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Canonical ID: Q104921018 · Entity type: Person (reference)
| Property | Value | Lang | Source dataset | Source ID | First seen | ||
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Person:notes | Businessman, leader of the Tambov Organized Crime Group; personal friend of Vladimir Putin. Was involved in and financially benefitted from corruption schemes designed to provide corrupt sources of income to politicians and government officials and their families. Cofounder (with Vladislav Reznik) of Rossiya Bank, also known as the "bank of Putin's friends". Used his connections within the Russian government to arrange for appointments of his proteges to law enforcement government agencies, including the appointment of Alexander Bastrykin as Chairman of the Investigative Committee. Petrov is an important link in the nexus of organized crime, intelligence services, and corrupt politicians and oligarchs. | ru_acf_bribetakers | acf-89aa090c2857fa5ad9ea7b4f3550a5fb0f6dbc76 | ||||