FBI’s report on Semion Mogilevich organization -1996

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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, says the report, dated of August 1996.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

. SEMION MOGILEVICH ORGANIZATION
EURASIAN ORGANIZED CRIME

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SYNOPSIS……………………………………….1

ORGANIZATION………………………………… . .2

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OPERATIONS……………………..

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VI.

LINKS TO OTHER OC GROUPS………………………. 31

FINANCES………………………………………33

POLICE/PUBLIC CORRUPTION………………………..34

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COMMUNICATIONS…………………………………35

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CHARACTERISTICS……………………………… ,.36

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ASSOCIATED BUSINESSES……………………… . . .37

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ASSESSMENT…………………………………… 53

BASIS OF INFORMATION…………….

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APPENDIX…………………………………….. 57

A. Areas of Operation – Semion Mogilevich Organization

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B. Locations of Key Members/Associates

C. Biographical Information on Members/Associates

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J, SYNOPSIS

In November 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 Ukrzaliznytsa, 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, Pennsylvania.

The Mogilevich Organization is tied to two other major

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Hungary

Semion Yudkovich Mogilevich, 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 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

1970s 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 1980s, Semion Mogilevich became affiliated

with the Solntsevskaya Organization. During this time ihe 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 1980s, Semion Mogilevich moved to Poland

for approximately one year. In 1989, he married and moved to
Hungary. Following his arrival in Budapest, Mogilevich purchased
the Black and White Nightclub and several other entertainment
establishments which serve as bases of operations for criminal
activity. In early 1991, Mogilevich purchased the Black and
White Nightclub and U 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.

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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 thos^ 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 uniter 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, Pennsylvania; 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 OC figure and Mogilevich associate in
Philadelphia.

Alexei Viktorovich
Alexandrov, aka The Plumber

Alexei Alexandrov was identified by an FBI source as

one of the Santechnik brothers (Sanitation Engineers) , the other
being Viktor Alexandrov. The Czech Internal Security Service
(BIS) identified Alexandrov as a principal figure in the
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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.

Alexei Alexandrov was one of five individuals .declared

persona non grata by the Czech Republic following the police raid
on the U Holubu nightclub in Prague on 5/31/95. The others were
Semion Mogilevich, Anatoly Katrich, Viktor Averin, and ;Sergei
Mikhailov.

The Hungarian National Police (HNP) 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 “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

for Semion Mogilevich.

Igor Alexandrovich Stoliarchuk handles money laundering

Aleksey Anatolyevich Lugovcov, aka Alex,
Aleksey Sergeyevich Lugovteov

Aleksey

second-in-command

Anatolyevich Lugovcov, aka “Alex,” is the
under Mogilevich in Budapest. He is involved

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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 (CEO) 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 Balchug1s 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 OC operations in
Bratislava, Slovakia. Igor Korol reportedly has access to
Mogilevich’s cellular telephones and cars.

Sergei Mikhailovich 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 Mogilevich’s in

Budapest, Hungary.

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Irina Ryabakova

Irina Ryabakova is the acting director of Arigon, L t d . .

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 Mikhailov Kulachenko

Anatoly Kulachenko is a close associate of

Semion Mogilevich involved in prostitution .’in Hungary. He /is a
director of Arigon, L t d . , and chairman of the board of YBM
Magnex, Inc. Kulachenko also took over management of Arbat
International in Moscow following Mogilevich’s departure 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

weapons trafficking crew.

Konstantin Darazhinsky is a member of Tkachenko’s

Vladislav Olifirenko

trafficking crew.

Vladislav Olifirenko is a member of Tkachenko’s weapons

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Anton Naekadaton

Anton Naskadaton is a member of Tkachenko’s weapons

trafficking crew.

Murtaz and Mikhail Golan

The Golans are twin brothers identified by the

Hungarian HNP as criminal associates of Semion Mogilevich.

Czech Republic

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 Limegold, Ltd.

Konstantin Karat received a 1995 GMC Jimmy truck,

shipped from Los Angeles, California, to Magnex RT in Budapest,
Hungary, on 4/3/95.

(FN U ) B e rko vi ch

According to the SBU, another member of the Berkovich

family resides in Prague, Czech Republic, where he is employed at
U Holubu Restaurant. Mogilevich controls■this establishment,
which was a gathering place for his subordinates prior to the may
31, 1995, Czech police raid.

Ukraine

Vahtang Shalvovich Ubiriya

Vahtang Ubiriya is a high-ranking official in

Ukrzaliznytsa, 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

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arigon, Ltd.’s sales of oil products from Russia to
Ukrzaliznytsa. 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
pursue oil and gas business deals, but the Ukrainian Security
Service (SBU) 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 ELSON).
Ubiriya has also met with well-known “Mafia” leader Alexander
Vladimirovich Roudavsky, aka Rezany (Slash), in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.

The USIC reported that Vahtang Ubiriya is the deputy

chief for fuel acquisition for Ukrzaliznytsa. 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 YBM 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.

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Islam Karimov, aka Tatar

Islam Karimov is the director of Alliance Insurance

Company, Kiev, Ukraine. He maintains close ties with Semion
Mogilevich.

Eugveni 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, Margaritaz, resides in
Los Angeles, California, and maintains close links with the
Berkovich brothers.

Valeriy Mikhailovich Silagadze

Valeriy Silagadze is a thief-in-law and close contact
of 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.

United States

Philadelphia

Igor L’vovich Fisherman

Igor Fisherman is the president of YBM Magnex, Inc. He

is working out YBM’s facility in Newtown, Pennsylvania. 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
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Republic, and Hungary. Fisherman is also affiliated with a firm
called Szigma Pack Kft 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 1989 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 4/10/94.

Jacob Bogatin, aka Yakov Bogatin

Dr. Jakob Bogatin is the group vice-president of YBM

Magnex, Inc., working out of YBM’s facility in Newtown,
Pennsylvania. Bogatin is a former professor of physical
metallurgy at the Polytechnic Institute, Saratov, Russia. He
entered the United States on 6/12/87, and was employed by SPS
Technologies, Highland Avenue, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. .Bogatin
is an expert in powder metallurgy of permanent magnets,’‘with a
PhD. in Metallurgical Sciences.

Jacob Bogatin contacted the FBI in Philadelphia in May

1996, at which time he wished to discuss the April 11, 1996,
United States Department of State/U.S. Immigration and
Naturalization Service (USDS/INS) 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’s 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 Bogatin1s extradition to the
United States. These businesses were subsequently sold.

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Alexander Vladimirovich Roudavaky, aka Rezany (Slash)

Alexander Roudavsky has been identified by several

sources as an Russian OC leader in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He is the connection between Semion Mogilevich’s operations in
Los Angeles and YBM Magnex in Newtown, Pennsylvania. He owns a
business in Philadelphia called MGA Flowers, Inc.

Robert Ventreaca

Robert Ventresca is on the board of directors of YBM

Magnex and the president of Alpha Financial Group, Inc.,
Fountainvilie, Pennsylvania.

Los Angeles

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 is’.,identical
to an individual identified as Tzigan, an associate of Mogilevich
engaged in money laundering, based on the similarities in their
activities and associates.

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Tzigan

Tzigan, aka Gypsy, 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.

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Vladimir Leonidovich Berkovich

Vladimir Berkovich is a resident of Los Angeles, father

of Oleg 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 OC 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. 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.

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 Ingle/ood, California.

He is affiliated with three businesses: International Auto Body;
andJSeorge1 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 Berkovich, 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.

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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.

The HNP identified Oleg Berkovich attempting to travel

to Austria on 2/8/94 using a passport in the name of Tibor Jan or
Jan Tibor. His identification cards listed him as Alex
Berkovitz, deputy manager for production and industry of YBM
Magnex, Inc.

Eduard Garmel, aka Edik Garmel, Edouard Garmel,

Edward Garmel, Angela Davis

Eduard Garmel 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 registered
agent for Paralink Union Corporation, Los Angeles, California.
Garmel 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. 1.

Edik Garmel recently met with two Russians from

New York City who are described as having connections with the
Genovese La Cosa Nostra (LCN) 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 Milana Trading
Co. in Los Angeles, California. Yarmolkin’s wife, Zoya
Sokolovskaya, and Mikail Bezman, are also officers in FNJ. FNJ
is a wholesale general merchandiser.

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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.

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 (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.

Mike Berkovich, aka Mikhail Berkovich

According to an FBI Los Angeles source, Mike Berkovich

was involved in racketeering with Ukrainian OC figure Dmitri
Sokolov (killed in 1994 by a Russian extortion victim). Mike
Berkovich is a cousin of Vladimir Berkovich.

Rostyelav Leonidovich Berkovich

Rostyslav Berkovich 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.

An FBI source reported that Zoya Sokolovskaya obtained

U.S. residency through a fraudulent marriage, divorcing her first
husband to marry Leib Yarmolkin. Sokolovskaya is a business
partner of Semion Mogilevich’s ex-wife, Tatiana, and also of
Maria Solodka, nee Katz, former wife of deceased Russian OC
figure Semion Katz.

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Mikail Bezman, aka

Mikail Bezman is a close associate of Leib Yarmolkin
a nd 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, 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 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 Altex and demanded $100,000.

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 Mogilevich, aka Tatiana Mogilevitch, 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 Bershatski

Terrace restaurant in Los Angeles, California.

Rubin Bershatski is listed as the owner of the Palm

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).

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II.

SYNOPSIS………………..

ORGANIZATION…………………………………… 2

III.

OPERATIONS……………………………………. 22

IV.

VI.

LINKS TO OTHER OC GROUPS………………………. 31

FINANCES………………………………

POLICE/PUBLIC CORRUPTION……………………….. 34

VII.

COMMUNICATIONS………………………………… 35

VIII.

CHARACTERISTICS……………………………….^.36

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ASSOCIATED BUSINESSES………………..

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XI.

ASSESSMENT……………………………………. 53

BASIS OF INFORMATION……………………. L. …..56

XII.

APPENDIX………………………………………57

A. Areas of Operation – Semion Mogilevich Organization

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B. Locations of Key Members/Associates

C. Biographical Information on Members/Associates

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I, SYNOPSIS

In November 1994, a multinational working group on

One of these groups is the Semion Mogilevich

The center of the Mogilevich Organization’s ’financial
operations is Arigon, Ltd., a company registered in thd-Channel
Islands, United Kingdom. Arigon, Ltd. deals extensively with the
Ukraine, selling oil products to Ukrzaliznytsa, 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, Pennsylvania.

The Mogilevich Organization is tied to two other major

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Semion Yudkovich Mogilevich, 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 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.

1970s with the Lyuberts Mafia group in Russia. His primary ‘

Semion Mogilevich began his’ criminal career in the

. activities were petty crimes and counterfeiting. He also-derived

profits from funeral arrangements.

In the early 1980s, Semion Mogilevich became affiliated

with the Solntsevskaya Organization. During this time i^ie 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 assents, 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 1980s, Semion Mogilevich moved to Poland
for approximately one year. In 1989, he married and moved to
Hungary. Following his arrival in Budapest, Mogilevich purchased
the Black and White Nightclub and several other entertainment
establishments which serve as bases of operations for criminal
activity. In early 1991, Mogilevich purchased the Black and
White Nightclub and U 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

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In 1993, Semion Mogilevich consolidated his businesses,

Arigon, ltd. Is involved in selling clothing to the FSU

Semion Mogilevich is a key contact of the Solntsevskaya

Organization. His business affairs are concurrent with thos^ 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, Pennsylvania; 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 OC figure and Mogilevich associate in
Philadelphia.

Alexei Viktorovich
Alexandrov, aka The Plumber

Alexei Alexandrov was identified by an FBI source as

one of the Santechnik brothers. (Sanitation Engineers), the other
being Viktor Alexandrov. The Czech Internal Security Service
tB lS) identified Alexandrov as a principal figure in the
Mogilevich organization. He was based in Prague, Czech Republic,

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Alexei Alexandrov holds degrees in economics and

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

The Hungarian National Police (HNP) identified Alexei

Alexandrov as Semion Mogilevich’s contact with the HNP, providing
derogatory information on Mogilevich’s competitors.

Vitaly Borisovich Savalovsky

Igor Alexandrovich Stoliarchuk, aka Stolyarchuk

Igor Alexandrovich Stoliarchuk handles money laundering

for Semion Mogilevich,

Aleksey Anatolyevich Lugovcov, aka Alex,
Aleksey Sergeyevich Lugovtsov

Aleksey

second-in-command

Anatolyevich Lugovcov, aka “Alex,” is the
under Mogilevich in Budapest. He is involved

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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 (CEO) 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 OC operations in
Bratislava, Slovakia. Igor Korol reportedly has access to
Mogilevich’s cellular telephones and cars.

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Sergei Mikhailovich 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 Mogilevich*s in

Budapest-, Hungary.

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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 Mikhailov Kulachenko

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 .departure 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 Olifirenko

trafficking crew.

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Guberman listed addresses on credit applications that were
identical to those of Tatiana Mogilevich and Oleg Berkovich.

Bella Guberman

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 Landa

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Alexander Landa is the owner of Best Auto .Sales.’ he

has received over $33,000 from Arigon, Ltd.

New York City

Lazar Leonidovich Berkovich

The SBU identified Lazar Leonidovich Berkovich as one

of Semion Mogilevich 1s 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 OC activities. The SBU claims
he was involved in the trafficking of antique relics, homicide
and robbery. In 1978, 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, L t d . ,
Nassau, Bahamas,- and Balchug USA, Inc., San Diego, California.
Itkin, Naishuller, et al., are believed to be laundering illegal
proceeds for Semion Mogilevich.

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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 Firma, 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 67,
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
Arigon, Ltd., 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 Wasserman in the firm Leman in Prague.

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Reporting from the USIC revealed Anatoly Katrich was
the manager of the U 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

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-Fia with Anatoly Katrich and
Mikhail Wasserman.

Alexander Tiutiun

Alexander Tiutiun was based in Prague, Czech Republic,

and-J.ike 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 a commerce and investments company.

Mikhail Wasserman, aka Mikhail Vinokur, Moiaha
Michael Vessermen

SBU information indicates that Mikhail Wasserman is a
resident of Kiev, Ukraine. He is responsible for coordinating
criminal activity in the Czech Republic. The BIS 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.

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USIC reporting indicates Mikhail Wasserman emigrated to

Israel on 2/5/93.

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 OC leader Marat Balagula, the
former leader of the Organizatsiya in New York City.
Kalmanovich1s domain includes the firm Liat Natalie, which owns
sole rights to import pharmaceuticals and medical products from
Hungary into Russia. These ventures earn nearly $5 million per
month . Kalmanovich1s associates in this .lucrative business are
Iosif Kobzon and the incarcerated Vyacheslav Ivankov.

Israeli passports have been obtained by Shabtai

Kalmanovich in short order for members of the Solntsevskaya
Organization and Mogilevi.ch 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.

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 8,1991.

Dan Mor

Dan Mor 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 1948.

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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
a n d 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
Rotel in Tel Aviv. Teles has escorted Mogilevich to Hungary, and
recently received a Jaguar automobile from him as a gift.

Mikhail Fichnick

Mikhail Fichnick attended the party for Sergei

Mikhailov at the U 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.

Russia

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 Naishuller,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 A r m y
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 Balchug
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October 1993, circumstances unknown. However, recent FBI
investigation contradicts this information.

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Monya Elson

Monya Elson, aka Mandel, is an associate of many of

Vyacheslav Ivankov’s 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’s 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 Operative (SCO) reported

that Defalk was arrested in Frankfurt, Germany, on 9/6/94 on
charges of criminal association and check fraud. The SCO did not
have any information on the September 1993 meeting in Prague.

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United Kingdom

Adrian Bernard Churchward

Adrian Churchward is the managing director and

counselor of Arigon, L t d , , 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.

Vul Valeriy Aronovics

The HNP identified Vul Aronovics as a contact; of Semion

Mogilevich. 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 OC 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.

III. OPERATIONS

The Semion Mogilevich Organization, based in Budapest,

Hungary, numbers approximately 50-250 members. Principal
activities of the Mogilevich Organization 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

1970s with the Lyuberts Mafia group in Russia. His primary
activities were petty crimes and counterfeiting. He also derived
profits from funeral arrangements.

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In the early 1980s, 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 1980s, 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 U 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 financial
speculation in Hungary (primarily the exchange of 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, Yakob
Bogatin, Frank Greenwald, and Sergei Vladimirovich Maximov.

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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 Nightclub serves as the base of

operations for the Semion Mogilevich Organization. Mogilevich
runs an extensive prostitution operation out of the Black and
White Nightclubs 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.

operations is Arigon, Ltd., a company registered in the Channel

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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;
New York City; and Geneva, Switzerland.

Czech police report that the headquarters of the

Mogilevich Organization in Prague is U 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 U 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 Angeles, California, and YBM
Magnex in Newtown, Pennsylvania. 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 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 2 000 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-op). 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 “Technics,” “Armoco,11 and
“Intex.11

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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

Arigon, 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 OC leaders at the U Holubu Restaurant in Prague. Tjie
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
(FNU) 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

Mogilevich initiated counteraction against the Czech police,-
using informants who were employed by the Czech intelligence
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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

Trafficking in Stolen Art

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 sbrve
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 in^Budapest. 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 Dorn (Golden House) near the Sportsivnaya Metro station.
The director of Zolotoy Dorn is Boris (LNU), who reportedly
operates under the protection of Mikhail Koudine, aka Kvakin, a
brigade leader in the Solntsevskaya Organization. Zolotoy Dorn
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
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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. A
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.

In an ongoing extortion scheme targeting Austrian

businessman Julius Meinl, the owner of the Juliu? 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 27, 1996,
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
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his wife, Maria Mokhin, transferred the $375,000 to Budapest
Commerce bank with the assistance of Lyuba (LNU). While in
Budapest, Maria Mokhin was approached by assistants of Mogilevich
who handed her a cellular telephone. Shortly thereafter, Sergei
Mikhailov called Mokhin and told her the money belonged to
important people, telling her to return the money. Maria Mokhin
promptly 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 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
Prague subsidiary of Altex and demanded $100,000.

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Another extortion attempt involving Semion Mogilevich

targeted an unidentified business associate in Moscow, Russia.
Mogilevich was seeking $3-4 million which was held in Berlin,
Germany. The business associate was subsequently killed in
Moscow, Russia. Mogilevich then arranged for the transfer of the
money to Budapest, Hungary.

Murder

Semion Mogilevich has been tied to the murder of

Oleg Shirokov, a businessman from Sverdlovsk, Russia. Shirokov
had started a business in Budapest, Hungary, and got into a
dispute with Mogilevich.
murder of Shirokov.

Mogilevich subsequently ordered the

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.

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Counterfeit products

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.

Money Laundering

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According to Czech police, profits from illegal

activities were laundered through the U Holubu 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 $748,500 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.

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A number of individuals associated with Semion

Mogilevich in the Los Angeles area received wire transfers from
Arigon, 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.

Prostitution

Semion Mogilevich runs an extensive prostitution

operation out of the Black and White Nightclubs 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’ protectiori.

visa/Passoort Fraud

The use of false documentation is a common tactic used

by Eurasian OC organizations to facilitate travel or residency in
furtherance of criminal activities’. Many of Semion Mogilevich’s
lieutenants and Mogilevich himself hold Israeli citizenship 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 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.

An FBI Los Angeles source claims Los Angeles resident

Oleg 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.

Drug trafficking

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
vifeit to Warsaw, Poland, Semion Mogilevich placed two telephone
calls to a number in Vienna, Austria, that has been tied to known
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cartels. Medellin trafficker Jaramillo Villegas 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.

IV, LINKS TO OTHER QC GROUPS

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, j
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 us^
Mogilevich primarily to establish financial operations.

A reliable FBI source reported that Sergei 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

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Solntsevskaya Organization in the Moscow firm Arbat
International.

Solntsevskaya Organization

The Solntsevskaya Organization is based in Moscow,

Russia. Russian Federation Ministry of the.Interior (MVD)
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 Mogilevich
and the Solntsevskaya Organization, there are underlying tensions
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■Meinl,
and Andrei Mokhin.

In 1992, Semion Mogilevich met with a/number of

Eurasian OC 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 (WGF) 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.

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Monya Elsen

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 OC Groups

The Ukrainian SBU reports that the Mogilevich
Organization operates in Ukraine with the permission of local‘OC
groups. An OC group in Moscow, Russia, under the leadership of
Igor Fadeyev, aka Moskva, acts as a go-between for Mogilevich
with local OC 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, and Slovakia.

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 (LCN) 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. FINANCES

Much of the capital which financed Semion Mogilevich1s

rise in the OC 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.

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Arigon, Ltd. appears to be the primary financial entity
used by the Mogilevich Organization. Igor L’vovich Fisherman, an
officer of Arigon, Ltd., and YBM Magnex in Newtown, Pennsylvania,
is responsible for coordinating finance and commerce between
Mogilevich 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, L td., 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-ownecj 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 company; accounts

to acquire controlling interest in legitimate Hungarian armaments
firms. Through Balchug, Ltd., accounts in London, Mogilevich
obtained a %90 interest in the firm Army Co-op, Ltd’. , (701
million forints) with the assistance of Victor Naishuller.
Finances from Army Co-op were Chen used to privatize the state
run .pigep machine factory. This transaction enabled Mogilevich
to become a direct owner of the Hungarian armaments industry.

VI. POLICE/PUBLIC CORRUPTION

Corruption of police and public officials has been part

of the Semion Mogilevich Organization’s modus operand!.
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
P of the Russian Presidential Security Service, Gennadi Lavryenko
and Ivan Nikolayevich Voloshenko, traveled to Hungary under
commercial cover to meet with Semion Mogilevich. 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

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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. Mogilevich’s
lieutenants are trained in intelligence operations and
counter surveillance, and provide warnings of impending police
action against the organization.

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CO M M UNICATIO NS

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 U Holubu
restaurant in Prague, U 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

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around the country, including a visit to a shooting range. The
INF 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.

VIII, CHARACTERISTICS

The Mogilevich Organization is a multinational criminal

organization with operations extending throughout Europe. Its
tentacles have reached North America, the Middle East, the
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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 Russia;! 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 MogilevichhOrganizationn 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

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Magnex in Pennsylvania, in facilities not large enough for their
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.

IX, ASSOCIATED BUSINESSES

21 Nightclub
Prague, Czech Republic

A.O. Ritual Funeral Services
Sevastopoisky Prospekt, Moscow 113477 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 of the’1-
Solntsevskaya Organization (Viktor Averin and Sergei Mikhailov).
Ritual is one of the first businesses of its kind in Russia, .and
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

has a branch in Prague, Czech Republic.

Alliance Credit Bank is tied to Semion Mogilevich. It

Alpha Financial Group
5055 Old Dublin Pike, Suite 203
P.O. Box 340
Fountainville, Pennsylvania 18923
(215) 348-4044; 4077 (fax)

Aosides Est.
Liechtenstein

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Arbat International Corporation, aka Arlet International
Arbatsky Per: 6/2 Unit 8, 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 (50%), Vyacheslav Ivankov (25%), and the
leaders of the Solntsevskaya Organization (Viktor Averin and
Sergei Mikhailov (25%) . 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:

– 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.oil 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.

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Arigon, Ltd., Arigon Oil, Inc., Arlgon 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. 361-1831450; fax same

Benzczur 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 9723-5616348

< Moscow 121019 Arbatsky Lane, 6/2 Tel no. 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 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Array Co-op, Kf t. 35354 Miskolc Tatardomb PO Box 561 Vezerkepviselet Budapest, Hungary- Tel no. 36-46 370-523 Army Co-Op owns 100% of DIGEP. Arotex s.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. Asmia-Fia s.r.o. Stefanikova 7-9 Prague Czech Republic Anatoly Katrich, Mikhail Wasserman, and Leonid Hais are partners in Asma-Fia. ' / . Atkotr 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 Azimov, former Azerbaijani representative to the European Community, was handpicked by Ivankov to provide a legitimate "front" as general manager of A tkom. Atlantic, Ltd. Bourgas, Bulgaria Atlantic, 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 4£ FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY B and N 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 i 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 Nightclub 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 4EB Formed 8/21/92 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 H-3544 Miskolc, Hungary Tel no. 36-46-59-111 Telex'no. 36-46-62-344 Fax no. 36-46-79-652 / was privatized in 1993. Digep is owned entirely by Army Co-Op. Digep is the former state armaments manufacturer that Dinamo Distribution Company, Inc. - 12178 Ventura Boulevard, Unit 202 Studio City, California (Incorporated 4/6/87, suspended 11/1/88 by California Franchise Tax Board) Owned by Leib Yarmolkin FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 4 2 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Discount Gas Diesel, aka Discount Gas Company 4337 Downey Road Vernon, California (same address as Milana Trading) by Zoya Sokolovskaya, Discount Gas Diesel is a retail gasoline station owned Eden Szena 7 VII Budapest Hungary Eden is believed to be a nightclub. Empire Bard 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 Ukrzaliznytsa. FNJ Trade Management Corporation, aka FNI Trade Management Corporation F & J Trade Management Corporation F & G Trade Management Corporation K & O 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 FNJ is co-owned by Zoya Sokolovskaya and Leib Yarmolkin. F & G Trade Management Corporation was incorporated in California on 6/13/91, changing its name to F & J Trade Management Corporation on 6/18/91, and again to FNJ Trade Management Corporation on 6/20/91. FNJ uses the same address as FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 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 FNJ. 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 Morska 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 Arigon, Ltd., and one transfer to Arbat International in Moscow, 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 Lines, Los Angeles, California. Faegre and Benson (formerly Blake's Solicitors) r 21-22 Bedford Row London WC1 4EB Ltd.'s interests. Faegre and Benson is a legal firm representing Arigon, First Pennsylvania Bank 1019 Second Street Pike Richboro, Pennsylvania Semion Mogilevich opened an account at this bank. Forum Garibaldi Street 27.3 Block 61 Moscow, Russia FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 44 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY c -nrgp-1 s Body Shop; est. 6/12/85 B ^ E t j6464 S. Paramount Street paramount, California owned by Isai Berkovich IMSD, Ltd. ■‘‘“T 21 Woodstock Road, London W1 . - / ' T e l no. 071 409 7343 Id ex, Ltd. 1090 Fo Ut 14-18 H-1011 Budapest, Hungary AND Hr?. PO Box 24 H-1251 4^' Budapest, Hungary ri’- Tel no. 36-1-115-0090; 36-1-135-1343 ? Army Co-op reportedly owns 10% interest .in Id?x, arms export company. 1 an Independent Trade Union Bank Moscow, Russia; Cyprus; Tel Aviv, Israel / Independent Trade Union Bank (ITUB) is allegedly owned by Semion Mogilevich. ITUB is reportedly laundering money for Colombian and Russian OC 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 Hollywood, California (Business license filed on 11/30/87) ♦ FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Kamera Services Co-operative 2-14 Arany Janos Street, 1191 Budapest, Hungary h Tech International 3 Andover Court Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069 Tel. no. (708) 913-8807 L 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 Czech Republic t Anatoly Katrich and Mikhail Wasserman .are partners in this firm. Limegold, Ltd. 21-22 Bedford Row London WC1 4EB i , , Limegold, Ltd, was formed on 9/3/92 by Faegre and Benson agents Adrian Churchward and Peter Blake-Turner. 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. MGA Flowers, Inc. 2431 Kensington Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Alexsander Roudavsky owns and operates this business. FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Medassist Medical Supply and Equipment (registered in 10/3/94) 8606 W. Third Street Los Angeles, California Tel # (213) 275-5797 Milana Trading Company 4337 Downey Road Vernon, California 90058 (same address as Discount Gas Diesel) phone (213) 585-3338; fax (213) 376-870? President - Mike Bezman Vice President - Leonard Yarmolkin (213) 650-7901 Mini ABC 61 Dob Ut VII Budapest Hungary Mini ABC is a nightclub. Morska Agencja, Ltd. 15 Tadeusza Wendy Str. PL-81-341 Gdynia, Poland (58) 217517; Fax (5B) 210608 Moskva Spartak Basketball Team Moscow, Russia Shabtai Kalmanovich and Semion Mogilevich are partners in this sports venture believed to be used for money laundering. Nafta United Kingdom, Ltd. 18-20 Grafton Street London W1X 4DD Tel. no. 071-495-4455; fax no. 071-495-5577 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 47 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Neftanoy 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 5 Paralink Union Corporation 8235 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite #309 Los Angeles, California Incorporated 3/24/95 Eduard Garmel 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, Pennsylvania (Same address as Alpha Financial Group)' PRATECS bought out YBM Magnex in 1995. Presidential Property 14 Laurelplace Farmingdale, New York FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY pgO G l o b u s C om pany jjO E . 5 9 t h S t r e e t , S u i t e 3 2 0 2 Y o r k , New Y o rk p o y a l B a n k o f S c o t l a n d PLC g7 L o m b a rd S t r e e t , L o n d o n EC3 U n i t e d K in g d o m Bank c o d e : A c c t . : a c c t . : B l a a r i u s d c F a e g r e a n d B e n s o n RB A r i g o n C o ., L t d . 1 5 - 1 0 0 0 S a k h a l i n s k a y a I n i t s i a t i v a Y u z n o - S a k h a l i n s k 6 9 3 0 0 R u s s i a K o m m u n is te c h is k y P r o s p e k t 32 # 6 2 6 p o i n t o f c o n t a c t : 4 2 4 - 2 2 ; 3 1 2 - 9 7 S .A . R a s p u t n y a k S e w o s t t i s i z C o . 20 A g o r k o g o , 6 8 5 0 0 0 M a g a d a n ,, R u s s i a P o i n t o f c o n t a c t : N . M e ln ik o v 5 - 0 9 - 0 9 o r 2 - 7 9 - 4 4 . S k a n d i n a v s k a E n s k i d a B a n k e n S -1 0 6 4 0 S t o c k h o l m S e r g e i s T o rg 2 S w eden A c c t . # 5 2 7 7 8 2 0 5 6 6 7 B e n e f i c i a r y i s P a r e x C o r p o r a t i o n , P a r e x BA a c c o u n t # 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 7 5 , - S z ig m a K f t B u d a p e s t , H u n g a r y u s e d b y S e r g e i M i k h a i l o v f o r u n k n o w n p u r p o s e s . I g o r F i s h e r m a n i s a f f i l i a t e d w i t h t h i s c o m p a n y . I t i s S z o l i d , L t d . B u d a p e s t , H u n g a r y S e m io n M o g i l e v i c h l i s t e d h i m s e l f a s m a n a g e r o f S z o l i d on a N o v e m b e r 1 9 9 0 U .S . v i s a a p p l i c a t i o n . FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY technology Distribution Technology Distribution was established by Semion jlogilevich on behalf of Sergei Mikhailov and Viktor Averin. Teropack International, Inc. 500 Lucas Avenue, Unit 105 Los Angeles, California 1222 N- Fairfax Avenue Los Angeles, California Teropack was incorporated on 2/16/94. The Fairfax Avenue address is identical to that of Isai Berkovich ... TOO ASPADA ’7: Sakhalin Region, Ulitsa Gorkogo 2/57, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk .City, Russia Transbrittania, Ltd. Edinburgh, Scotland Mogilevich. It is run by Tofik Azimov. Transbrittania is a front company used *by Semion Trans Commodities, Inc. 1325 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10019 Tel. no. (212) 339-3900 Trans Commodities is a commodities brokerage founded in 1989. Trans Commodities has sponsored over 100 visa applications for Russian nationals entering the United States, including Iosif Kobzon. U Holubu Nightclub Prague, Czech Republic ■ U 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 OC leaders raided by the Czech police. The Czech newspaper Mlada fronta Dues reported on February 7, 1996, that the Russian owners of the U Holubu put the FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 2 2 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY property up for sale, with an asking price of 408 million crowns ($4 m i l lion). Business at the restaurant fell dramatically following the raid. Ukraina Corporate Commercial Bank 4 Kopernika Street L'vov, Ukraine Tel. no. 72-95-40; fax no. 74-10-40 The Ukraina Corporate Commercial Bank executes transactions between Arigon, Ltd. and Ukrzaliznytsa through account #001070024. Ukrzaliznytsa Kiev, Ukraine ’ Ukrzaliznytsa.is the official name .for.the Ukrainian state railway administration. l’ y t United Overseas Bank Geneva, Switzerland Account #20018724000180 Vakhfadir 9 Kudriyanova Street Kiev, Ukraine Tel no. 271-74-04 Variety Levoberezhanya Street 12 Moscow, 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 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Video Art Studios 38 Nagyzemo Street, 1065 Budapest, Hungary Westar Energy Corporation 110 E. 59th Street, Suite 3202 {jew York, New York 10022 Tel. no. (212) 750-1101 Westar shares the same address with Arco-Globus International. Western Connections Group 505 S. Beverly Drive, #860 Beverly Hills, California 90212 * YBM Magnex, Inc., aka Magnex 2000 R, aka Magnex Entrepreneurial Holding Budapest, VI. Benczur utca 44 Tel. no. 289-295 i 4 Lepshe Street Kiev, Ukraine , The Kiev branch is headed by Vladimir Yeriomenko. 110 Terry Drive Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940 Chairman of Board of Directors: Anatoly Kulachenko President: Igor Fisherman Group Vice-President: Jacob .Bogatin Other directors: Alexei Alexandrov Frank Greenwald 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 Anatoly Kulachenko is a director of YBM Magnex, Inc., a S well as Arigon, Ltd. Other directors include Igor Fisherman, ^natoly Kulachenko, and Jacob G. Bogatin. YBM Magnex was acquired in July 1995 by PRATECS Technologies, Inc., Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Officers of pRATECS 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, Pennsylvania, 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 PRATECS, YBM claimed net sales of $32,5 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 rspace 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 Don (Golden House) Budapest, Hungary- Moscow, Russia X. ASSESSMENT The Semion Mogilevich Organization is a primarily European-based OC 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 OC world, with FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY 53 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY established areas of operation, steady sources of income, money laundering channels, and ties to other influential Eurasian OC 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 Mogilevich'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 OC 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 Nightclub, 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 OC picture.’ The conviction of Ivankov may change the dynamics of not only Mogilevich's operations, but other Eurasian OC groups as well. Semion Mogilevich's ties with Sergei Mikhailov and Viktor Averin of the Solntsevskaya Organization are further evidence of his cachet in the OC 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 DeFalco of the Italian Camorra may be evidence of a brewing alliance between Italian and Eurasian OC groups. Various reports have indicated summit meetings and other links between Italian and Eurasian OC groups concerning drug trafficking routes, money laundering, and other cooperative efforts. The Italian Direzione Investigativa Antimafia (DIA) 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 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY jjeing FNJ Trade Management in Los Angeles, California, and YEM jfagnex in Newtown, Pennsylvania. In both cities, front companies jiave been set up, and money has been moved into those companies' accounts from Arigon, Ltd,, the center of Mogilevich's financial' operations'. ’ The exgct nature and extent of these activities is still under investigation, but thus far no definitive illegal activities have b e e n .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 reriders 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 t'he 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 Mikhailov's reliance on Mogilevich to establish money laundering channels for Solntsevskaya's criminal proceeds. The independence and rogue nature of some of Semion Mogilevich's 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 55 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY ^janization 1s criminal activities and complicating efforts to p l i c a t e Mogilevich. Semion Mogilevich relies on former police officers in t o keep him informed of police efforts targeting his ■^^or9 axl^z a t ^o n ' H e a ^ s o ingratiates himself with the police by ^^■-j-oviding information on other groups' criminal activities, thus •®£knP pearing to be a cooperative good citizen. These efforts provide Mogilevich with a degree of security against law ^'■enforcement efforts against him. y j , B A S IS OF INFORMATION Information contained in this report was obtained from a number of sources, principally foreign law enforcement agencies .and FBI files. The USIC also provided valuable information * contained in this report. Foreign law enforcement sources included the Czech Internal Security Service (BIS), .Hungarian National Police (HNP), Ukrainian Security Service (SBU), the Italian Direzione Investigativa Antimafia (DIA) and the Czech Federal Criminal Police. i Additional information was obtained from an FBI publication entitled, The Ivankov, aka "Yaponchik". Organization, produced by the Organizational Intelligence Uni t in December 1994 . FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY g FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY Areas of Operation - Semion Mogilevich Organization g. Locations of Key Members/Associates Biographical Information on Members/Associates J FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY A R E A S O F O P E R A T I O N - S E M I O N M O G I L E V 1 C H O F V 3A ; H .A M' J'IK Calgary, Canada Los Angeles. Californi San Diego. California Washington. D.C Philadelphia. Pennsvivan: New York Cil.v MIDDL Tel Aviv New Ze ; •nidon United Kingdom Anris France Budapest. Hungary Prague. Czech Republic Kiev Ukraine v °iissia SEM 1O N M O G 1L E W C - Arigon, Ltd. - YBM Magnex - Black and White B - Army Co-op - Digep VITALY SAVALOVSKY "Underboss” ALEXEI ALEXANDROV - Arigon, Ltd. IGOR STOLIARCHUK ALEKSEY LUGOVCOV IRINA RYABAKOVA - Arigon, Ltd. SERGEI MAXIMOV - Army Co-op - Balchug, Ltd. - YBM Magnex ANATOLY KULACHENKO.- - Arbat International - YBM Magnex - Arigon, Ltd. OTHE - Ig - V - S - K - V - A - M - M - I - S - R - D (FNU) BERK - U Holubu KONSTANTI - Createbur - Limegold, is i g s i M xX l w l l i l i i i l l i l i w ' ^ SE&S S | | | | ^ ^ VSaaaSslallRaawWMMiEwrel^ l w | | | | s g | ^ | ^ laXSw^^ W / S S ^ O >

OTHER ASSOCIATES
– Vladimir Vulitsky
– Islam Karimov
– Eugveni Imas

VAHTAN
– Ukrza

IGOR PL
– Balchu

VLADIMI
– YBM

STANISL
– YBM

VALERIY
– Thief-

SEMION
– Solom

SAN DIEGO

DMITRY ITKIN
– Finbrok, Ltd., ow
– Balchug USA, Inc

NEW YORK

LAZAR BERKOVICH
– New York Manag
– International Che

WEST HARTFORD,

ROMAS MARCINKE
– Romar Firma, Pr

WASHINGTON, D.C

VLADIMIR KUDLA

PHILADELPHIA

IGOR FISHERMAN

– YBM Magnex, President

JACOB BOGATIN

– YBM Magnex, Vice* President

ROBERT VENTRESCA

– YBM Magnex, Board of Directors

ALEXANDER ROUDAVSKY

– MGA Flowers, Inc., Owner

RUSSIA

ALEXANDER ALEXA
– YBM Magnex, Bo
– Arigon, Ltd., Shar

VIKTOR NAISHULLE
– Balchug Group
– Finbrok, ltd., Own

ISRAEL

OTHER ASSOCIATES

– Dan Mor
– Barukh Eilon
– Galina Teles
– Mikhail Fichnick

ANATOLY KAT

– Leman
– U Holubu

LEONID HAIS
– Asma-Fia

ALEXANDER T

MIKHAIL WASS

– Leman

SHABTAI KALM
– Liat Natalie

ALEXANDER F

– K.T.F.

UNITED STATES

LOS ANGERS

ZOYA SOKOLOVSKAYA

– FNJ Trade Management Corporat

MIKAIL BEZMAN

– FNJ Trade Management Corporat
– Milana Trading Co., President

VLADIMIR BERKOVICH

– International Chemical Industries
– Teropack International, Inc.
– PalmTerrace

MAXIM PESTUN

– Paralink Union Corporation

LEIB YARMOLKIN
– FNJ Trade Management Corporat
– Milana Trading Co., Vice Presiden

EDUARD GARMEL
– Paralink Union Corporation

ALEKSANDR PRESSMAN

T 7 in A N

OTHER ASSOCIATES

– Lazar Berkovich
– Isai Berkovich
– Mike Berkovich
– Rostyslav Berkovich
– Oleg Berkovich
– Tatiana Mogilevich
– Ruben Bershatski
– Bella Guberman
– Sabrina Guberman
– Alexander Landa

SALVATO
– Memb

MONYA E

UNITED KINGDOM

ADRIAN CHURCHWARD
– Arigon, Ltd., Managing
– Faegre and Benson

GALINA CHURCHWARD
– Arigon, Ltd., Director

NEW ZEALAND

VUL ARONOVICS

– Head of Russian OC

PRATECS TECHNOLO
– Bought out YBM Ma

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

NAME: Alexander Alexandrov
ALIAS (ES) :
CITIZENSHIP: Israeli
ETHNIC: Russian
SEX: M
RACE: Caucasian
DOB: 7/13/55
POB: Russia
HEIGHT:
WEIGHT:
HAIR:
EYES:
PHOTO:
SSAN:
STATE DL# :
FBI#:
USCS TECS:
BANK ACCT(S):
CREDIT CARD(S):
MISCELLANEOUS: Israeli passport #5761295
VEHICLES:
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OCCUPATION:
BUSINESS(ES): Arigon, Ltd,
MARITAL STATUS:
FAMILY MEMBER:
TRAVEL:
ASSETS:*
MISCELLANEOUS: Former member of Russian Duma

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

NAME: Alexei Viktorovich Alexandrov
ALIAS (ES):
CITIZENSHIP: Russian
ETHNIC: Russian
SEX: M
RACE: Caucasian
DOB; 12/4/59
POB: Moscow, Russia
HEIGHT: 6’1″
WEIGHT: 200 lbs.
HAIR: Brown
EYES: Gray
PHOTO:
SSAN:
STATE DL#: California A9486342 {Issued 5/20/93
FBI#:
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BANK ACCT(S) :
■’CREDIT CARD(S) :
MISCELLANEOUS: Russian Passport #723983
VEHICLES:
RESIDENCE: 2/B IV. 15 Szigony Street
8th District
Budapest, Hungary

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933 N. Harper Avenue
Los Angeles, California (As of 5/17/93)
TELEPHONE(S): 011-7095-291-5904, Arbat International, Moscow,
Russia
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PAGER(S) :
OCCUPATION:
BUSINESS(ES): YBMMagnex, Inc. (CEO)

44 Bensur Street, Buda VI, Budapest, Hungary

BP Tradeproduction (Russian/German joint venture)

Arigon Co., Ltd.
Prague, Czech Republic

MARITAL STATUS:
FAMILY MEMBERS: Galina (D/POB: 9/14/50, Orenburg, Russia),
spouse,- Yulia (D/POB: 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.

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

NAME: Alexander Alexandrov
ALIAS (ES) :
CITIZENSHIP: Israeli
ETHNIC: Russian
SEX: M
RACE: Caucasian
DOB: 7/13/55
POB: Russia
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MISCELLANEOUS: Israeli passport #5761295
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BUSINESS(ES): Arigon, Ltd.
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MISCELLANEOUS: Former member of Russian Duma

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

NAME: Vladimir Alexeievich Arafev
ALIAS (ES):
CITIZENSHIP:
ETHNIC: Russian
SEX: M
RACE: Caucasian
DOB: 8/25/56
POB: Moscow, Russia
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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

NAME: Lazar Leonidovich Berkovich
ALIAS (ES) :
CITIZENSHIP: .
ETHNIC: Ukrainian
SEX: M
RACE: Caucasian
DOB: 1940
FOB: Kiev, Ukraine
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MISCELLANEOUS: Emigrated to United States in 1978
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RESIDENCE: New York, NY
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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

NAME: Lora Berkovich
ALIAS (ES): Klara Berkovich, nee Narodetsky
CITIZENSHIP:
ETHNIC:
SEX: F
RACE:
DOB: 9/5/48
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MARITAL STATUS: Married to Vladimir Berkovich
FAMILY MEMBERS: Son, Oleg Berkovich;
TRAVEL:
ASSETS r
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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

NAME: Oleg Leonidovich Berkovich
ALIAS (ES):
CITIZENSHIP:
ETHNIC:
SEX: M
RACE:
DOB: 8/5/69 (also claims 5/8/69)
POB: Ukraine
HEIGHT:
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MISCELLANEOUS: Passport #2380150 (origin unknown)
VEHICLES:
RESIDENCE: 3930 Laurel Canyon

Los Angeles, California

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MISCELLANEOUS: Recently arrested in Hungary on unspecified
charges, but released. Connected with Mogilevich’s operations.

< BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Rotyslav Leonidovich Berkovich ALIAS (ES) : CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: Ukrainian SEX: M RACE: Caucasian DOB: 1957 FOB: Kiev, Ukraine HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE DL#: FBI#: USCS TECS: BANK ACCT(S): CREDIT CARD(S): MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: 1222 N. Fairfax St., #311 Los Angeles, California 90046 TELEPHONE(S) : (213) 650-9503 FACSIMILE(S) : PAGER(S) : OCCUPATION: BUSINESS(ES) : MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: Basia Berkovich (spouse) TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: Emigrated to United States in 1975. / BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Vladimir Leonidovich Berkovich ALIAS (ES): CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: Ukrainian SEX: M RACE: Caucasian DOB: 12/28/46 POB: Kiev, Ukraine HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE DL#: FBI#: USCS TECS: BANK ACCT(S): CREDIT CARD(S) : /MISCELLANEOUS: Left USSR in 1974 1 VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: TELEPHONE(S): FACSIMILE (S) : PAGER(S): OCCUPATION: BUSINESS(ES): Palm Terrace restaurant, Los Angeles, California MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: L BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Mikail Bezman ALIAS (ES): Mikhail Bezman, Mikail Belman, Michael Bezman CITIZENSHIP: U.S. legal resident ETHNIC: Ukrainian SEX: M RACE: Caucasian DOB: 7/24/46 POB: Kiev, Ukraine HEIGHT: 5'7” WEIGHT: 210 lbs. HAIR: Brown EYES; Blue PHOTO: SSAN: 463-39-7217 STATE DL#: California N7945209 (Issued 3/3/93) FBI#: 0794762R3 USCS TECS: BANK ACCT(S): CREDIT CARD(S): MISCELLANEOUS: INS #A21701998 (Entered United .States on 2/3/79) 1 CII #A06053922 VEHICLES: California 2USX408 - 1991 Lincoln California 3KF2839 - 1988 Toyota 4-door RESIDENCE: 630 S. Masselin #222, Los Angeles, California (As of 2/24/93) 1530 N. Poinsettia Place #215, Los Aiigeles, California (As of 1/16/91) TELEPHONE(S): (213) 931-4703 FACSIMILE(S): PAGER(S): OCCUPATION: Butcher BUSINESS(ES): Milana Trading Company 4337 Downey Road Vernon, California 90058 Telephone (213) 585-3338; fax (213) 376-870? President - Mike Bezman Vice President - Leonard Yarmolkin (213) 650-7901 FNJ Trade Management Corporation, aka FNI Trade Management Corporation F & J Trade Management Corporation F & G Trade Management Corporation K & 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 (DPOB: 1948, Kiev, Ukraine) FAMILY MEMBERS: Regina Bezman (DPOB: 8/20/71, Kiev, Ukraine), daughter TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Mrs. Sandor Bodonyi ALIAS (ES): CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: SEX: F RACE: Caucasian DOB: POB: HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE DL#: FBI#: USCS TECS: BANK ACCT(S): CREDIT CARD(S): MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: 1032 Kiscelli St. - #18 Budapest TELEPHONE(S): 118-8109; cellular telephone #36-3031768'7 FACSIMILE(S): PAGER(S): OCCUPATION: BUSINESS(ES): YBM Magnex, Inc. (Director) MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: Husband, Sandor Bodonyi TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: / BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Yakov G. Bogatin ALIAS (ES) : Jacob Bogatin,- Yacob G. Bogatin; CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: Russian SEX: M RACE: Caucasian DOB: 8/13/47 POB: Saratov, Russia HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: 073-72-2351 STATE DL#: FBI#: USCS TECS: BANK ACCT(S): . CREDIT CARD(S): MISCELLANEOUS: INS #A 27-867-588 VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: 246 Sunset Drive 5 Richboro, Pennsylvania i TELEPHONE(S): FACSIMILE(S): PAGER(S): OCCUPATION: BUSINESS(ES): YBM Magnex, Inc. (CEO) MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: Galina (D/POB: 9/14/50, Orenburg, Russia), spouse,- Yulia (D/POB: 7/1/71, Saratov, Russia), daughter; Khaya Yalovskaya, mother (1311 Brightwater 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 / /■York City. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Dzhambula Otarievich Cereteli ALIAS (ES): Dzambuli CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: . Georgian SEX: M RACE: Caucasian DOB: 3/5/46 POB: Zestafoni, Georgia HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE DL#: FBI#: USCS TECS: BANK ACCT(S): CREDIT CARD(S): MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: TELEPHONE(S): FACSIMILE(S): PAGER(S): OCCUPATION: BUSINESS(ES): MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Adrian Churchward ALIAS (ES): CITIZENSHIP: U.K. ETHNIC: British SEX: M RACE: Caucasian DOB: 2/17/46 POB: Romford, United Kingdom HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE DL#: FBI#: uses TECS: BANK ACCT(S): CREDIT CARD(S): MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE; Trinity Gardens London E 18 TELEPHONE(S): FACSIMILE(S): PAGER(S): OCCUPATION: Solicitor BUSINESS(ES): Arigon, Ltd. / Alderney, United Kingdom MARITAL STATUS: M? (Reportedly by convenience) FAMILY MEMBERS: Wife: Tatyana Ivanova Markova, nee Mogilevich,- ex-wife- of Semion Mogilevich TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Galina Grigorieva Churchward ALIAS (ES): CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: SEX: F RACE: DOB: POE: HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE D L # : FBI#: uses TECS: BANK ACCT(S): CREDIT CARD(S): MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: TELEPHONE(S): FACSIMILE(S): PAGER(S) : OCCUPATION: BUSINESS (ES) : Arigon Co., Ltd. MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: J BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Abe Citron ALIAS (ES): CITIZENSHIP; ETHNIC: Ukrainian SEX: M RACE: Caucasian DOB: 1947 POB: Kiev, Ukraine HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE DL#: FBI#: USCS TECS: BANK ACCT(S): CREDIT CARD(S): MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: TELEPHONE(S) : FACSIMILE(S) : PAGER(S): OCCUPATION: BUSINESS(ES}: Founder, Arco-Globus International- MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBER: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Salvatore Difalco ALIAS (ES): CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: SEX: M RACE: DOB: 6/7/53 FOB: Partinico, Province of Palermo, Italy HEIGHT: 5 ’6" WEIGHT: 110 lbs. HAIR: Brown EYES: Brown PHOTO: SSAN: STATE DL#: California A1047591 FBI#: USCS TECS: BANK ACCT(S): CREDIT CARD(S): MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: 1441 Veteran Avenue, #214 1 Los Angeles, California 9D024 (As of 2/19/8,7) Clusone, Province of Bergamo, Italy (January 1985) Via Sebastiano La Franca 25 Partinico, Italy I* TELEPHONE (S) : FACSIMILE(S): PAGER(S) : OCCUPATION: BUSINESS(ES): MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Barukh Eilon ALIAS (ES) : CITIZENSHIP: Israeli ETHNIC: Israeli SEX: M RACE: Caucasian DOB: 4/11/58 POB: Israel HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE DL#: FBI#: USCS TECS: BANK ACCT(S): CREDIT CARD(S) : MISCELLANEOUS: Israeli passport #5929936 (Issued 1/4/95} Israeli identification #054182547 VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: 6 Medinat Hayehudim Street Herzelya, Israel TELEPHONE(S): FACSIMILE(S): PAGER(S): OCCUPATION: BUSINESS(ES): MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBER: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: i, ■ , BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Alexander Grogorievich Feigelson ALIAS (ES): CITIZENSHIP: Israeli ETHNIC: SEX: M RACE: Caucasian DOB: 3/25/48 ■ POB: HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: ■EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE DL#: FBI#: USCS TECS: BANK ACCT(S): 'REDIT CARD(S): 'MISCELLANEOUS: Israeli passport #5711237 (Issued 3/2/94) Israeli identification #304766991 INP reports Israeli passport # as 5007674 VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: 26 Eilat Road Holon, Israel TELEPHONE(S): FACSIMILE(S): PAGER(S): OCCUPATION: BUSINESS(ES): K.F.T. MARITAL STATUS; FAMILY MEMBER: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: Feigelson emigrated to Israel on 5/8/91 / 1 BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Mikhail Fichnick ALIAS (ES): CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: SEX: M RACE: Caucasian DOB: 12/24/62 POB: HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE DL#: FBI#: USCS TECS: BANK ACCT(S): CREDIT CARD(S) : MISCELLANEOUS: Israeli passport #6156001 VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: TELEPHONE(S): FACSIMILE(S) : PAGER(S) : OCCUPATION: BUSINESS(ES): MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: TRAVE 13: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Igor L'Vovich Fisherman ALIAS (ES) : Igor Fisherman; Igor L'Vovich Fischermann; Igor Fischerman; Ygor Fisherman CITIZENSHIP: Israeli ETHNIC: Ukrainian SEX: M RACE: Caucasian DOB: 6/30/52 POB: L'Vov, Ukraine HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: 094-76-8357 STATE DL#: New Jersey F 4650-35800-06526 FBI#; USCS TECS: BANK ACCT(S) : CREDIT CARD(S): MISCELLANEOUS: Applied for refugee visa at USEMB Vienna in 1989; sponsor on 1990 visa application submitted by Mogilevich's wife and nephew to USEMB Moscow Israeli passport #6002302 (Issued 8/23/94) Israeli identification #312027022 VEHICLES: 1992 Honda Accord, black, tag HOU-43M 1 ; 1981 Buick LeSabre, black, tag GLS-54M, 1981 Mazda, red, tag GXN-55H .. 1990 Mitsubishi, tag GIB-77M RESIDENCE: 1205 Hertel Ave. #4 Buffalo, NY 14216 48 Sumac St. Mt. Laurel, NJ (Current address) Budapest, Hungary? Los Angeles, CA? TELEPHONE (S) : FACSIMILE(S): PAGER(S) : OCCUPATION: BUSINESS(ES) : Arigon, Ltd., vice-president; president, YBM Magnex, Inc. MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: Olga Zhunzhurova, D/POB 2/5/56, Makhachkala, Russia (spouse) TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: Fisherman became an Israeli citizen on 4/10/94. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Edouard Garmel ALIAS (ES) : Edik Garmel CITIZENSHIP; ETHNIC: SEX: M RACE: DOB: 6/14/53 POB; HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE DL# : FBI#: USCS TECS: BANK ACCT(S); CREDIT CARD(S): MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: TELEPHONE(S): FACSIMILE(S): PAGER(S) : OCCUPATION: BUSINESS(ES): MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Roman Kuzmich Gorin ALIAS (ES): Roma CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: Russian SEX: M RACE: Caucasian DOB: 6/22/51 POB: Magadan, Russia HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE DL# : FBI# : USCS TECS: BANK ACCT(S) : CREDIT CARD(S): MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: TELEPHONE(S): FACSIMILE(S): PAGER(S) : OCCUPATION: BUSINESS(ES): MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Galina Vasilyevna Grigorieva ALIAS (ES): May be identical to Tatyana Markova CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: Russian SEX: F RACE: Caucasian DOB: 11/29/57 FOB: Krasnodar, Russia HEIGHT: 5'8" WEIGHT: 111 lbs. HAIR: Brown EYES: Brown PHOTO: SSAN: STATE DL#: California #A7305548 (Issued 11/29/90) FBI#: USCS TECS: - BANK ACCT(S): •CREDIT CARD(S): MISCELLANEOUS.: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: 6 Trinity Gardens South View Drive, South Woodford London El8 United Kingdom Tel. no. 081-989-019SUnited Kingdom / ’ • ■ •• 500 9th Avenue, #3 San Francisco, California 94118 (As of 12/14/89) TELEPHONE(S): FACSIMILE (S) :’ PAGER (S)’: OCCUPATION: BUSINESS(ES): Board of Directors, Arigon, ltd. MARITAL STATUS; FAMILY MEMBERS: Son Yuli Semenovich Grigoriev (DPOB: 6/21/83, .■.Moscow, Russia) •’"TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: Was Semion Mogilevich's wife or girlfriend in late 1980s BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME; Bella Guberman ALIAS (ES): CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: SEX: F RACE: DOB: 9/8/48 POB: HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: . EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE DL#: FBI#: USCS TECS: BANK ACCT(S): CREDIT CARD(S) : ■ ■ MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: TELEPHONE(S): FACSIMILE(S): PAGER(S): OCCUPATION: BUSINESS(ES) : MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: TRAVE'C: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: 5 BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION 5 NAME: Igor Guberman ALIAS (ES) : CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: SEX: M RACE: DOB: 5/11/70 POB: HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE DL#: ’ FBI#: USCS TECS: BANK ACCT(S): CREDIT CARD(S): MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: TELEPHONE(S): FACSIMILE(S): PAGER(S): OCCUPATION: BUSINESS(ES): MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Sabrina Guberman ALIAS (ES): CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: SEX: F RACE: DOB: 5/13/72 POB: HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN; STATE D L#: FBI#: USCS TECS: BANK ACCT(S): CREDIT CARD(S): MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE; TELEPHONE(S) : FACSIMILE(S): PAGER(S): OCCUPATION: BUSINESS(ES) : MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: 1 BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Leonid Hais ALIAS (ES): CITIZENSHIP: Israeli? ETHNIC: Ukrainian SEX: M RACE: Caucasian DOB: 12/21/49 POB: Kiev, Ukraine HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: ' EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE DL#: FBI#: USCS TECS: BANK ACCT(S): •^CREDIT CARD(S): MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: TELEPHONE(S): FACSIMILE(S): PAGER(S): OCCUPATION: BUSINESS(ES): MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY. MEMBERS : TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: Former professional boxer 1 BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Konstantin Karat ALIAS (ES) : CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: Ukrainian SEX: M RACE: Caucasian DOB: 10/27/59 POB: Kiev, Ukraine’ HEIGHT; WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE DL#: FBI#: USCS TECS: BANK ACCT(S): CREDIT CARD(S) : MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: TELEPHONE(S): FACSIMILE(S): PAGER(S): OCCUPATION: BUSINESS(ES): Createbury, Ltd. London, United Kingdom Limegold, Ltd. London, United Kingdom MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBER: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: I BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Anatoli Katric ALIAS (ES): Anatoli Katrich, Anatoly Katrich CITIZENSHIP: Israeli ETHNIC: Ukrainian SEX: M RACE: Caucasian DOB: 8/3/52 POB: Kiev, Ukraine HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE DL#: FBI#: USCS TECS: BANKACCT(S) : ? CREDIT CARD(S) : MISCELLANEOUS: Israeli passport #4770706 (Issued 5/27/92) U.S. Intelligence Community reporting indicates citizenship issued 4/30/90, passport issued 5/28/91. Israeli identification #304237621 INP reports Israeli passport # as 4866510 / VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: 441 Hatziyonut Avenue Haifa, Israel Tel. no. 04-5727593 TELEPHONE(S): FACSIMILE(S): PAGER(S): OCCUPATION: BUSINESS(ES): Arotex MARITAL STATUS: •' FAMILY MEMBERS: Prague, Czech Republic TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Igor Mikhailovich Korol ALIAS (ES): CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: Ukrainian SEX: M RACE: Caucasian DOB: 8/30/71 or 8/28/71 POB: Kiev, Ukraine HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE DL#: FBI#: USCS TECS: BANK ACCT(S): CREDIT CARD(S): MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: TELEPHONE(S) : FACSIMILE(S) : PAGER (S) : OCCUPATION: BUSINESS(ES) : MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: Mother is Lidia Szerede TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: 5 BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Vladimir Nikolayevich Kudla ALIAS (ES) : CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: SEX: M RACE: Caucasian DOB: 1960 POB: HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE DL#: FBI#: USCS TECS: BANK ACCT(S): CREDIT CARD(S): MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: TELEPHONE(S): FACSIMILE(S): PAGER(S): OCCUPATION: BUSINESS(ES): MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBER: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ( E S ) : C a u c a s i a n NAME: A n a t o l y M i k h a i l o v i c h K u l a c h e n k o ALIAS C IT IZ E N S H IP : ETHNIC: SEX: M RACE: DOB: POB: HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE D L # : F B I# : USCS TEC S: BANK A C C T (S .): -A- CREDIT CARD(S) : MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: U n i t e d K in g d o m T E L E P H O N E (S ): FACSIM ILE (S) : P A G E R (S ): OCCUPATION: B U S IN E S S (E S ): B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s , A r i g o n , L t d . A r b a t s k i P l a c e 6 / 2 Room 8 M o sco w , R u s s i a P a l i n a 8 M o sco w , R u s s i a C h a i r m a n YBM M a g n e x , B u d a p e s t , H u n g a r y I n c . vL MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: J ® NAME: Alexander Landa BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ALIAS (ES): CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: SEX: M RACE: DOB: 9/25/41 POB: HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE DL#: FBI#: USCS TECS: BANK ACCT(S): CREDIT CARD(S): MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: TELEPHONE(S): FACSIMILE(S): PAGER(S) : OCCUPATION: BUSINESS(ES): MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Aleksey Sergeyevich Lugovcov ALIAS (ES): Alex, Alexei Sergeivich, Aleksey Sergeyevich Lugovtsov CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: Ukrainian SEX: M RACE: Caucasian DOB: 3/17/55 POB: Proletarskiy, Ukraine HEIGHT: WEIGHT: • HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN: STATE DL#: FBI#: USCS TECS: BANK ACCT(S) : CREDIT CARD{S): MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: TELEPHONE(S): FACSIMILE(S) : PAGER(S): OCCUPATION: BUSINESS(ES) : Video Arts Small Enterprise, Budapest, Hungary MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: ; / BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION I '1 V ( NAME: Sergei Vladimirovich Maximov ALIAS (ES) : CITIZENSHIP: ETHNIC: Russian SEX: M RACE: Caucasian DOB: 3/22/60 FOB: Smolensk, Russia HEIGHT: WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: PHOTO: SSAN : STATE DL#: FBI#: USCS TECS: BANK ACCT(S).: CREDIT CARD(S): MISCELLANEOUS: VEHICLES: RESIDENCE: TELEPHONE(S): FACSIMILE(S) : PAGER(S): OCCUPATION: BUSINESS(ES) : Army Co-op YBM Magnex, Inc. MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY MEMBERS: TRAVEL: ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION NAME: Semion Yudkovich Mogilevich ALIAS (ES): Moguilevitch, Moglerits, Moghilevich, Mogilevitch, Mogilevic, Mogilyevich, Mogilevitsh, Semyon Jukovich, Semen, , Seva, Senya, Sergei Yurievich CITIZENSHIP: Israeli ETHNIC: Ukrainian SEX: M RACE: Caucasian DOB: 6/30/46 POB: Kiev, Ukraine HEIGHT: • WEIGHT: HAIR: EYES: Green PHOTO: SSAN: STATE DL# : FBI#: ^ Support TBCA if you think this document is useful : [give_form id="2685"]Support TBCA if you think this document is useful. Donations are processed by the publisher DRJI: [give_form id="3338"]

FBI’s report on Semion Mogilevich organization -1996

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