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Russian millionaire Leonid Teyf indicted in Utah.

Postby seemslikeadream » Wed Oct 30, 2019 9:45 pm

Raleigh Russian millionaire Leonid Teyf indicted in Utah in alleged bribery scheme

Leonid Teyf indicted in Utah
Wednesday, October 30, 2019 3:14PM
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Russian man arrested at his north Raleigh mansion late last year has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Utah.

According to court documents, Leonid Teyf, 57, was part of a scheme where several trucking companies paid more than $1 million in bribes to the Utah FedEx ground hub manager.

Teyf was originally investigated by the feds in Raleigh in a murder-for-hire plot involving the son of his housekeeper because Teyf thought he was having an affair with his wife.

But the investigation ballooned to outside the $5 million north Raleigh mansion where the housekeeper, her husband, and son -- all from Russia -- lived with the Teyf family.

Soon the feds were accusing Teyf of being involved in a $150 million dollar kickback scheme in his native Russia and bringing some of the money to the United States.
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Both Teyf and his wife, Tatyana, are accused of several immigration-law violations in connection with the alleged scheme.

Teyf remains in jail until he faces trial.
https://abc11.com/raleigh-millionaire-i ... e/5659554/

seemslikeadream » Mon Jan 07, 2019 12:45 pm wrote:
emptywheel

This is about how I expected today might go: Friedrich is getting fed up with the Troll Lawyers' Trollin



Zoe Tillman


Some fireworks in court this morning as a judge criticized the lawyer representing Concord Management & Consulting in the special counsel Russian troll farm case for his language and harsh words about Mueller's office in filings — "unprofessional, inappropriate, and ineffective"
8:47 AM - 7 Jan 2019


The judge told attorney Eric Dubelier that his strategy was "ineffective" and that his approach to filings — including pop culture quotes (see: https://assets.documentcloud.org/docume ... -Reply.pdf …) and accusing Mueller's office basically of lawlessness — was "undermining your credibility in this courthouse"

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"Knock it off," Judge Dabney Friedrich told Dubelier. This then led to a heated exchange where Dubelier said he needed to consult his client since the judge had accused of unprofessional conduct, and now there might be bias from the judge. There's no bias, the judge replied.



Dubelier pushed back, saying the judge had personally attacked him, and Friedrich replied by saying he had made personal attacks on Mueller's office. Dubelier said he was just telling the truth



How did this end? The judge agreed Dubelier could have time to consult with his client (Concord). She ordered the defense and the govt to sit down and discuss discovery-related issues — Dubelier said they'd tried, and the govt just said no, Friedrich said they needed to try again


The judge then closed the courtroom to discuss an issue that relates to a grand jury matter, so it's sealed, but Dubelier left the courtroom less than five minutes later. He declined to answer questions

https://twitter.com/ZoeTillman/status/1 ... 5528007681




Raleigh Russian millionaire Leonid Teyf indicted in Utah in alleged bribery scheme

Leonid Teyf indicted in Utah
Wednesday, October 30, 2019 3:14PM
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Russian man arrested at his north Raleigh mansion late last year has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Utah.

According to court documents, Leonid Teyf, 57, was part of a scheme where several trucking companies paid more than $1 million in bribes to the Utah FedEx ground hub manager.

Teyf was originally investigated by the feds in Raleigh in a murder-for-hire plot involving the son of his housekeeper because Teyf thought he was having an affair with his wife.

But the investigation ballooned to outside the $5 million north Raleigh mansion where the housekeeper, her husband, and son -- all from Russia -- lived with the Teyf family.

Soon the feds were accusing Teyf of being involved in a $150 million dollar kickback scheme in his native Russia and bringing some of the money to the United States.
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Both Teyf and his wife, Tatyana, are accused of several immigration-law violations in connection with the alleged scheme.

Teyf remains in jail until he faces trial.


Polly Sigh

Leonid Teyf, a wealthy Russian national living in NC accused of money laundering and plotting a murder-for-hire, has ties to Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin ["Putin's chef"], who was indicted by Mueller election tampering.

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local ... 71200.html

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Here's original article that describes how Leonid Teyf was the Deputy Director of Voentorg, a company which contracted with Russia’s Ministry of Defense - and he provided Prigozhin with outsourcing contracts for the supply of power to army units


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Here's original article that describes how Leonid Teyf was the Deputy Director of Voentorg, a company which contracted with Russia’s Ministry of Defense - and he provided Prigozhin with outsourcing contracts for the supply of power to army units

December 13 AP story on Leonid Teyf: North Carolina couple accused of running $150 million kickback scheme - Prosecutors also claim the husband was plotting to kill the son of a former housekeeper — whom he suspected of having an affair with his wife.

The money-laundering scheme started around 2010, during Teyf's time as deputy director of Voentorg, a company that provided Russia's military with laundry, food and other equipment - and kickbacks grew to $150 million over a two year period
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emptywheel

@emptywheel
Given Leonid Teif's ties to Yevgeniy Prigozhin, perhaps he's actually the Russian soul Putin has in mind to swap for Paul Whelan?

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local ... 71200.html



Per Novaya Gazeta, Leonid Teyf provided Russian army catering contracts to a company owned by Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin [indicted by Mueller]. Teyf and his wife profited from a $150M kickback scheme involving the Russian military.



Leonid Teyf, a wealthy Russian national living in NC accused of money laundering and plotting a murder-for-hire, has ties to Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin ["Putin's chef"], who was indicted by Mueller election…

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ICYMI: Putin ally Yevgeniy Prigozhin [indicted by Mueller along with his Internet Research Agency & Concord Management] was said to be in touch with the Kremlin & Assad before his Wagner Group mercenaries attacked US troops in Syria in Feb 2018.
http://wapo.st/2ELlXjB?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.0ba8a02ca113

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Mueller has questioned witnesses on why Trump supported Putin in Syria. Aid & comfort to enemy ...


Collusion isn't a crime – but TREASON damn sure is. Recall Nunberg's meltdown after his Mueller interview: "Russia probe is not a witch hunt. Mueller asked why Trump supported Putin in Syria." Aid & comfort to…

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In JUN 2014, the Mercers & Bannon formed Cambridge Analytica & launched a ‘research project' in Russia — the same month that Prigozhin's troll farm, the Internet Research Agency, launched their campaign to interfere in the 2016 POTUS election.



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“Prigozhin spent significant funds to further 'Project Lakhta' whose goal in the US since May 2014 was to spread distrust towards candidates...and to conduct 'information warfare against the US.'"


The Justice Dept has charged a Russian woman, Elena Khusyaynova, for conspiracy to interfere with the 2018 US election – the first criminal case against a foreign national for meddling in the 2018 Midterms. Prosecut…

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Prigozhin's lawyer [for his Concord Management company] was rebuked in federal court today by a Trump appointed judge.



Trump-appointed judge, Dabney Friedrich, defends Mueller and scolds lawyer for Russian firm, Concord Management: "Your brief was inappropriate, unprofessional, and ineffective. You have undermine…

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Russian millionaire Leonid Teyf indicted in Utah in alleged bribery scheme - Teyf who is in jail for a $150 million dollar kickback scheme & murder-for-hire charges in NC, has been indicted in another scheme involving trucking cos & $1 million+ in bribes


10 people in Utah and across US accused of fraud, bribery in connection with lucrative trucking contracts

One indictment alleges that five co-conspirators fraudulently received $150 million in revenue from FedEx Ground in exchange for bribing a FedEx mgr

Indictments Unsealed Alleging Pay-To-Play Bribery Scheme By Manager, Trucking Companies At Utah FedEx Ground Hub - U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Utah
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ut/pr/indi ... anies-utah

More on Leonid Teyf, indicted in Utah today and previously accused with his wife of a murder-for-hire plot and $150 million kickback scheme, is reported to have ties to Yevgeny Prigozhin who owns the troll farm and was indicted by Mueller

Leonid Teyf, a Russian living in North Carolina, who was accused with his wife of a murder-for-hire plot and $150 million kickback scheme, is now reported by Novaya Gazeta to have ties to Yevgeny Prigozhin who was indicted by Mueller for election tampering

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Re: Russian millionaire Leonid Teyf indicted in Utah.

Postby seemslikeadream » Thu Oct 31, 2019 12:59 am

Bountiful man among 10 accused of fraud, bribery in connection with lucrative trucking contracts
By JACOB SCHOLL Special to the Daily Herald 10 hrs ago 0

SALT LAKE CITY — A Bountiful man is among 10 people from Utah and across the country federally indicted in several cases alleging bribery and falsified ground shipping reports led to millions of dollars worth of contracts being awarded to specific companies.

Ryan Lee Mower, a 47-year-old Bountiful man, was said to be the highest-ranking employee at a FedEx Ground shipping facility in North Salt Lake from 2008 to October 2019.

Mower, named in five indictments, allegedly used his position of overseeing FedEx Ground contract providers for financial gain. Investigators say he accepted bribes from shipping companies, and in return, he awarded lucrative no-bid contracts to those companies instead of opening up those contracts to others.

“Fair play, honest dealings, and transparency are core values in the American business landscape,” said Utah U.S. Attorney John W. Huber. “Bribery and corrupt practices are not.”

One indictment alleges that five co-conspirators received $150 million in revenue from FedEx Ground by fraudulently obtaining shipping runs, boosting miles on runs and falsely reporting miles to get better payouts. The same indictment alleges Mower was paid $300,000 for the illegal activity.

“These individuals allegedly exchanged bribes for business opportunities, and, as a result, lined their pockets with hundreds of millions of dollars spent on property, luxury cars, and other extravagances,” said Paul Haertel, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Salt Lake City Field Office.

On his own, Mower is charged with five counts of filing false tax returns, as federal prosecutors allege that he reported his income as much lower than what he had made that year. For the 2015 tax year, he allegedly filed a return that claimed he made $112,113 in income when he had actually made at least $223,088 in additional income.

In another indictment, Mower and five others who worked for the Salt Lake Trucking Group — Yevgeny Felix Tuchinsky, 59, of Salt Lake City and San Diego; Alexsander Vasiliyevich Barsukov, a 52-year-old Salt Lake City resident; Konstantin Mikhaylovich Tomilin, 50, who has homes in Salt Lake City and Pennsylvania; Leonid Isaakovich Teyf, 58, of Raleigh, North Carolina; and Felix Tsipelzon, a 48-year-old South Jordan man — are accused of bribing Mower into giving them large contracts and falsifying mileage reports.

All six were charged with 16 counts of wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering, with the alleged actions occurring over a 10-year period.

Mower and Hubert Ivan Ugarte, a 52-year-old Draper man, were charged with four counts of wire fraud and six counts of money laundering in connection with the alleged scheme. Authorities allege that Ugarte’s company made around $90 million from FedEx Ground contracts, and paid Mower at least $490,000 in bribes in the process.

Two 41-year-old West Jordan men, Davor Kovacevic and Zlate Balulovski, allegedly made over $21 million in FedEx Ground revenue after paying Mower roughly $165,000 in bribe payments. Kovacevic, Balulovski and Mower were charged with seven counts of wire fraud and three counts of money laundering in a scheme that authorities say began in 2012.

The scheme extended to Cache County, as well, authorities claim. William Shayne Murdock, a 42-year-old Providence man, and Mower were both charged with 10 counts including wire fraud and money laundering. Investigators allege that Murdock paid Mower at least $50,000 over the past five years, and in return, Murdock’s companies made roughly $19 million in FedEx Ground revenue.

Federal authorities are also seeking to seize a number of assets from those charged in the alleged fraud scheme. The government will look to seize 25 real estate properties, 60 bank accounts, cars, boats, snowmobiles, trailers, firearms and other assets from those charged.

A summons was issued for Mower to appear in a Salt Lake City federal court today for his initial appearance hearing.

Balulovski, Kovacevic, Barsukov, Tsipelzon, Tomilin and Murdock were arrested Friday and had their initial appearances on Monday afternoon in Salt Lake City’s federal court.

An arrest warrant has been issued for Ugarte. Tuchinsky was arrested in San Diego and has had a detention hearing Tuesday morning in a San Diego federal courtroom. Teyf is in federal custody in North Carolina for an unrelated case.

Each of those charged face a maximum 20 years in prison in connection with the wire fraud and wire fraud conspiracy charges. Those charged with money laundering face a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.
https://www.heraldextra.com/news/state- ... 86375.html
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