Maxim Bakiyev

[Seainsea]

Apologies if this has been previously posted but here is an interesting NYT article (Dec29, 2016 )about Kurmanbek Bakiyev, whose son Maxim who features in "How not to run a Football Club" by Nathan Fogg. Given the current climate with Russian oligarchs in London, Maxim Bakiyev is alleged to have business connections to Valeri Belokon.

Opinion | London Rolls Out the Blood-Red Carpet for Kleptocrats (Published 2016)

Britain has allowed its capital to become a playground for oligarchs and their ill-gotten gains. Only a Magnitsky law can quell the corruption.

www.nytimes.com

 

[TSSeasider]

Apologies if this has been previously posted but here is an interesting NYT article (Dec29, 2016 )about Kurmanbek Bakiyev, whose son Maxim who features in "How not to run a Football Club" by Nathan Fogg. Given the current climate with Russian oligarchs in London, Maxim Bakiyev is alleged to have business connections to Valeri Belokon.

Opinion | London Rolls Out the Blood-Red Carpet for Kleptocrats (Published 2016)

Britain has allowed its capital to become a playground for oligarchs and their ill-gotten gains. Only a Magnitsky law can quell the corruption.

www.nytimes.com

Latvians are ok.

 

[rockontommy]

Apologies if this has been previously posted but here is an interesting NYT article (Dec29, 2016 )about Kurmanbek Bakiyev, whose son Maxim who features in "How not to run a Football Club" by Nathan Fogg. Given the current climate with Russian oligarchs in London, Maxim Bakiyev is alleged to have business connections to Valeri Belokon.

Opinion | London Rolls Out the Blood-Red Carpet for Kleptocrats (Published 2016)

Britain has allowed its capital to become a playground for oligarchs and their ill-gotten gains. Only a Magnitsky law can quell the corruption.

www.nytimes.com

Very concerning guy (MB). Was Deputy Chairman of Kimmel's beer co when VB first jumped into bed with OO. As for VB, he's washed cash for the Russian state and Mexican cartels. Ironically enough, I guess we've the EFL owners and directors test to thank for him not getting the full-time owner's gig here. Could have been in a right pickle as Chelsea now are.

 

[TSSeasider]

Has VB been sanctioned in the same way RA has?

 

[1966_and_all_that]

Has VB been sanctioned in the same way RA has?

Latvians aren't being sanctioned. That doesn't mean uncle Val is squeaky clean.

 

[Shandypants]

It does make my chuckle how the O's tried to shaft him. They've got balls or extremely thick, I'd have been afraid of the concrete overcoat. Do not mess with Eastern Europeans they are not to be messed with.

 

[Wizaard]

Latvians aren't being sanctioned. That doesn't mean uncle Val is squeaky clean.

Latvia is part of the EU. Why would they be sanctioned for an invasion of Ukraine?

 

[rockontommy]

It does make my chuckle how the O's tried to shaft him. They've got balls or extremely thick, I'd have been afraid of the concrete overcoat. Do not mess with Eastern Europeans they are not to be messed with.

Zero balls from our trust calling this guy or VB out. Undermines their schtick. Oh well.

 

[Martonmosser]

Apologies if this has been previously posted but here is an interesting NYT article (Dec29, 2016 )about Kurmanbek Bakiyev, whose son Maxim who features in "How not to run a Football Club" by Nathan Fogg. Given the current climate with Russian oligarchs in London, Maxim Bakiyev is alleged to have business connections to Valeri Belokon.

Opinion | London Rolls Out the Blood-Red Carpet for Kleptocrats (Published 2016)

Britain has allowed its capital to become a playground for oligarchs and their ill-gotten gains. Only a Magnitsky law can quell the corruption.

www.nytimes.com

Kyrgyzstan isn’t Russia

 

[ElBurroSinNombre]

It seems possible (perhaps even probable) that Maxim Bakiyev was a silent partner with Belekon when he was involved with BFC. According to Fogg, loans to Belekon taken from a joint Belekon / Bakiyev company exactly match the amounts that were used (first) to buy a 50% share of BFC and then to finance the South Stand development. The timing matches exactly as well. The club may have been used as a sort of laundromat to wash money from Krygyzstan. This was the most interesting revelation in the book IMO.