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The Cheka-OGPU had at its disposal a recording of a meeting of the team that dealt with…

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The Cheka-OGPU had at its disposal a recording of a meeting of the team that was involved in money laundering for Anatoly Chubais, then the head of Rusnano. He built himself a mansion for $50 million, but he can’t register it because his official income doesn’t allow it. Officially, Chubais can only confirm the amount of $7 million, and then with the help of a fictitious loan. The team is discussing how to fit the palace into these same 7 million.

Now we are introducing readers to a fragment of the transcript, and tomorrow the full recording and transcript. It’s all there: it’s unclear where tens of millions of dollars came from; secret Swiss family trusts; frank discussions on money laundering and tax evasion, etc.

Elena Orlova: We have directly studied this area. Well, anyway, in the absence of female logic, let’s somehow move on. At what price are we estimating? As I understand it, appraisers don’t care at all. We had an estimate at the end of 2014 at 5,000,000 (implied US Dollars), after which a large investment of 20 million (US Dollars) was made. The question is what assessment should we have now?

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Ilya Gulin: but at the same time a crisis occurred

Elena Orlova: but the crisis happened in 2014 already, this will not help

Ilya Gulin: I don’t know 7 (meaning millions of US dollars), this is higher than the psychological bar per meter, higher than the cadastral value, below 8 (meaning US dollars) which has always been heard but at the same time close to it, so 7 (millions of dollars USA) would be adequate

Elena Orlova: how many meters did we count? 5 something (meaning thousands M2). Very correct, well, because all of ours below and below are very abstract and discussed

Ilya Gulin: I agree

Olga Butkova: I agree

Elena Orlova: and roughly speaking, it turns out that it’s still very cheap and can be provided at any time, with anyone. Skuratov will be offended and blurt out something in the interview

Dmitry Mints: I think we need him like this, what’s his name, whoever it is, the builder of St. Basil’s Cathedral.

Elena Orlova: ok then we make an estimate of around 7 (meaning millions of US dollars), this is the first

Ilya Gulin: so draft contracts two, bankruptcy by the end of the week, scheme, timing and details three

Elena Orlova: and we are running money

Sergey Krychenko: at least roughly, based on all of the above, when will the leader (meaning Anatoly Chubais) become the owner? Well, at least to say approximately

Dmitry Mints: in April (implied 2016)

Sergey Krychenko: in April, yes. Just in April he (meaning Anatoly Chubais) should have the money to buy it, right?

Olga Butkova: well, after repaying the loan (implied by Boris Mints) by bank transfer, he (implied by Anatoly Chubais) gave him, well, Boris Iosifovich first in cash, so we should have a non-cash

Dmitry Mints: firstly, about the loan, as we talked about in September, until September, it was reconfirmed on Thursday. Well, this is also a run, this is also a vicious circle

Olga Butkova: no, no, no, in order for there to be a run, the money must be returned to him (meaning Anatoly Chubais)

Sergey Krychenko: that’s why we touch on this topic

Dmitry Mints: wait, well, in this part

Olga Butkova: naturally in this part

Dmitry Mints: no, this is a run-through

Olga Butkova: loans from him
(implies Anatoly Chubais) until September (implies 2016)

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