In August 1996, the FBI compiles a report that confirms Semion Mogilevich operates a transnational criminal enterprise with about 250 members, including in the United States.
The report also acknowledges that Mogilevich has associates in the Russian government, which is later recognized as wholly operated by the the mafia and organized crime.
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In November 1994, a multinational working group on Eurasian organized crime (OC) met in Moscow, Russia, to discuss the threat posed by Eurasian criminal organizations. The working group, consisting of Russian, German, Italian, and U.S. law enforcement representatives, identified five Eurasian criminal groups with multinational operations that are of mutual investigative interest.
One of these groups is the Semion Mogilevich Organization, based in Budapest, Hungary. Numbering approximately 250 members, it is headed by Semion “Seva” Mogilevich. Principal activities of the Mogilevich Organization include weapons trafficking, nuclear materials trafficking, prostitution, drug trafficking, dealing in precious gems, and money laundering. The Mogilevich Organization operates across Central Europe, including Prague, Czech Republic; Vienna, Austria; and Moscow, Russia. Its activities also extend to the United States, Ukraine, United Kingdom, France, Slovakia, and Israel.
The center of the Mogilevich Organization’s financial operations is Arigon, Ltd., a company registered in the Channel Islands, United Kingdom. Arigon, Ltd. deals extensively with Ukraine, selling oil products to Ukrzaliznytsa, the Ukrainian state railway administration. Arigon uses a number of banks in its operations, with accounts identified in Stockholm, Sweden; New York City; London, United Kingdom; and Geneva, Switzerland. Principal front companies in the United States are FNJ Trade Management Corporation in Los Angeles, California, and YBM Magnex in Newtown, Pennsylvania.
The Mogilevich Organization is tied to two other major OC (organized crime) groups — the Vyacheslav Ivankov Organization and the Solntsevskaya Organization — and also to Eurasian crime figures Monya Elson and Alimzhan Tochtachunov. Their operations and contacts overlap in some instances, as evidenced by meetings, joint investments, and silent partnerships in firms engaged in OC activity.
Other people mentioned in the report, in order of first appearance:
Page 2: Anatoly Kulachenko, Igor Fisherman, Alexander Alexandrov, Jacob Bogatin, Frank Greenwald, Sergei Maximov
Page 3: Victor Naishuller, Sergei Mikhailov, Victor Averin, “Sasha Rezany” believed to be Alexsander Roudavsky, Viktor Alexandrov
Page 4: Vitaly Savalovsky, Anatoly Katrich, Igor Stoliarchuk (or Stolyarchuk), Aleksey Lugovcov (or Lugovtsov)
Page 5: Igor Korol, Sergei Korol, Roman Gorin, Dzhambula Cereteli
Page 6: Irina Ryabakova, Igor Tkachenko, Vitaly Kachanov, Sergey Filipenko, Konstantin Darazhinsky, Vladislav Olifirenko
Page 7: Anton Naskadaton, Murtaz Golan, Mikhail Golan, Konstantin Karat, (First Name Unknown) Berkovich, Vahtang Ubiriya
Page 8: Stanislav “Stas” Nikolayev (or Nikolaev), Vladimir Vulitsky, Vladimir Yeriomenko, Igor Pluzhnikov
Page 9: Islam Karimov (not of Uzbekistan), Eugveni Imas, Semion Yakhimovich, Valeriy Silagadze
Page 10: Leonid Hais, David Bogatin
Page 11: Robert Ventresca, Aleksander Pressman, “Tzigan” (possibly Pressman), Eduard Ivankov
Page 12: Vladimir Berkovich, Oleg Berkovich a.k.a. Jan Tibor a.k.a. Alex Berkowitz, Isai “Isay” Berkovich, Basia Berkovich, Mariana Berkovich, Lora Berkovich — all operating in California and family of Semion Mogilevich
Page 13: Eduard Garmel a.k.a. Edik Garmel a.k.a. Angela Davis, Maksim Pestun, Genovese La Cosa Nostra Family, Boris Davidovsky, “Cyoma,” Leib Yarmolkin a.k.a. Leonard Yarmolkin (or Yermolkin), Zoya Sokolovskaya, Mikhail Bezman
Page 14: Mikhail “Mike” Berkovich, Dmitri Sokolov, Rostyslav Berkovich, Maria Solodka / Maria Katz, Semion Katz
Page 15: Olga Berkovich, Tatiana Mogilevich (Semion’s ex-wife, lives in California), Rubin Bershatski, Sabrina Guberman / Sabrina Zilberman
Page 16: Bella Guberman, Igor Guberman, Alexander Landa, Lazar Berkovich, Dmitry Itkin
Page 17: Romas Marcinkevicius, Boris Gordin, Vladimir Kudla, Alexander Tiutiun, Alexander Feigelson, Mikhail Wasserman a.k.a. Mikhail Vinokur a.k.a. Michael Vesserman a.k.a. Moisha
Page 18: Shabtai Kalmanovich
Page 19: Marat Balagula, Iosif Kobzon, Dan Mor, Barukh Eilon
Page 20: Galina Teles (Semion’s girlfriend), Mikhail Fichnick
Page 21: Salvatore DeFalco
Page 22: Adrian Churchward, Galina Grigorieva a.k.a. Galina Churchward (Semion’s ex-wife), Vul Aronovics
Page 25: Peter-Blake Turner
Page 26: Mikhail Koudine
Page 28: Arnold Tamm, Evgueni Lioustanov
Page 29: Vladimir Arafev
Page 32: Boris Kandov
Page 33: Igor Fadeyev
Page 34: Russian officials Gennadi Lavryenko and Ivan Voloshenko, Vladimir Romanyuha
Page 35: Boris Birshtein, Vadim Rabinovich, Leonid Bilounov
Page 50: Tofik Azimov
Businesses owned and/or used by Mogilevich Organization & associates:
21 Nightclub
Prague, Czech Republic
A.O. Ritual Funeral Services
Moscow, Russia
Alliance Credit Check
Kiev, Ukraine
Alpha Financial Group
Pennsylvania, USA
Arbat International / Arlet International
Budapest, Hungary
Moscow, Russia
Arco-Globus Company
Channel Islands, United Kingdom
Acro-Globus Company / Arco-Globus International
New York, USA
Arigon / Arigon Oil / Arigon Company,
Channel Islands, United Kingdom
Los Angeles, California, USA
Kiev, Ukraine
Budapest, Hungary
Tel Aviv, Israel
Moscow, Russia
Prague, Czech Republic
Arigon Textile
Tel Aviv, Israel
Army Co-op
Budapest, Hungary
Arotex
Prague, Czech Republic
Asmia-Fia
Prague, Czech Republic
Atkom Consulting
Vienna, Austria
Atlantic, Ltd
Bourgas, Bulgaria
B and N Connection
Budapest, Hungary
Balchug USA
San Diego, California, USA
London, United Kingdom
Kiev, Ukraine
Bank National de Paris
New York, New York, USA
Banque Francaise De L’orean
London, United Kingdom
Black and White Nightclub
Prague, Czech Republic
Budapest, Hungary
Blue Sky Blue Sea a.k.a. International Shipping Co.
Los Angeles, California, USA
Carson Auto Corporation
Arleta, California, USA
Createbury
London, United Kingdom
Dian International
Moscow, Russia
Digep General Machine Works
Miskolc, Hungary
Dinamo Distribution Company
Studio City, California, USA
Discount Gas Diesel / Discount Gas Company
Vernon, California, USA
Eden (nightclub)
Budapest, Hungary
Empire Bard
Tel Aviv, Israel
Express Bank
Kiev, Ukraine
FNJ Trade Management / FNI Trade Management / F & J Trade Management / F & G Trade Management / K & O Trade Management
Los Angeles, California, USA
Faegre and Benson
London, United Kingom
First Pennsylvania Bank
Richboro, Pennsylvania, USA
Forum
Moscow, Russia
George’s Body Shop
Paramount, California, USA
IMSD, Ltd.
London, United Kingdom
Idex, Ltd.
Budapest, Hungary
Independent Trade Union Bank
Moscow, Russia
Tel Aviv, Israel
Cyprus
International Auto Body and Paint / Mr. International
Huntington Park, California, USA
International Chemical Industries
Hollywood, California, USA
Kamera Services Co-operative
Budapest, Hungary
L Tech International
Lincolnshire, Illinois, USA
Leman
Prague, Czech Republic
Limegold, Ltd.
London, United Kingdom
Lucas International Corporation
Los Angeles, California, USA
MGA Flowers, Inc.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Medassist Medical Supply and Equipment
Los Angeles, California, USA
Milana Trading Company
Vernon, California, USA
Mini ABC (nightclub)
Budapest, Hungary
Morska Agencja, Ltd.
Gdynia, Poland
Moska Spartak Basketball Team
Moscow, Russia
Nafta United Kingdom, Ltd.
London, United Kingdom
Neftanoy Bank
Moscow, Russia
New York Management
Not listed
Palm Terrace Restaurant / Rasputin Restaurant
Los Angeles, California, USA
Paralink Union Corporation
Los Angeles, California, USA
Petroff Bank
Moscow, Russia
PRATECS Technologies, Inc.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Presidential Property
Farmingdale, New York, USA
RGO Globus Company
New York, New York, USA
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
London, United Kingdom
Sakhalinskaya Initsiativa
Russia
Sevvosttisiz Co.
Magadan, Russia
Skandinavska Enskida Banken
Stockholm, Sweden
Szigma Kft
Budapest, Hungary
Szolid, Ltd.
Budapest, Hungary
Technology Distribution
Not listed
Teropack International, Inc.
Los Angeles, California, USA
TOO ASPADA
Russia
Transbrittania, Ltd.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Trans Commodities, Inc.
New York, New York, USA
U Holubu Nightclub
Prague, Czech Republic
Ukraina Corporate Commercial Bank
L’vov, Ukraine
Ukrzaliznytsa
Kiev, Ukraine
United Overseas Bank
Geneva, Switzerland
Vakhtadir
Kiev, Ukraine
Variety
Moscow, Russia
Video Art Cultural Services Co-operative
Budapest, Hungary
Video Arts Small Enterprise
Budapest, Hungary
Video Art Studios
Budapest, Hungary
Westar Energy Corporation
New York, New York, USA
Western Connections Group
Beverly Hills, California, USA
YBM Magnex / Magnex / Magnex Entrepreneurial Holding / YBM Technologies
Budapest, Hungary
Kiev, Ukraine
Newton, Pennsylvania, USA
York Caskets
City of Commerce, California, USA
Zolotoy Dom (Golden House)
Budapest, Hungary
Moscow, Russia
