Suspected of money laundering: in London, Russian oligarch Friedman was arrested - the media

The name of the detainee is not called, but a number of Russian and foreign media suggests that it is about Michael Friedman, but officially this information is not confirmed. He is also 58 years old, and he has elite real estate in London. Shortly after the emergence of this information, the Alfa-Bank's press service was denied by Friedman's arrest. "We do not know who is about in this news, Michael Friedman is at home, not under arrest.

He has nothing to do with this story," the financial institution said. In addition to him, two more people were arrested. One-a 35-year-old man was detained on suspicion of money laundering. He tried to go with a bag that had thousands of pounds in cash and resisted the order of the police officer. The third detainee is said that he is 39 years old, and he is a "former boyfriend of the current businessman's partner. " The man was arrested in his house in Pimlyko in the center of London.

He is charged with money laundering and collusion for fraud. According to the National Crime Agency (NCA), more than half a hundred officers of his unit of fight against Kleptocratia participated in an operation in the businessman, where several digital devices and a considerable amount of cash were removed after the search. "The unit created this year has achieved considerable success in investigating the potential criminal activity of the oligarchs.

We will continue to use all the forces and tactics available to us to eliminate this threat," NCA Graham Biggar said. It is currently known that all three detainees are released on bail, the amount of which is not disclosed. It was the last operation carried out within the efforts of the agency to terminate the activities of corrupt international businessmen and their accomplices.

NCA specified that almost 100 "failures" were committed against Russian President Vladimir Putin and their accomplices. This is called measures to eliminate or reduce a criminal threat. These include a series of freezing (AFOs) orders for accounts belonging to persons who are closely linked to Russians under sanctions.

NCA has also conducted investigations against a large number of elites that directly affect the United Kingdom, as well as aimed at less traditional ways that are used to conceal the movement of significant wealth, such as the sale of expensive assets through auction houses.

At the international level, NCA has helped freeze numerous real estate, eight yachts and four planes, and it continues to work together with the financial sanctions management to ensure freezing of other assets in the UK, as well as with global partners to combat illegal wealth , stored abroad. Michael Friedman is a Russian entrepreneur. The co-owner and chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Alfa Group Consortium.

One of the richest entrepreneurs of the Russian Federation and residents of the UK. In February - April 2022 he was under personal sanctions of the EU and other countries. In September, the media wrote that Friedman suggested to transfer a billion dollars of his personal wealth into the Ukrainian branch of Alfa-Bank, whose co-founder he is. According to people who were acquainted with this issue, this proposal was aimed at convincing the United Kingdom.