One of the richest Russians in New York City sentenced to 11 years in prison
'25.02.2018'
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The budget plunger, the shadow strategist and the lucky swindler are the so-called US citizen, 49-year-old Jeanne Bullock, the spouse of the former finance minister of the Moscow region. The investigation into Bullock lasted more than one month, and almost a year ago the criminal case was sent to court. Investigators have gathered enough evidence of Zhanna Bullock’s involvement in large-scale thefts from Moscow’s treasury. We are talking about the amount in 194 million dollars or 11 billion rubles. A court in Moscow sentenced a New York resident to 11 years in prison. But, according to sources, this does not prevent Bullock from leading the former glamorous lifestyle and holding parties in his mansion for 30 million dallars.
It is not yet clear whether Bullock (according to older sources - Zhanna Mikhailovna Bulakh) will serve a sentence in a Russian colony. A response was received from the competent authorities of the United States that Bulakh is on the territory of this state and cannot be extradited due to the absence of an extradition treaty between the United States and the Russian Federation.
Also, the Russian government, as the injured party, has already seized elite real estate, cars, antiques and paintings by Joan. That, however, does not prevent her from leading the former glamorous lifestyle and holding parties in her mansion for 30 millions of dollars.
The investigation and the court established that Bulakh, as part of an organized group led by the former First Deputy Chairman of the Moscow Region Government - Minister of Finance of the Moscow Region Government Alexei Kuznetsov and his first deputy Valery Nosov, was involved in acquiring by deception and abuse of trust from municipal unitary enterprises of the Moscow Region that provide services in the field of housing and communal services, the right to other people's property in the form of the right to claim debts for these services to the municipalities of the Moscow region, as well as legalization of funds, writes “Merchant".
In addition, the attackers committed theft of money as a result of the purchase and sale of ordinary registered uncertified shares of Rosweb company owned by Mosobltrastinvest and funds received from the sale of the third series of bonds of Moscow Regional Mortgage OJSC agency".
For stolen money, elite real estate in Switzerland and France, two hotels in France, ten expensive cars, a motor yacht registered in the Cayman Islands, and other property were purchased.
In addition, Mrs. Bulakh’s attempt to remove to Finland 1 357 rare items, including books, paintings, mat with icons and newspaper extracts, coins, armor, etc., was suppressed in Russia.
How Zhanna Mikhailovna became Bullock
Zhanna Bullock grew up in the Belarusian city of Pinsk. 12 was born on May 1967 of the year in Kobrin, Brest region (Byelorussian SSR). In 1991, she emigrated to the USA. Approximately in 1992-1993, she got a job at the law office of Emanuel Zeltser, who represented the interests of Inkombank in the USA, writes “Gossip".
In 2000, when Jeanne Bullock became the lawful spouse of a high-ranking Moscow official, her official biography was substantially edited. As a result, the history of the former Zhanna Bulakh was actually driven out to the periphery of the public space, its place was taken success-story business woman Janna bullock.
Apparently, the public relations consultant Bullock Cory Hay (R. Couri Hay) - columnist, columnist, gossip columnist known in New York bohemian circles, and also former lover of pop-art creator Andy Warhol.
According to official legend, Zhanna Bullock studied at the philosophy department of Leningrad State University, then moved to New York and at first took up any work there — she was a nanny, a packager in a vegetable shop, etc.
Gradually, as happens with all the talented and persistent self-made woman, she managed to rise from the social strata, starting her own business. Over time, this successful experience was transferred to Russia, where Jeanne Bullock headed the largest Moscow region investment and development company.
The real story of the transformation of the provincial Jeanne Boulach in the ladies Janna bullock markedly different from the created PR-legends. Apparently, she did not manage to get any completed higher education in Bulakh before her departure to the United States. In any case, at St. Petersburg State University (formerly Leningrad State University) they deny that they had such a graduate [Only in 2003, Jeanne Bullock received an MBA at the Fuke Business School at Duke University in North Carolina (Fuqua School of Business, Duke University)]. Perhaps the study had to be interrupted due to early marriage and the birth of her daughter Zoya. However, the marriage and the appearance of the child could not keep Zhanna Bulakh back home and, leaving little Zoya in the care of her mother, the future owner of the RIGroup moved to New York on a temporary visa, writes "Gossip".
By the way, as reported by the rear trinixy.ru One of the most luxurious and expensive weddings was played in Russia when 24-year-old American Towson Remmel (the son of a law firm’s partner Pryor Cashman) married Russian girl Zoe, daughter of Jeanne Bullock. Each guest at the wedding allegedly cost 20 thousand dollars.
Let's go back to the 1996 year. It was then, as he writes "Gossip"“Moskovsky Komsomolets” wrote directly that Bulakh came to America as an elite prostitute upon a call from a certain client. This information remained uncontradicted, in any case, the EPS could not find any refutation either in the MK or in other media. According to MK journalists, after the contract expired, Bulakh managed to extend his visa. In the end, she still lived in New York.
Bulakh pulled out a winning ticket, taking a job as secretary-referent (according to other sources - a translator) to the law office of Emanuel Zeltser, a Jewish emigrant from Moldova, mixed up in several loud scandals representing the interests of Russians nouveau riche in the West.
In particular, his name did not leave the pages of the Russian and Western press in connection with the division of Badri Patarkatsishvili's inheritance, because of which Zeltser even ended up in the pre-trial detention center of the Belarusian KGB in Minsk. At that time he was the American solicitor of Inkombank, - writes “Gossip". As mentioned in one of the publications, Zeltser once sent Bulakh to the airport to meet Kuznetsov there. So Zeltser’s assistant and the vice-president of Inkombank became lovers.
However, from the very beginning, the relations between Bulakh and Kuznetsov were not limited to the romantic component. It was a production and business romance. For Bulakh Kuznetsov was a chance to get out of immigrant poverty and insecurity. Bulakh for Kuznetsov - an insider in the office of Zeltser and a trusted agent who resided in the US. In 1994, Bulakh registered and led the company. Avalon Capital. The fact that it was actually a business is evidenced by the fact that a Kuznetsov credit card was used to pay for the necessary paperwork.
Subsequently, when the details of the BoNY case surfaced, Boulakh’s involvement in other offshore companies through which money was pumped to the West was established. At the same time, information was published that Bulakh used the corporate gold card of Inkombank (which she was not entitled to by status) for large personal purchases, mainly clothing and lingerie of prestigious brands.
The scandal around BoNY put an end to such a sweet life at the expense of the shareholders of Inkombank.
For a number of reasons, being left with money and freedom, Bulakh nevertheless received such publicity, which should have forever closed the doors to her in a decent society. Apparently, at this moment she turned up and American PR man Cory Hay, who undertook to fix this almost disastrous situation. And, as noted "Gossip"overall he succeeded.
The first step was the change of last name - the Belarusian Bulakh (in the English transcription Bulakh) changed easily remembered in the States Bullockwhich made Jeanne the namesake of the Hollywood star Sandra Bullock.
In the end, if you enter in the search box Google "Bulakh”, Then there will be a mention of one of the figurants of the BoNY case. If "Bullock"- the next edition of the embodied American dream in the retelling of fashionable New York magazines with which Corey Hay collaborates. And these two persons - the swindler and the successful business thinker of Russian origin - practically do not overlap with each other in the information space.
The second step was financially more costly, but also much more efficient from the point of view of PR. As the former lover of Andy Warhol, Cory Hay did not have much difficulty in introducing Jeanne Bullock into the world of modern art, more precisely, into the tusk of gallery owners and art dealers who represent him. So Bullock became not just “another Russian” with a capital of unknown origin, but a collector and patron of the arts.
How to steal billions
According to investigators, almost 10 years, Jeanne Bullock, using the connections and the position of her ex-husband Alexei Kuznetsov, ex-finance minister of the Moscow region, turned fraudulent operations, also owned the largest real estate development company in the Moscow region, taking all stolen money abroad, buying expensive real estate throughout Europe and America, art and antiques.
“The Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation approved the indictment in a criminal case against US citizen Zhanna Bullock. Earlier, five members of a criminal group were convicted, for which they were sentenced to long terms of imprisonment. The criminal case is sent to the Basmanny Court of Moscow for consideration on the merits, ”said Alexander Kurennoy, an official representative of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation.
From 2008 to 2010 years, several fraud cases were initiated against Kuznetsov and Bullock.
In October 2009, Kuznetsov tried to agree on settling the scandal with Russian President’s Administrator’s Office Vladimir Kozhin and FSO Director Yevgeny Murov at the resort in Courchevel, however, according to Kuznetsov, they had to refuse because “some people” who were ready to support him “wanted to get for it immediately a billion dollars. "
The criminal case against Alexey Kuznetsov was initiated back in 2012. He was then in France, was detained, and since that time the authorities have promised to extradite the fugitive official. The former first deputy of Kuznetsov, who had already received 14 years in prison, was also involved in the criminal scheme. And now the Prosecutor General's Office is trying to secure the return of the organizer of the criminal community, Zhanna Bullock, to Russia.News.
The role of Bulakh in the commission of crimes was to organize and develop a plan for the commission of fraud, coordinate the actions of members of an organized group, control the movement of funds held in limited liability companies controlled by members of an organized group.
“This is a way to demand her issuance from other countries to which she will come. It is no secret that wealthy people travel a lot, besides having a certain interest in France, it is obvious that Joan can go there. There may be other countries where she will go, and where Russia's request can be considered, ”said Roman Terekhin, an international lawyer.
