The UK threatens to sue Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich over his Chelsea sale funds.
The UK government said it is “fully prepared” to take legal action against former Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich to ensure the proceeds from the club’s sale are directed to Ukraine.
Fake journeys, fake customers: inside Roman Abramovich’s yacht rental scam.
The oligarch’s scheme to skirt taxes on his boats was enterprising, elaborate – and illegal.
Here’s how it worked.
Fake journeys, fake customers: inside Roman #Abramovich’s yacht rental #scam - https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025-02-19/fake-journeys-fake-customers-inside-roman-abramovichs-yacht-rental-scam "The oligarch’s scheme to skirt taxes on his boats was enterprising, elaborate – and illegal. Here’s how it worked"
#Abramovich evaded millions in VAT with fake yacht hire scheme - https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025-01-28/roman-abramovich-evaded-millions-in-vat-with-fake-yacht-hire-scheme/ "Billionaire’s agents designed elaborate scheme to fool authorities – then wrote it all out in emails" enough is never enough for these greedy people
Revealed: how Roman #Abramovich dodged taxes on cost of running his fleet of superyachts
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/28/revealed-how-roman-abramovich-dodged-taxes-on-cost-of-running-his-fleet-of-superyachts
#Cyprus Confidential files suggest offshore scheme was used to evade tens of millions in VAT on long list of expenses
The billionaires include Roman Abramovich, former owner of Chelsea Football Club, and Vagit Alekperov, who was ranked by Forbes in April as Russia's richest man with a fortune estimated at US$28.6 billion.
#Abramovich and Alekperov did not respond to requests for comment sent via their companies or lawyers. London-listed Evraz, in which Ambramovich holds a 28 per cent stake, said it supplied the chemicals for "civilian use only."
#BBCNews - Media tycoon Rupert #Murdoch marries for fifth time
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9ee487k1eyo
Ms Zhukova was previously married to Russian oil billionaire Alexander #Zhukov , while their daughter Dasha - a socialite and businesswoman - was married to the Russian oligarch Roman #Abramovich until 2017.
#Media tycoon Rupert #Murdoch gets engaged to elena zhukova
Ms zhukova was previously married to russian #oil billionaire alexander #zhukov, while their daughter dasha - was married to the russian #oligarch roman #abramovich until 2017.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68508087
Stand with #Ukraine
A business associate of the oligarch abramovich has failed in his latest attempt to overturn sanctions that were imposed on him after russia’s invasion of #Ukraine in a case widely seen as a crucial legal test for #UK #sanctions regime.
eugene shvidler, who served on the board of companies owned by #abramovich, was sanctioned by the UK government in March 2022
My chart on a Roman Abramovich company that was behind $120 million in mortgages to a Fisher Island developer in 2014 and 2015 shows a piece of how Concord Management and Michael Maitlin fit into Abramovich's network
SEC Charges New York Firm Concord Management and Owner Michael Matlin with Acting as Unregistered Investment Advisers to Billionaire Former Russian Official (Roman Abramovich)
Firm and Owner’s failures to register prevented oversight of more than $7 billion in assets
#SEC #Russia #RomanAbramovich #Abramovich #MichaelMaitlin
https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2023-186
Complaint
https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/complaints/2023/comp-pr2023-186.pdf
#abramovich ally begins high court challenge against #UK #sanctions
(Reportedly worth £1.3bn) eugene shvidler claims ‘oppressive treatment’ as he launches case that could set a precedent for #oligarchs
They are challenging the Foreign Office’s decision to sanction the USSR-born businessman, questioning whether the “hardship” he is facing as a result is proportionate and alleging that he has been discriminated against.
Read more here
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/jul/20/roman-abramovich-ally-eugene-shvidler-high-court-challenge-against-uk-sanctions-oligarchs
abramovich Reportedly Stalling On Sending Chelsea-Sale Proceeds To Ukraine
russian billionaire businessman roman #abramovich has refused to release the $3 billion proceeds from his sale last year of the #Chelsea soccer club to help Ukrainian victims of moscow’s February 2022 invasion
Read more here 
https://www.rferl.org/a/abramovich-chelsea-sale-ukraine-victims-russia-war/32464696.html
#Ukraine 
#SlavaUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine
BBC News - UK #property register #fines worth £1bn not yet imposed
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65611255 #Abramovich , #Deripaska , #Gutseriev yet to comply
Leak reveals #RomanAbramovich’s billion-dollar trusts transferred before #Russia #sanctions
Leaked files suggest 10 offshore trusts which benefit #Abramovich were rapidly reorganised in early Feb 2022, three weeks before start of #UkraineRussianWar https://bit.ly/3vG3qNE
“Lawyers for Russian oligarch Roman #Abramovich argue he should not be sanctioned because his ties to the #Kremlin are weak, but new documents reveal he secretly had a years-long partnership with the #Russian government in a forestry venture.”
