According to investigators, Churkin was an active member of the Tagan organized crime group. It is worth noting that at one time the “Abital” was “squeezed” by the founder of the network, US citizen Frank Newmen. Churkin was a member of the brigade of one of the leaders of the organized crime group Vladimir Grekov.
The Tagan group had its own security service, which was not inferior in equipment to the FSB operatives. She was engaged in the outer, wiretap, technical work. The work of the security service was supervised by Vladimir Grekov (on the international wanted list). Among other things, Grekov is charged with participating in the murder of Valery Zhuravlev, general director of Rospishcheprom OJSC in 2008. The accusations are built mainly on the testimony of Dmitry Ulyaznitsky (ex-getman of the Moscow Department Store). He said that while in the reception, he heard Grekov agreed to take the decision on Zhuravlev at the request of other leaders of the Tagansky – Igor Zhirnokleev and Grigory Rabinovich. Also, Billing of the phone Grekov showed that at the time of the murder of Zhuravlev he was nearby.
When in January 2019 two leaders of the Taganskoye- Igor Zhirnokleev and Grigory Rabinovich were detained, and the Third Leader- Vladimir Grekov, fired. He was warned of the intended operation right on the eve of the intended detention.
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