . 1m ?h-rlf FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 1:53arge'? Body Shop; est. 6/12/85 . 116454 s. Paramount Street 4 .-. I . int?JfM-f'. :l I 1 yparamount, California 'i?owned by Isai Berkovich IMSD, . 21 Woodstock Road, London W1 'Tel no. 071 409 7343 . Idex, Ltd. 1 1090 Fo Ut 14-13 1-1-1011 Box 24 H-1251 Budapest, Hungary Tel no. 36-1?115?0090; 36?1-135-1343 Army Co?op reportedly owns 10% interest.in Idea, an arms export company. Independent Trade Union Bank Moscow, Russia; Cyprus; Tel Aviv, Israel Independent Trade Union Bank (ITUEJ is allegedly owned by Semion Mogilevich. ITUB is reportedly laundering money for Colombian and Russian 0C groups. International Auto Body and Paint, aka Mr. International 2771 E. Slauson Avenue Huntington'Park, California Owned by Isai Berkovich International Chemical Industries 7060 Hollywood Boulevard Hellywood. California {Business license filed on 11/30/87} FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT use ONLY i5 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY gamers Services Co-operative 2?14 Arany Janos Street, 1191 Budapest, Hungary Tech International 3 Andover Court Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069 Tel. no. (708} 913-8807 Tech is steel products wholesaler formed in 1989 and owned by Yuri Lev.. Branches are located in Moscow, Vladivostok, Barnaul, and Nakhodka, Russia; and Nikopol, Ukraine. Leman s.r.o. Prague 1 Czech Republic . Anatoly Katrich and Mikhail Wasserman.are partners in this firm. Limegold, Ltd. 21-22 Redford Row - London WC1 4E3 Limegold, Ltd. was formed on 9/3/92 by Faegre and Benson agents Adrian Churchward and Peter Blake?Turner.l They immediately resigned their positions, with Semion Mogilevich and Konstantin Karat assuming the titles of president and secretary, respectively. Lucas International Corporation 500 Lucas Avenue Los Angeles, California The owner of Lucas International is Lanver Mikle, aka Mikail Lanver. MGR Flowers, Inc. 2431 Kensington Avenue Philadelphia, Alexsander Roudavsky owns and operates this business. FOR new ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 5.5. 5&3 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Hedassist Medical Supply and Equipment (registered in 10/3/94} j} 3606 w. Third Street . L05 Angeles, California Tel [213} 275-5?97 Hilana Trading Company 4337 Downey Road . Vernon, California 90058 (same address as Discount Gas Diesel} phone {213) 585?3338; fax (213) 375-370? President Mike Be2man Vice President Leonard Yarmolkin (213) 550?7901 Mini ABC 61 Dob Ut VII Budapest 1 Hungary Mini ABC is a Morska Agencja, Ltd. 15 Tadeusza Wendy Str. Gdynia, Poland 0 (58) 217517; Fax {55} 210603 I Hosk3a Spartak Basketball Team Moscow. Russia Shabtai Kalmanovich and Semion Mogilevich are partners in this sports venture believed to be used for money laundering. -H Nafta United Kingdom, Ltd. 13-20 Grafton Street London 4DD Tel. no. 0?1-495-4455; fax no. 071?495-557? Telex no. 885457 NAFTA United Kingdom, Ltd. is an international trader in crude oil and petroleum products. The firm handles much of Russia?s oil export business. FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 51 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Neftancy Bank Moscow, Russia Neftanoy Bank is allegedly controlled by Semion Mogilevich. New York Management The SBU reports that Lazar Berkovich is a manager of a company called-"New York Management." Palm Terrace Restaurant, aka Rasputin Restaurant 531 N. Fairfax Avenue Los Angeles, California Owned by Vladimir Berkovich and Rubin Bershatski 1 Paralink Union Corporation 8235 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite #309 Los Angeles, California Incorporated 3/24/95 Eduard Carmel is the president of Paralink Union. Petroff Bank Sadouo?Kudinskaya 9, Building 3, Moscow, Russia Point of contact: A. Aleksandrov PRATECS Technologies, Inc. Calgary, Alberta, Canada 5055 Old Dublin Pike, Suite 203 P.O. Box 340 Fountainville, {Same address as Alpha Financial Groupl PRATECS bought out YBM Magnex in 1995. Presidential Property 14 Laurelplace Farmingdale, New York '9 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY :?I-pv?a - I350 Globus Company 110 E. 59th Street Suite 3202 NEW York New York FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY noyal Bank of Scotland PLC 57 Lombard Street London E03 United Kingdom Bank code: 15 1000 Acct-= Faegre and Benson RB Arigon Co. Ltd. Acct.: Blaariusdc Sakhalinskaya Initsiativa guano?Sakhalinsk 69300 Russia Kommunistechisky Prospekt 32 #625 point of contact: S.A. Rasputnyak 424?22; 312?97 5 Sevvoattisiz Co. 20 Agorkogo, 685000 MagadanH Russia Point of contact: N. Melnikov 1 5-09?09 or 2?79-44. . Skandinavska Enskida Banken 5-10640 Stockholm Sergeis Torg 2 Sweden Acct. Beneficiary is Parex Corporation, Parex EA account #000 070 0075 Szigma Budapest, Hungary Igor Fisherman is affiliated with this company. It is Used by Sergei Mikhailov for unknown purposes. Scolid, Ltd. Budapest, Hungary Semion Mogilevioh listed himself as manager of Szolid on a November 1990 U. S. visa application. FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY . :12 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Technology Distribution Technology Distribution was established by Semion Hogilevich_ on behalf of Sergei Mikhailov and Viktor Averin. Teropack International, Inc. 500 Lucas Avenue, Unit 105 Los Angeles, California 1222 N. Fairfax Avenue L05 Angeles, California Teropack was incorporated on 2/16/94. .The Fairfax Avenue address is identical to that of Isai Berkovich T00 ASPADA i Sakhalin Region, Ulitsa Gorkogo 2/57, YuzhnoTSakhalinsk City,.r Russia Transbrittania, Ltd. Edinburgh, Scotland Transbrittania is a front company usediby Semion Mcgilevich. It is run by Tofik Asimov. ?d Trans Commodities, Inc. 1325 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10019- Tel. no. (2l2} 339-3900 Trans Commodities is a commodities brokerage founded in 1939. Trans Commodities has sponsored over 100 visa applications 'fw for Russian nationals entering the United States, including Iosif Kobzon. Holubu Prague, Czech Republic . Holubu is an entertainment complex consisting of a bar, disco, casino, and Japanese restaurant. It was the site of the May 1995 summit meeting of Eurasian 0C leaders raided by the Czech police. The Czech newspaper Mladg_?rgnta_nn?? reported on February 7, 1995, that the Russian owners of the Holubu put the 1 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ONLY 551 . FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Property up for sale, with an asking price of 408 million crowns million). Business at the restaurant fell dramatically following the raid. - nkraina Corporate Commercial Bank 4 Kopernika Street L'voy, Ukraine Tel. no. 72?95-40; fax no. T4-10-4D The Ukraine Corporate Commercial Bank executes transactions between Arigon, Ltd. and through account #001070024. Kiev, Ukraine '1 the official name for the Ukrainian state railway administration. united Overseas Bank Geneva, Switzerland Account #20018724000180 vakhtadir 9 Kudriyanova Street Kiev, Ukraine Tel no. 271?74?04 Variety Levoberezhanya Street 12 MoscowI Russia Video Art Cultural Services Co-operative 14 Fadrusz Street, 1114 Budapest, Hungary Video Arts Small Enterprise Budapest, Hungary Aleksey Lugovcov is employed by'Video Arts. FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY -El FDR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY video Art Studios 33 Nagysemo Street, 1065 Budapest, Hungary Heater Energy Corporation 110 E. 59th Street, Suite 3202 new York, New York 10022 Tel. no. {212) 750-1101 Westar shares the same address with Arco?Globus International. I western Connections Group . 505 5. Beverly Drive, #860 Beverly Hills, California 90212 1 TEE Magnex, Inc., aka Magnex 2000 R, aka Magnequntrepreneurial Holding Budapest, VI. Benczur utca 44 Tel. no. 289?295 4 Lepshe Street Kiev, Ukraine The Kiev branch is headed by Vladimir Yeriomenko. 110 Terry Drive Newtown, 18940 Chairman of Board of Directors: Anatoly Kulachenko . President: Igor Fishermen ?n Group Vice-President: Jacob_Bogatin Other directors: Alexei Alexandrov Frank Green?eld Robert Ventresca Sergei Maximov Mrs. Sandor Bodonyi .YBM Magnex is a manufacturer of magnets and Prefabricated metal products, a subsidiary of the Hungarian firm Magnex 2000. The firm was recently purchased by a Canadian Company, PRATECS Technologies, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is headed by Jacob Bogatin. FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 5.2. FOR LAN ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Anatoly Kulachenko is a director of YBM Magnex, Inc., aSwell as Arigon, Ltd. Other directors include Igor Fisherman, Anatoly Kulachenko, and Jacob G. Bogatin. YBM Magnex was acquired in July 1995 by PRATECS Technologies, Inc., Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Officers of were listed as Jacob Bogatin, Director; Igor Fisherman; Robert Ventresca, President. YBM Technologies, Inc., maintains a bank account at Corestates Bank, N.A., 15th and Market Streets, Philadelphia, account FC 1?3-91?60. In 1993, YBM's tax returns indicated projected gross sales of $8,573. In 1995, at the time of the acquisition by YEM claimed net sales of 532,5 million and net income of $3.3 million, and stockholders? equity of $17.5 million. Surveillance of YBM's facility in Hatboro revealed it occupied a small section of a former school building. This:space was not capable of supporting the 165 employees or'$20 million in sales YBM claimed in its published portfolio. York Caskets 5934 E. Slauson Avenue City of Commerce, California {213} 724-6218 Owner: Jack Jacobs Zolotoy Dom (Golden House) Budapest, Hungary 'Moscow, Russia . assassnsug: The Semion Mogilevich Organisation is a primarily European?based 0C group engaged in a wide variety of criminal activities. In existence only four years, the Mogilevich Organization appears to have a strong, well-defined hierarchical structure. It also has established a significant presence in at least four countries - the Ukraine, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and the United States. Mogilevich has_molded the organization into a legitimate player in the Eurasian 0C world, with $0 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 51 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY established areas of operation, steady sources of income, money laundering channels, and ties to other influential Eurasian 0C groups . Most of the information collected to date on the Mogilevich Organization's criminal activities focuses on Prostitution/human smuggling, extortion and money laundering. Foreign law enforcement agencies have documented Hogilevich's Prostitution operation as the centerpiece of his operations in Europe. The legitimacy of the Semion Mogilevich Organization is reinforced by its ties to other major 0C groups. Mogilevich's personal relationship with Vyacheslav Ivankov dates at least to Ivankov's release from a Russian prison in 1991. Mogilevich's personal meetings with Ivankov in New York, Ivankov's investment in the Black and White and meetings in Vienna between representatives of the organizations concerning money laundering are all indicative of cooperative efforts. Prior to his arrest by the FBI in June 1995, Ivankov was considered to be the most influential and powerful Eurasian criminal operating in the world today. In view of Ivankov's status and personal relationship with Mogilevich, it appears that Mogilevich's organization maintains a legitimate place in the Eurasian DC picture.' The conviction of Ivankov may change the dynamics of not only Mogilevich's operations, but other Eurasian DC groups as well. Semion Mogilevich?s ties with Sergei Mikhailov and Viktor Averin of the Solntsevskaya Organization are further evid?nce of his cachet in the 0C world. Mogilevich is an important cog in the machinery of the Solntsevskaya Organization, partiCularly in terms of financial operations. Source reporting consistently identified Mogilevich as the point man for Mikhailov and Averin in opening bank accounts and establishing money laundering conduits for the Solntsevskaya Organization. The connection between Semion Mogilevich and Salvatore 5; DeFalco of the Italian Camorra may be evidence of a brewing alliance between Italian and Eurasian 0C groups. Various reports have indicated summit meetings and other links between Italian and Eurasian DC groups concerning drug trafficking routes, money laundering, and other cooperative efforts. The Italian Diresione Investigativa Antimafia (DIR) believes that Camorra members are_ operating in the Czech Republic in concert with Eurasian groups, noting weapons trafficking and money laundering activities. The focus of Semion Mogilevich's operations in the United States appears to be money laundering. Mogilevich has established a presence in two cities the primary businesses FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 5.1 --.: 1-2- waste: h: --., fer-1'1 1 . .r FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY being FNJ Trade Management in Los Angeles, California, and YBM Magnex in Newtown, In both cities, front companies have been set up, and money has been moved into those companies' accounts from Arigon, Ltd. the center of Mogilevich?s financial' operations. The exa_ct nature and extent of these activities is still under investigation, but thus far no definitive illegal activities have been directly linked to the flow of money from Mogilevich's accounts in Europe to the United States. The establishment of links between these wire transfers and unspecified unlawful activities should continue to be a focus of the Central European working Group (CEWG). In assessing the Semion Mogilevich Organization, a number of vulnerabilities offer law enforcement agencies opportunities to develop informants, target members for prosecution, and cripple the organization?s criminal activity. For example, the Mogilevich Organization's frequent use of cellular telephones and facsimile machines to communicate renders it vulnerable to electronic interception of these communications. Organization members do not in general exercise caution on the telephone. Interception of telephone conversations can immeasurably help investigators implicate members in specific criminal activities or identify other members of the organization. The reported $5 million extortion of Semion Mogilevich by Sergei Mikhailov and Viktor Averin revealed the first known internal threats to Mogilevich and his organization. The alleged extortion may indicate he is vulnerable to the whims of the Solntsevskaya Organization. However, Mogilevich is currently a valuable asset for the Solntsevskaya Organization, as evidenced by Hikhailov?s reliance on Mogilevich to establish money laundering channels for Solntsevskaya's criminal proceeds. The independence and rogue nature of some of Semion Mogilevich' subordinates may present another avenue of exploitation. A number of Mogilevich's associates act independently and are not necessarily obedient to Mogilevich. Such behavior may lead to recklessness and mistakes, which may put subordinate associates in a position of cooperating with law enforcement against Mogilevich. Mogilevich?s reliance on trusted associates reporting directly to him is a two-edged sword. While loyal subordinates help to ensure organizational security, any law enforcement action taken against one or more of these subordinates may severely disrupt the overall organization. There are also a number of factors working in Semion Mogilevich's favor. Mogilevich apparently does not get involved in day-to?day operations, thus isolating himself from the FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT use ONLY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Tl-anization'e criminal activities and complicating efforts to ?implicate Mogilevich. Semion Mogilevich relies on former police officers in Im?gary to keep him informed of police efforts targeting his 25 inimganization. He also ingratiates himself nith the police by information on other groups' criminal activities, thus to be.a cooperative good citizen. These efforts ?de Mogilevich with a degree of security against law v. efforts against him. A INF Information contained in this report was obtained from 1 of Sources, principally foreign law enforcement agencies ?g?and FBI files. The USIC also provided valuable information ?i?'contained in this report. Foreign law enforcement sources. ?;_1talian Direzione Investigative Antimafia and the Czech Federal Criminal Police. Additional'information was obtained from an FBI publication entitled, The Ivankgv. aka produced by the Organizational Intelligence Unit'in December 1994 . a) FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT use ONLY 5.6. -7 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY areas of Operation Semion Mogilevich Organization 3- Locations of Key Members/Associates C. Biographical Information on Members/Associates FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 51 .- t. 'rl-r I. . .2 .aAREAS OF OPERATION - SEMION MQGILEQICH I'Jalgary, Canada: Los Angeles. California-1 San Diego. California :3 Washington. DC MIDDLE Pr: United Kinqdom Te: Aviv. israei Phiiadelohia. New York Cm: 11's; France - New Zealand udanest. Hungary Prague. Czech Rapublic Kiev Ukraine - I I "~167n' i 151th SEMION Arigon, Ltd. YBM Magnex Black and White Bar Army Co-op Digep I VITALY SAVALOVSKY "Underboss" ALEXEI ALEXANDROV IGOR STOLIARCHUK OTHER, ASSOCIATES Ari90n1Ltd. - Igor Tkachenko - Vitaly Kachanov SergeyFilipenko - Konstantin Darazhinsky - Wadislav Oli?renko u. - Anton Naskadaton - Murtaz Golan - Mikhail Golan MAXIMOV ANATOLY - Igor Karol Army Co-op - Arbat International - - Sergei Korol - Balchug, Ltd. - YBM Magnex - Roman Gorin - YBM Magnex Arigon. Ltd. - Dzhambula Cereteii ALEKSEY LUGOVCOV IRINA RYABAKOVA - Arigon, Ltd. - Create-bury, Ltd. - Lime-gold, Ltd. - Holubu KONSTANTIN KARAT (FNU OTHER ASSOCIATES - Vladimir Vulitsky? - Islam Karimov Eugveni Imas VAHTANG UBIRIYA - IGOR PLUZHNIKOV - Balchug, Ltd. VLADIMIR YERIOMENKO - YBM Magnex STANISLAV NIKOLAYEV - YBM Magnex VALERIY SILAGADZE - Thief-in-law SEMION YAKHIMOVICH - Solomonsky UNITED 5 TA SAN DIEGO ITKIN - Finbrok, Ltd., owner - Balchug USA, ino, owner -.- - .- -- Crew-rear-enrze?a . .. 1 NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA LAZAR BERKOVICH FISHERMAN . - New York Management - YBM Magnex, President - International Chemical Company - - I 5 . .33.): - JACOB BOGATIN YBM Magnex, Vicepresident WEST HARTFORD. CONNECTICUT ROMAS MARCINKEVICIUS - Romar Firrna, President ROBERT VENTRESCA YBM Magnex, Board of Directors ALEXANDER ROUDAVSKY WASHINGTON. DC. - MGA Flowers, inC., Owner VLADIMIR KUDLA 290 ow. Luma Id; 012.li" ,F?Etf?" I . . l?Fw Wu} dirk-lid aural-n;- -- "i I 1? . ANATOLY KATRICH - Leman - Holubu -. 9- .- - m. LEONID HAIS - Asma?Fia . ALEXANDER TIUTIUN MIKHAIL WASSERMAN Leman OTHER ASSOCIATES Dan Mor Barukh Eilon Galina Tales Mikhail Fichnick ALEXANDER FEIGELSON K.T.F. lu- SHABTAI KALMANOVICH - Liat Natalie ,5 1 . . . . UNITED STATES OTHER ASSOCIATES - Lazar Berkovich lsai Berkovich Mike Berkovich Berkovich Oleg Berkovich Tatiana Mogilevich Ruben Bershatski Bella Guberman Sabrina Guberman Alexander Landa . L08 ANGEYES ZOYA SOKOLOVSKAYA - FNJ Trade Management Corporation, Secretary/Owner MIKAI BEZMAN - FNJ Trade Management Corporation Milana Trading 00., President VLADIMIR BERKOVICH - international Chemical industries Teropack International, Inc. - Palm Terrace MAXIM - Paralink Union Corporation LEIB YARMOLKIN - FNJ Trade Management Corporation, President - Milana Trading 00., Vice President EDUARD GARMEL - Paralink Union Corporation ALEKSANDR PRESSMAN T7IGAN Iw ..1 . ..- IJJI .5. . . 1. .. IEEI. . . Either in 1.. HIEn?ar?rnxp. . 1% VANOW BJJOLUBQ ,tOJeunew A UNITED Ian ADRIAN CHURCHWARD - Arigon, Ltd., Managing Director, Counselor - Faegre and Benson GALINA CHURCHWARD - Arigon, Ltd., Director ?i VUL ARONOVICS . - Head of Russian 00 in New Zealand 966L xeu?ew WEIA mow?noa - . - - R.- - Ill?I?Ilrl- . 3917*"? ?Hand-7"" par-T p. -l ind-i - BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION . NAME: Alexander Alexandrev ALIAS (ES): CITIZENSHIP: Israeli ETHNIC: Russian SEX: RACE: Caucasian DOB: 7/13/55 PUB: Russia HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SEAN: STATE USCS TECS: BANK CREDIT cmis): . MISCELLANEOUS: Israeli passport #5761295 VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: FACSIMILB cs} PAGERISJ: OCCUPATION: Arigon, Ltd. ,f MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBER: TRAVEL: MISCELLANEOUS: Former member of Russian Duma BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Alexei Viktorovich Alexandrov ALIAS CITIZENSHIP: Russian ETHNIC: Russian SEX: RACE: Caucasian DOB: 12/4/59 POE: Moscow, Russia HEIGHT: 6'1? WEIGHT: 200 lbs. HAIR: Brown EYES: Gray PHOTO: SSAN: STATE California A9486342 {Issued 5/20/93 USCS TECS: - BANK MISCELLANEOUS: Russian Passport #723933 VEHICLES RESIDENCE: 2/3 IV. 15 Szigony Street 3th District Budapest, Hungary- 933 N. Harper Avenue 5 Los Angeles, California {As of 5/17/93} 011?7095-291?5904, Arbat International, Moscow, Russia PAGERISJ: OCCUPATION: BUSINESSIES): YBM Magnex, Inc. (CEO) 44 Bensur Street, Buda VI, Budapest, Hungary 3? Tradeproduction {Russian/German joint venture} Arigon Co., Ltd. Prague, Czech Republic MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: Galina 9/14/50, Orenburg, Russia}, spouse; Yulia 7/1/71, Saratov, Russia} TRAVEL: Entered United States 5/16/93 ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: Family arrived in United States circa May 1987. Holds degrees in economics and engineering. .- . :e-n'r r. .- BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Alexander Alexandrov ALIAS (ES): CITIZENSHIP: Israeli ETHNIC: Russian SEX: RACE: Caucasian DOE: PUB: Russia HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: .STATE USCS TECS: BANK CARnts): MISCELLANEOUS: Israeli passport #5761295 VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: TELEPHONEISJ: . EACSIMILEISJ: OCCUPATION: Arigon, Ltd. MARITAL STATUS: FAMILX MEMBER: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: Former mambar of Russian Duma 124"FA?eh? I. --.. ?any - . -. - ??H-?MW-v-r-w?nawrv' BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Vladimir Alexaievich Arafev ALIAS (ES) CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: Russian SEX: RACE: Caucasian DOB: 8/25/56 POE: Moscow, Russia HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE USCS TECS: BANK ACCTIS): .Ig CREDIT MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: FACSIMILEIS): OCCUPATION: 3 MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS .6 BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Lazar Laonidovich Berkovich ALIAS ETHNIC: Ukrainian SEX: RACE: Caucasian DOB: 1940 POE: Kiev. Ukraine HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SEAN: STATE USCS TECS: BANK ACCTISJ: 1 CREDIT MISCELLANEOUS: Emigrated to United States in 1978 VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: New York, NY PAGER (S) 9 OCCUPATION: BUSINESSIES): MARITAL STATUS: FAMLLY MEMBERS: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUSrim-*7 v.11." 2-1 1m . . . A?g INFORMATION NAME: Lora Bark?rvich - ALIAS Klara Berkcwich, nee Narodetsky CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: SEX: RACE: DOB: 9/5/43 PUB: HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE USCS TECS: . BANK 1 CREDIT CARDES): MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: - RESIDENCE: OCCUPATION: 9 MARITAL Married to Vladimir Eerkovich FAMILY MEMBERS: Son, Oleg Berkovich; TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: . fruurt wan?Jr. run-m?. -. . - .- 2-: ?l BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Oleg Leonidovich Berkovich ALIAS CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: SEX: RACE: DOB: 3/5/59 (also claims POE: Ukraine . HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SEAN: STATE USES TECS: - BANK 1 CREDIT CARDIS): MISCELLANEOUS: Passport #2380150 {origin unknown) VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: 3930 Laurel Canyon Los Angeles, California FACSIMILEISJ: OCCUPATION: MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: Recently arrested in Hungary on unspecified charges, but released. Connected with Mogilevich's operationsagar?W.) -. . - .. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Rotyslav Leonidovich Barkovich ALIAS CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: Ukrainian SEX: RACE: Caucasian DOB: 195? . POE: Kiev, Ukraine HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SEAN: STATE USCS TECS: BANK CREDIT MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: 1222 N. Fairfax #311 - L05 Angelas, California 90046 a {213} 650-9503 OCCUPATION: BUSINESSIES): MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: Basia Eerkovich (Spouse) TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: Emigratad to United States in 1975. 51"" JVP- . . . . I- IT-L 33.1.1? - - BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Vladimir Laonidovich Eerkovich ALIAS CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: Ukrainian SEX: RACE: Caucasian DOB: 12/28/46 POE: Kiev. Ukraine HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE USCS TECS: BANK CREDIT Left USSR in 1974 VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: . - 1. PAGER (S) OCCUPATION: Palm Terrace restaurant, L05 Angales, California MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUSman. - -- - BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Mikail Bezman ALIAS Mikhail Bezman, Mikail Belman, Michael Bezman CITIZENSHIP: U.S. legal resident ETHNIC: Ukrainian SEX: RACE: Caucasian DOB: 7/24/46 PCB: Kiev, Ukraine HEIGHT: 5'7? WEIGHT: 210 lbs. HAIR: Brown - EYES: Blue PHOTO: SSAN: 463?39?7217 STATE California N7945209 (Issued 3/3/93} 0794762R3 USCS TECS: BANK CREDIT MISCELLANEOUS: INS {Entered United.States on 211/79} CII VEHICLES: California 2USK4OB - 1991 Lincoln California 3KF2339 - 1983 Toyota Andoor 3 RESIDENCE: 630 S. Masselin #222, Los Angeles, California (As of 2/24/93) . - 1530 N. Poinsettia Place #215, Los Angeles, California (As of 1/16/51] PAGERIS): OCCUPATION: Butcher Milena Trading Company' 4337 Downey Road Vernon, California 90053 Telephone {213) 585-3338; fax {213} President Mike Bezman Vice President - Leonard Yarmolkin {213] 650?7901 ENJ Trade Management Corporation, aka FNI Trade Management Corporation a Trade Management Corporation a Trade Management Corporation a 0 Trade Management 7060 Hollywood Boulevard #610 Los Angeles, California: 90028 Tel no. (213) 462-3238-39, fax {213} 462-3174 President - Leonard Yarmolkin Secretary Zoya Sokolovskaya MARITAL STATUS: Spouse: Olga Bezman, nee Korzun 1948, Kiev, Ukraine} - .ur: 0-12- - ,n . 1 on? FAMILY MEMBERS: Regina Bezman 8/20/71, Kiev, Ukraine), daughter TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS.333?neuron-H.-. Minna-Ian? --. .- True-nary . I of a. . BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Mrs. Sandor Bodonyi ALIAS (ES) CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: SEX: RACE: Caucasian DOB: POE: HEIGHT: WEIGHT: 5 HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: USCS TECS: BANK 1 CREDIT MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: .RESIDENCE: 1032 Kiscelli St. - #18 Budapest 1 113-3109; cellular telephone #36-3031?6?7 9 OCCUPATION: BUSINESSIES): YEN Magnax, Inc. {Director} MARTTAL STATUS: .- MEMBERS: Husband, Sander Bodonyi TRAVEL: - . ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Yakov G. Bogatin ALIAS (ES): Jacob Bogatin; Yaoob G. Bogatin; CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: Russian SEX: 1 RACE: Caucasian DOB: 3/13/47 POE: Saratov, Russia HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SEAN: 073?72-2351 STATE USES TECS: - BANK ACCTISJ: 1 MISCELLANEOUS: INS 27-867-583 VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: 246 Sunset Drive . - Riohboro, TELEPHONEIS): . OCCUPATION: . YBM Magnex, Inc. (CEO) MARITQL STATUS: - FAMILY MEMBERS: Galina 9/14/50, Orenburg, Russia}, spouse; Yulia (DIPOB: 7/1/71, Saratov, Russia}, daughter; Khaya Yalovskaya, mother {1311 Erightwater Avenue, Apartment 5M, Brooklyn, New York; Esfir Bogatina, sister {same address as mother}; David Bogatin, brother {incarcerated in New York State} TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: Family arrived in United States.6/12/87 at New 3%.York City. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Dzhambula Otarievich Cereteli ALIAS Dzambuli CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: . Georgian SEX: RACE: Caucasian DOB: 3/5/45 PUB: Zestafoni, Georgia HEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STRTE USCS TECS: BANK 1 VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: . - OCCUPATION: MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Adrian Churchward ALIAS - CITIZENSHIP: U.K. ETHNIC: British SEX: RACE: Caucasian DOB: 2/1?/45 PUB: Romford, United Kingdom HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SEAN: STATE USCS TECS: BANK 5 - . MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: Trinity Gardens London 18 3 OCCUPATION: Solicitor Arigon, Ltd. Alderney, united Kingdom MARITAL STATUS: {Reportedly by convenience) FAMILY MEMBERS: Wife: Tatyana Ivanova Markova, nae Mogilevioh: ex?wife of Semion Mogilevich TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: amtBIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Galina Grigorieva Churchward ALIAS CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: SEX: RACE: DOB: POE: HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SEAN: STATE USCS TECS: - BANK 1:53: CREDIT CARDS) .- MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: .FACSIMILE a OCCUPATION: BUSINESSES): Arigon (20., Ltd. MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: TRAVEL: MISCELLANEOUS: -: .- . .7.- J?Fra'?wwh?w'1'W?t?w?h? ?h n_ i -: 1.9-- i BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION .- NAME: Abe Citron ALIAS CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: Ukrainian SEX: RACE: Caucasian DOE: 194? FOB: Kiev, Ukraine HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SEAN: STATE USCS TECS: BANK 5 CREDIT MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: - - OCCUPATION: 9 Founder, Arca-Globus Internationaf MARITAL STATUS: FAMIEX MEMBER: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: ?Hm-1 BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ALIAS CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: SEX: RACE: DOE: POB: Partinico, Province of Palermo, Italy HEIGHT: 5?6" WEIGHT: 110 lbs. HAIR: Brown EYES: Brown PHOTO: SEAN: STATE California A1047591 USCS TECS: BANK CREDIT - MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: 1441 VEteran Avenue, #214 Los Angeles, California 90024 (As of 2/19f?71 NAME: Salvatore Difalco . Clusona, Province of Bergamo, Italy (January 1985} 1, Via Sebastiano La Franca 25 Partinico, Italy OCCUPATION: MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: ,f-..-.. .r . Jun. Jaw . BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION - NAME: Earukh Eilon ALIAS CITIZENSHIP: Israeli ETHNIC: Israeli SEX: RACE: Caucasian DOB: 4/11/53 POE: Israel HEIGHT: WEIGHT: EYES: PHOTO: SEAN: STATE USCS TECS: BANK CREDIT . MISCELLANEOUS: Israeli passPOrt #5929936 (Issued Israeli identification #054182647 VEHICLES: - RESIDENCE: 6 Medinat Hayehudim Street Herzelya, Israel . PAGERIS): I OCCUPATION: MARITAL FAMILY MEMBER: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUSBIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Alexander Gregorievieh Feigelsen ALIAS CITIZENSHIP: Israeli ETHNIC: SEX: RACE: Caucasian DOB: 3/25/48 -POB: HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: -EYES: PHOTO: SEAN: STATE USCS TECS: BANK 1 . Israeli passPert #5711237 (Issued 3/2f94} Israeli identification-#304766991 INP reports Israeli passport as 5007574. VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: 25 Eilat Road Helen, Israel TELEPHONEISJ: K.F.T. MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBER: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: Feigelson emigrated to Israel on 5/3/91 . m. a ?r'ir . . rung-m . . BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Mikhail Fichnick ALIAS (ES): CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: SEX: RACE: Caucasian DOB: 12/24/62 I PUB: HEIGHT: i WEIGHT: HAIR: 1 EYES: PHOTO: . SSAN: STATE USCS TECS: BANK ACCTIS): . Israeli passport #6155001 VEHICLES: . - RESIDENCE: 1 FACSIMILEIS): OCCUPATION: . MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: TRAVEB: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: I -- 53'- BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Igor L'Vovich.Fisherman ALIAS Igor Fisherman: Igor L'Vovich Fischermann; Igor Fischerman; Igor Fisherman CITIZENSHIP: Israeli ETHNIC: Ukrainian SEX: RACE: Caucasian DOB: 6/30/52 POE: Ukraine HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: 094- 76? 8357 STATE New Jersey 4650- 35300- 05526 uses TECS: 1 BANK CREDIT CARDKS): MISCELLANEOUS: Applied for refugee .visa at USEMB Vienna in 1989; sponsor on 1990 visa application submitted by Mogilevich? wife and nephew to USEMB Moscow Israeli passport #6002302 {Issued 3/23/94) Israeli identification #312027022 VEHICLES: 1992 Honda Accord, black, tag 1981 Buick LsSabre, black, tag 1981 Mazda, red, tag 1990 Mitsubishi, tag GIB-77M RESIDENCE: 1205 Hertel Are. #4 Buffalo, NY 14216 I: 48 Sumac St. Mt. Laurel, NJ {Current address) Budapest, Hungary? Los Angeles, OCCUPATION: Arigon, Ltd., vice?president; president, YBM Magnex, Inc. MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: Olga Zhunzhurova, 2f5/56, Makhachkala, Russia (spouse) TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: Fisherman became an Israeli citizen on 4/10f94 I - n'T??M??Fr?wr m-?n-r-l-u-rFq??L?J-vnlg-H?w- ?cf-?mm? - - Off-.- BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Edouard Garmel ALIAS (ES): Edik Garmel CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: SEX: RACE: 6/14/53 POE: HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE USCS TECS: BANK CREDIT CARDIS): MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: - 1 PAGERIS): OCCUPATION: MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: TRAVEL: ASSETS: - - MISCELLANEOUS: r- 9-1-1311BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Roman Kuzmich Gorin ALIAS (ES): Roma CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: Russian SEX: RACE: Caucasian DOB: 6/22/51 PUB: Magadan, Russia HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE USES TECS: BANK i CREDIT MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: OCCUPATION: BUSINESS (Es): MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Galina Vasilerna Grigorieva ALIAS May be identical to Tatyana Markova CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: Russian SEX: RACE: Caucasian DOB: 11/29/5? POE: Krasnodar, Russia HEIGHT: 5?8? - WEIGHT: 111 lbs. HAIR: Brown EYES: Brown PHOTO SSAN: . STATE California {Issued - USCS TECS: BANK VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: 6 Trinity Gardens South View Drive, South Woodford London E18 . United Kingdom . .Tel. no. 081?939-U195united Kingdom 9 .500 9th Avenue, #3 San Francisco, California 94118 {As of 12/14/89} PAGERESJE OCCUPATION: Board of Directors, Arigon, ltd. MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: Son Yuli Semenovich Grigoriev (DPDE: 6/21/83, Moscow, Russia} ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: Was Semion Mogilevich's wife or girlfriend in late 19805 --.-., .?F??alp?qnnur..- .-..-.. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Bella Guberman ALIAS CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: SEX: RACE: DOB: 9/3/43 POE: HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: STATE USCS TECS: BANK 5 JZCREDIT . VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: . TELEPHONEIS): . - OCCUPATION: MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: TRAVEE: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Igor Guberman ALIAS (ES): CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: SEX: RACE: DOB: 5/11/70 POE: HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: . STATE - USCS TECS: BANK I MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: FACSIMILE (S) OCCUPATION: MARITAL STATUS: FANILY MEMBERS: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ALIAS (ES): CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: SEX: RACE: DOB: 5/13/72 POE: HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE USCS TECS: BANK i MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: OCCUPATION: BUSINESSIES): ,3 MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: TRAVEL: NAME: Sabrina Guberman ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: .. -. . .-. I BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Leonid Hais ALIAS CITIZENSHIP: Israeli? ETHNIC: Ukrainian SEX: RACE: Caucasian DOB: 12/21/49 PUB: Kiev, Ukraine HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE USCS TEES: BANK ACCTIS): 1 CARDIS): - MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: .- i OCCUPATION: - MARITAL STATUS: FAMILE-MEMBERS: TRAVEL: ASSETS: . MISCELLANEOUS: Former professional boxer I1. . BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Konstantin Karat ALIAS (ES): CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: Ukrainian SEX: RACE: Caucasian DOB: 10/27/59 POE: Kiev, Ukraine? HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SEAN: STATE USCS TECS: BANK CREDIT MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: TELEPHONEISJ: PAGERIS): OCCUPATION: Createbury, Ltd. London, United Kingdom Limegold, Ltd. London, United Kingdom MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBER: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUSBIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION I NAME: Anatoli Katric ALIAS (ES): Anatoli Katrich, Anatoly Katrich CITIZENSHIP: Israeli ETHNIC: Ukrainian SEX: RACE: Caucasian DOB: 3/3/52 POE: Kiev, Ukraine HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: - - STATE USES TECS: BANK-ACCTISJ: 1 . MISCELLANEOUS: Israeli passport #4770706 (Issued 5f27/92} Intelligence Community reporting indicates citizenship issued 4/30/90, passport issued 5/23/91. - Israeli identification INP reports Israeli passport asr4866510 VEHICLES: i RESIDENCE: 441 Hatziyonut Avenue Haifa, Israel Tel. no. 04-5727593 OCCUPATION: ArctEX Prague, Czech Republic STATUS: MEMBERS: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: 5517:"? a: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Igor Mikhailovich Korol ALIAS CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: Ukrainian SEX: RACE: Caucasian DOB: 3/30/71 or 8/28/71 POE: Kiev, Ukraine HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE USCS TECS: BANK 1 CREDIT MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: PAGERKSJ: OCCUPATION: MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother is Lidia Szarede TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION A NAME: Vladimir Nikolayevich Kudla ALIAS (ES): CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: SEX: - RACE: Caucasian DOE: 1960 POE: HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE uses TECS: . BANK 1 CREDIT MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: OCCUPATION: BUSINESS (ES) 3? MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBER: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: -. ?aw-r W: . . . BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Anatoly Mikhailovich Kulachenko ALIAS (ES): CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: SEX: RACE: Caucasian DOE: POE HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SEAN: STATE USCS TECS: BANK MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: United Kingdom 1 OCCUPATION: Board of Directors, Arigon, Ltd. Arbatski Place 6X2 Room 8 Moscow, Russia 5-H Palina 8 Moscow, Russia Chairman YEN Magnax, Inc. . . Budapest, Hungary STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: . I ?u:mwagrs*v" . BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Alexander Landa ALIAS (ES): CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: SEX: RACE: DOB: 9/25/41 FOB: HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HRIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE USCS TECS: BANK 1 CREDIT MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: BUSINESS MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Alekeey Sergeyevich Lugoveev ALIAS Alex, Alexei Sergeivich, Alekeey Sergeyevieh Lugevteov CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: Ukrainian SEX: RACE: Caucasian DOB: 3/17/55 POE: Proletarskiy, Ukraine HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE USCS TECS: ?3 BANK CREDIT CARDIS): MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: - PAGERISI: OCCUPATION: . BUSINESSIES): Video Arts Small Enterprise, Budapest, Hungary MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Sergei Vladimirovich Maximov ALIAS CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: Russian SEX: - RACE: Caucasian DOE: 3/22/60 POE: Smolensk, Russia HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE USCS TECS: BANK scams}: i CREDIT CARDISJ: -. MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: . OCCUPATION: Army Co?op YBM Magnsx, Inc. MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: i i BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Semicn Yudkovich Mogilevich ALIAS Moguilevitch, Moglerits, Moghilevich, Mogilevitch, Mogilevic, Mcgilyevich, Mogilevitsh, Semyon Jukovich, Semen, Seva, Senya, Sergei Yurievich CITIZENSHIP: Israeli ETHNIC: Ukrainian SEX: RACE: Caucasian DOB: 6/30/46 POE: Kiev, Ukraine HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: Green PHOTO: SEAN: STATE 1