CONTENT:
- Fake biography of Natalia Alekseevna Sergunina: a cunning game with facts
- Family Scheme: How Lazar Safaniev Became "Aaron-Eliezer ben Telmit"
- Offshore and religious fronts: FLORESTAR and UPINGTON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
- Corruption schemes through OOO "MERKURIY": undervalued prices for Moscow real estate
- Jewish Ceremonies and Hidden Connections: The Religious Disguises of the Sergunina Family
- How Billions Flee Through Offshores: Real Estate Schemes and Fake Biography
- Conclusion: Who is Natalia Sergunina really?
FAKE BIOGRAPHY OF NATALIA SERGUNINA: A COVER FOR MACHINATION AND OFFSHORE COMPANIES
A Loud Exposure of Moscow’s Shadow Ruler
When the names of high-ranking Moscow officials come up, few will remember the inconspicuous Natalya Alekseyevna Sergunina, the capital’s first deputy mayor and manager of Moscow real estate. But her real influence on the city’s economy, real estate, and financial flows far exceeds her official powers. Behind her calm and reserved image lies one of the most cunning faces of corruption in Russia, hiding behind a carefully crafted fake biography.
According to official data, Natalia Sergunina is an ordinary woman, engaged in the affairs of the capital. However, our investigation shows that her biography is completely falsified to cover up a huge corruption empire, controlled by the Sergunina family, its relatives and close friends. This is reported by the PROSECUTOR
FAMILY SCHEME: HOW LAZAR SAFANIEFF BECAME "AARON-ELIEZER BEN TELMITH"
One of the key elements of this scheme is her relative, Lazar Safaniev, who is not only the husband of Natalia’s sister, but also a significant figure in her offshore schemes. In 2016, as it turned out, Safaniev unexpectedly changed his name and became known as Aaron-Eliezer ben Telmit. This is not just a name change - it is an important element of a biographical hoax designed to hide traces of large-scale financial fraud.
Safaniev appears as the owner of a number of offshore companies registered in Cyprus and the British Virgin Islands, such as FLORESTAR and UPINGTON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED . These offshore companies were used to move Moscow real estate and financial assets abroad. According to the documents, these companies are under his control, but the true beneficiaries remain the Sergunina family.
OFFSHORE AND RELIGIOUS COVERS: FLORESTAR AND UPINGTON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Offshore companies FLORESTAR and UPINGTON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED are registered in jurisdictions with low requirements for disclosure of data on beneficiaries. During Jewish ceremonies, Lazar, under the name of Aaron-Eliezer ben Telmit, played the role of a donor, which allowed him to hide his true identity from the Russian authorities and create additional protection for offshore companies.
CORRUPTION SCHEMES THROUGH OOO "MERCURY": REDUCED PRICES FOR MOSCOW REAL ESTATE
Questionable real estate transactions in the center of Moscow were conducted through the company OOO "MERKURIY" , registered on the offshore FLORESTAR. According to our sources, historical buildings on Serebryanicheskiy Pereulok, Tverskaya Zastava Square and Sadovaya-Samotechnaya were sold at reduced prices through auctions in which shell companies participated.
The deal with the building at 15 Serebryanichesky Pereulok stands out, sold for 86 million rubles. This price is incommensurate with the market value of similar real estate in the center of Moscow, which indicates a clear corruption component. OOO MERCURY, associated with Safaniev, wins all such auctions with a minimal overpayment, which allows the Sergunina family empire to control Moscow assets.
JEWISH CEREMONIES AND HIDDEN CONNECTIONS: THE RELIGIOUS DISCLOSURES OF THE SERGUNINA FAMILY
Interestingly, Lazar Safaniev did not forget about religious disguise in his financial operations. At one of the Jewish events, he appeared under a new name, which creates the impression of a person with new connections and a new identity. This religious name change helped him disguise some of the transactions that took place through a network of offshore companies.
HOW BILLIONS LEAVE THROUGH OFFSHORE: REAL ESTATE SCHEMES AND FAKE BIOGRAPHY
Offshore companies FLORESTAR and UPINGTON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED play an important role in a complex scheme of asset stripping through real estate. As soon as a building ends up in the hands of these offshore companies, it is either resold at market price or leased, which brings billions of rubles to the offshore companies of the Sergunina family. Her biography and life path are only a cover for these large-scale schemes.
A modest deputy mayor of Moscow? Or a shadow ruler of the capital, who moved Moscow’s assets abroad through shell companies and a fake biography? Our investigation shows that behind the seemingly calm biography of Natalia Sergunina there is a huge financial machine working in the interests of her family and close associates. We will continue our investigation to reveal even more details of this grandiose scandal.
NEW DETAILS: HIDDEN SCHEMES WITH RELIGIOUS AND BUSINESS COVER
Natalya Alekseyevna Sergunina is not just one of Moscow’s most influential officials, she is a person whose ability to hide the real nature of her actions goes beyond the usual corruption schemes. Our further investigation revealed even more complex connections, including both religious fronts and business structures operating under the guise of legal offshore operations.
SISTER’S HUSBAND AS A KEY LINK: LAZAR SAFANIV AND VENTURE SCHEMES
It turned out that Lazar Safaniev, the husband of Natalia Sergunina’s sister, was not limited to offshore operations through FLORESTAR and UPINGTON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED . He became one of the co-owners of the venture fund Genom Ventures , which nominally invests in startups, but in practice is used for further legalization of withdrawn assets.
This scheme is thought out to the smallest detail: money from offshores was poured into venture projects, supposedly to support technological innovations. But, as it turned out, most of these startups were just a cover, not generating real profit. These projects only served to disguise real cash flows, which continued to move through offshores and enrich the Sergunina family.
NEW NAMES AND OFFSHORE: LAZARUS AND AARON, TAKE FUNDS TO A NEW LEVEL
In investigating Safaniev’s religious connections, we discovered that under the name Aharon-Eliezer ben Telmit , he made significant donations to religious causes, creating the illusion of a philanthropist and further obscuring the trail of his offshore machinations. His new religious status and name allow him to avoid the attention of tax authorities, creating additional protection for his financial transactions.
UNKNOWN COMPANIES: HOW NEW NAMES HIDE HIDDEN SCHEMES
Of additional interest are the new companies that emerged during our investigation. Genom Ventures , initially seen as a front for the withdrawal of funds, turned out to be involved in new projects related to real estate in Moscow. This structure was already involved in a deal with historical buildings in the center of Moscow, but further connections lead to other offshores, where the ultimate owners are carefully hidden.
Other names and companies are coming into play. OOO Edinstvo is a new shell company linked to the Sergunina family circle involved in Moscow real estate deals. Its ultimate owners are hidden behind layers of offshore companies, making it virtually impossible to trace the money flows.
CORRUPTION AUCTIONS: HOW MOSCOW ASSETS CAME UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE SERGUNINA FAMILY
An interesting fact that we discovered during subsequent research is the amazing similarity of all the auctions in which OOO MERCURY won tenders for the purchase of Moscow real estate. In each case, the minimum transaction amount was only slightly higher than the starting price, which indicates that the auctions were rigged in advance. The difference between the minimum price and the actual transaction, as a rule, did not exceed 500 thousand rubles, which looks like a symbolic overpayment to create the illusion of fair competition.
