NEW: OCCRP and the @guardian uncover how the Russian-Uzbek oligarch Alisher Usmanov places his assets beyond the reach of sanctions through secretive offshore jurisdictions, trusts, and Swiss bank accounts. #RussianAssetTracker 1/
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Pulling from leaked data sets including #SuisseSecrets, #PanamaPapers, and #FinCenFiles, reporters pieced together a partial picture of how Usmanov has obscured his holdings —including by making his sister, a Tashkent gynecologist, one of the major beneficiaries. 2/ 
Saodat Narzieva is listed as the beneficial owner of 27 accounts at Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse.
One of these accounts held a max balance of over $2.1 billion. Others held max balances in the hundreds of millions. 3/
One of these accounts held a max balance of over $2.1 billion. Others held max balances in the hundreds of millions. 3/
But these bank accounts had clear ties to Usmanov’s business empire.
➡️ 16 listed contact info associated with USM Group, Usmanov’s holding structure
➡️ #FinCENFiles data definitively linked one account to Gallagher Holdings, once a major Usmanov holding company 4/
➡️ 16 listed contact info associated with USM Group, Usmanov’s holding structure
➡️ #FinCENFiles data definitively linked one account to Gallagher Holdings, once a major Usmanov holding company 4/
On multiple occasions, the two siblings would transfer large sums of money to one another, some of which was flagged by banks that facilitated the transactions.
“This appears to be an unusually large sum of money exchanged to a family member,” one bank officer reported. 5/
“This appears to be an unusually large sum of money exchanged to a family member,” one bank officer reported. 5/
As part of #RussianAssetTracker, we also found 6 villas connected to Usmanov on the Italian island of Sardinia.
He owns this one directly 👇
Two are owned by his other sister. The rest are held in corporate structures that #ParadisePapers data shows are tied to Usmanov. 6/
He owns this one directly 👇
Two are owned by his other sister. The rest are held in corporate structures that #ParadisePapers data shows are tied to Usmanov. 6/
Usmanov’s use of secretive offshore companies makes it difficult to firmly link to him many assets believed to be his.
For example, only a fortuitous photo still links this helicopter — here sitting on his megayacht — to Usmanov after its ownership was transferred. 7/
For example, only a fortuitous photo still links this helicopter — here sitting on his megayacht — to Usmanov after its ownership was transferred. 7/
If you have information about foreign assets that are connected Usmanov, or other Kremlin allies, you might be able to help us.
Learn how you can submit evidence to #RussianAssetTracker: occrp.org/en/asset-track…
Learn how you can submit evidence to #RussianAssetTracker: occrp.org/en/asset-track…
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