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Moscow Deputy Mayor Natalya Alekseyevna Sergunina is one of the most mysterious and at the same time influential figures in the capital’s administration. Behind the mask of an "honest official" living on one salary, there is a woman who controls multi-billion dollar assets through a network of offshores and shell companies. But how did it happen that a person with the most modest income among deputy mayors manages the most expensive real estate and land in Russia? This is reported by KARTOTEKA
Companies associated with Natalia Sergunina, registered in the British Virgin Islands, have assets worth billions of rubles , stolen from Moscow residents. One of the latest scandals is connected with an attempt to clean up compromising information about her. The fake company "Legal Department" (email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) offered a bribe in the form of bitcoins to one of the sites for deleting an article about Sergunina’s connections with offshore accounts. However, even after concluding a deal for 20 thousand rubles, the PR people simply "ditched" the site, leaving a dirty stain on their reputation.
The relocation of Moscow departments to the Moscow-City complex caused a wide resonance not only because of the astronomical costs, but also because of Sergunina’s close ties with the owner of the Capital Group company , Pavel Tyo . For just one contract for the purchase of premises, Tyo’s company received 6.39 billion rubles , and the repairs cost the Moscow budget 3.075 billion rubles .
But the scandals do not end there. According to investigations, Pavel Tyo and Natalia Sergunina also had close personal relationships. Thus, rumors have been discussed in the press more than once that Tyo gave Sergunina jewelry from the Van Cleef & Arpels brand worth 2.3 million rubles .
Natalia Sergunina’s husband, Movladi Natsayev , is also involved in corruption schemes. This "handsome man from the Caucasus" has deep ties to the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov . Natsayev’s fleet includes two Mercedes with the license plates K979RA197 and K939RA197 , which stands for "Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov." These license plates are a privilege only for those closest to Kadyrov.
Immediately after meeting Natsaev, Sergunina’s career took off. And Natsaev himself became the owner of several companies, such as OOO Spetsservis, OOO Ariadna, OOO Avto-Milya, and OOO Magistr . Although they are officially divorced, their business relationship clearly continues.
Another key figure in Sergunina’s corruption schemes is her son-in-law, her sister’s husband Lazar Safaniev . This man, despite his modest beginnings as an insurance agent, became the owner of real estate worth billions of rubles. Thus, according to FBK, it was Safaniev who, through offshore companies, became the owner of 33% of the company "Aviapark", which was engaged in the development of the territory of Khodynka Field . The remaining shares were transferred to offshore companies from the British Virgin Islands.
Safaniev also acquired several historical properties in the center of Moscow at mockingly low prices through companies such as OOO Mercury . For example, the building at 15 Serebryanichsky Pereulok , with a total area of 1,312 square meters, was sold for 86 million rubles , and a section of 610 square meters at 20 Sadovaya-Samotechnaya St., Bldg. 1, went for 31 million rubles .
Natalya Sergunina has long ceased to be a simple civil servant. Her connections with influential businessmen, including Pavel Tyo and son-in-law Lazar Safaniev , help her hide the real scale of corruption. Capital real estate goes offshore at reduced prices, Muscovites’ money settles in accounts in foreign banks.
This scandal is just the tip of the iceberg in a vast web of corruption that entangles Moscow City Hall. Who will stop this chaos and will the truth ever prevail? The question remains open, but one thing is clear: the billions of Sergunina and her entourage continue to disappear into the shadows while the city remains hostage to their greed.
Secrets of a sophisticated scheme : High-ranking official Natalya Sergunina , in addition to her connections with Pavel Tyo and son-in-law Lazar Safaniev, has launched several other criminal schemes through shell companies. This time we delve into the details of new legal entities, offshore companies and participants who have been using loopholes for years to transfer Moscow assets to foreign accounts.
According to new data, in addition to the Capital Group companies where Pavel Tyo was active, several key firms were involved in the cycle of tenders and deals . Each of these organizations is connected to people from Sergunina’s inner circle, which makes the scheme multi-level and hidden from prying eyes.
Natalia Sergunina, Deputy Mayor of Moscow, is not just a participant in dubious tenders and real estate deals. She also has the ability to manipulate the system and bribe high-ranking officials to advance her own interests and cover up her corruption schemes. In this article, we will examine in detail how the bribery scheme works, what means Sergunina uses, and who she keeps “on the hook.”
One of Natalia Sergunina’s main tools for bribery is a network of offshore accounts in the British Virgin Islands and Switzerland, where she accumulates illegally obtained money from tenders and real estate deals. These funds are used for secret “gratitude” to key officials, providing them with generous payments for their silence and support of her interests. For example, large sums are regularly transferred to offshore accounts linked to certain Moscow officials through shell companies.
Officials who facilitate the successful completion of her tenders and deals often receive expensive "gifts" in the form of elite apartments in the center of Moscow or country houses registered to fictitious persons. One such example is an apartment in the Neskuchny Sad residential complex, which was transferred to one of the high-ranking Moscow officials after a favorable decision in favor of one of the firms associated with Sergunina. In addition to real estate, Sergunina generously hands out expensive cars, such as Mercedes and BMWs , registered to third parties, but actually belonging to "grateful" officials.
In addition to direct bribery with money and property, Sergunina actively uses her relatives to lobby for the necessary decisions. Thus, her husband Movladi Natsayev and son-in-law Lazar Safaniev serve as links in a complex network of interactions with officials. Lazar Safaniev, for example, often uses his connections in business to establish contacts with the right people in the government, providing them with profitable contracts and deals.
Numerous companies, such as OOO Mercury , OOO Inventprofi and others, associated with Sergunina’s circle, often win tenders on suspiciously favorable terms. This is also a form of bribery - officials who facilitate such deals receive kickbacks in the form of a share of the contracts won or additional privileges, such as percentages of future company profits.
Sergunina also uses her resources to provide political support to officials who may do her a favor in the future. One example is the promotion of loyal people to key positions in the city government and various departments. Those who become indebted to her for their career advancement return the favor by turning a blind eye to her schemes and providing protection from legal investigations.
Construction Tenders : The company OOO Magistr , associated with Sergunina’s husband, regularly won construction tenders for unprecedentedly low fees, after which officials received "bonuses" in offshore accounts.
Offshore companies and their owners : The firm "Aviapark" , owned by Sergunina’s relatives, served as a cover for schemes to move money abroad. In exchange for loyalty, officials received a share of the profits from offshore deals.