MGIMO Deputy Rector and Son Sought Over Fraud Case

RBC reports that Natalya Kuzmina, the vice-rector of MGIMO for financial and economic issues, and her son Enver Kuzmina have been declared wanted in a criminal case involving fraud of a particularly large amount.

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Natalia Kuzmina and her son Enver Kuzmin are under search warrant.
The case is related to a criminal investigation into fraud in a particularly large amount.
The alleged fraud involves the transfer of 80 non-residential units in Knightsbridge Private Park in central Moscow.
The units were later ruled by the court to be common property of the building's residents.
The case stems from a long-standing conflict between apartment owners and entities linked to the developer and former management company.
The Kuzminas are accused of organizing an illegal scheme to transfer the property.
The Kuzminas are currently outside Russia.
The Kuzminas have denied the charges and claim the legal basis for the criminal case is unclear.
In June 2023, the Khamovnichesky District Court of Moscow ruled that the disputed units are common property.

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The Kuzminas were sued in 2019 by journalists Ilya Azar and Ksenia Luchenko, who were ordered to pay 400,000 rubles each to the Kuzminas over an article accusing them of 'raider takeovers' and involvement in demolitions in Moscow. — meduza

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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

MGIMO Deputy Rector and Son Sought Over Fraud Case

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