Deputy's Family Owes Multibillion-Ruble Assets, FBK Says
The family of Russian State Duma deputy Mikhail Starshinov, a member of United Russia representing Karachay-Cherkessia, is alleged to own unregistered multibillion-ruble assets, including properties in Italy and Moscow, according to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK). The assets are reportedly valued at 3.7 billion rubles, far exceeding the deputy's declared income and assets.
Consensus
- The family of Mikhail Starshinov, a United Russia member and State Duma deputy from Karachay-Cherkessia, owns unregistered multibillion-ruble property.
- The property includes real estate in Italy, specifically on Lake Como.
- The property in Italy includes a delicatessen, a seven-room apartment with five parking spaces, and a three-story villa with a guest house and garage.
- Four apartments and seven parking spaces in central Moscow are registered under Starshinov's 'common-law wife', Irina Fomina.
- A land plot on the Rublevka highway is owned by Fomina, where a new estate is being built after the previous one was sold.
- Starshinov and his relatives own five Mercedes cars.
- The total value of the assets is estimated at approximately 3.7 billion rubles by FBK.
- Starshinov's official declaration lists only a 42-square-meter apartment in Moscow and 379,000 rubles in bank accounts.
- Starshinov was first elected to the State Duma in 2007 as a member of Fair Russia.
- Since 2011, he has run under United Russia's list for Karachay-Cherkessia and has consistently placed second behind the republic's head, Rashid Temrezov.
- Temrezov has repeatedly declined the mandate after elections, transferring it to Starshinov.
- Starshinov is running again under the same arrangement in the current election cycle.
Points of divergence
- The total value of the assets is 3.65 billion rubles, with Italian property valued at over 7.1 million euros. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The Moscow apartments and parking spaces are located on Povarskaya Street and are worth about 500 million rubles. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- Irina Fomina owns a 1,500 sqm house on Rublevka with a 60-sotka plot, valued at 2 billion rubles, which was sold and replaced with a larger estate worth 2.5 billion rubles. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- Starshinov's declared income is about 6.5 million rubles per year. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The Italian property includes a 118 sqm shop worth 1 million euros, a 163 sqm apartment worth 1.1 million euros, and a 547 sqm villa with a 20-sotka plot worth over 5 million euros. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
Coverage (3 sources)
- Family of Duma deputy from Karachay-Cherkessia, member of "United Russia" Mikhail Starshinov owns unregistered multi-billion... — Радио Свобода
- Family of Duma deputy from Karachay-Cherkessia, member of "United Russia" Mikhail Starshinov owns unregistered multi-billion... — Кавказ.Реалии
- Property worth 3.5 billion rubles found for State Duma deputy from one of Russia's poorest regions — The Moscow Times