Linked to the Podolsk organized crime group; benefitted from money laundering operations conducted by the Russian mafia on the Mediterranean Coast and uncovered in 2020 by Spanish law enforcement in the course of Operation Testudo. Involved in and financially benefitted from corruption schemes designed to provide corrupt sources of income to politicians and government officials and their families. Owns luxury real estate properties in Russia that he registered in the name of his wife Natalia Ivanyuzhenkova and omits from his asset disclosures.
Member of the State Duma of the Russian Federation. This state body is responsible for political and legal support of the aggressive war against Ukraine.