MGIMO Deputy Rector and Son Wanted for Fraud in Moscow Complex
Natalia Kuzmina, deputy rector of MGIMO, and her son Enver Kuzmin were placed on the wanted list over a criminal case involving fraud in a particularly large amount related to the illegal transfer of 80 non-residential units in the Knightsbridge Private Park residential complex in Moscow.
Consensus
- Natalia Kuzmina and her son Enver Kuzmin have been placed on the wanted list.
- The case is related to a criminal investigation into fraud in a particularly large amount.
- The alleged fraud involves the illegal transfer of 80 non-residential premises in the Knightsbridge Private Park residential complex.
- The complex is located in the center of Moscow, near Frunzenskaya Embankment, on Yefremova Street in the Khamovnichesky District.
- The premises were allegedly transferred to private ownership despite being recognized by the court as common property of the residents.
- The Moscow City Court ruled in June 2023 that the disputed premises belong to the common property of the owners.
- The accused are currently outside Russia and have not acknowledged guilt.
- The case stems from a long-standing conflict between apartment owners and entities linked to the developer and former management company.
- The construction of the complex was initially managed by the company 'Restavratsiya-N', founded by Natalia Kuzmina and later transferred to her son.
Points of divergence
- The case was initiated after a multi-year conflict between apartment owners and structures linked to the developer and the former management company. — meduza
- In 2019, a Moscow court ordered journalists Ilya Azar and Ksenia Luchenko to pay 400,000 rubles each to the Kuzmin family over an article accusing them of 'raider takeovers' and involvement in the demolition of buildings in Moscow. — meduza
- The case is connected to the sentencing of two former deputies of the Belgorod Region governor, Rustem Zaynullin and Vladimir Bazarov, who were sentenced to 20 and 19 years in prison respectively for theft during the construction of defense facilities, with fines of nearly 500 million rubles and a 10-year ban on working in state bodies. — m24
Coverage (4 sources)
- MGIOM deputy rector Natalia Kuzmina and her son declared wanted in fraud case — Meduza
- Deputy Rector of MGIMO Natalia Kuzmina and her son Enver Kuzmin declared wanted in criminal case on fraud in especially... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Deputy rector of MGIMO and her son are accused of fraud in an especially large amount — Вести
- MGIOM's Deputy Rector Kuzmin and her son declared wanted in fraud case — Москва 24
Key entities
- Natalia Kuzmina
- MGIMO
- Moscow
- RBC
- Knightsbridge Private Park
- Vice-rector of MGIMO
- Media
- Russia
- MVD
- Frunzenskaya Embankment
- Moscow Agency
- Marina Kiriuskina
- RIA Novosti/Pelagia Tikhonova, Vice-rector
More on Natalia Kuzmina
- Moscow Court Arrests MGIMO Deputy Rector Over Property Fraud
- MGIMO Vice-Rector and Son Sought Over Fraud Case