yachts, one was galactico summon- yachts, one was galactico su ernova. , ., supernova. these 75 million dollar galactico supernova. these 75 million dollar galactico supernova l supernova. these 75 million | dollar galactico supernova is one of the fastest yachts in its rays, with more power than 16 formula one cars. it boasts a six metres infinity pool built above a space that turns into a nightclub at sunset. it is owned by russia s fifth richest man. henry foy met him and president putin when he was the financial times bureau chief. ~ ., , the financial times bureau chief. . , ., , chief. what is really unique about him chief. what is really unique about him is chief. what is really unique about him is he chief. what is really unique about him is he was - chief. what is really unique about him is he was a - about him is he was a government minister in the soviet union who looked after oil and gas assets and when he sees capitalism coming jumps and reinvents himself as an oi
individuals. edward is not a sanctioned individuals. edward is not a sanctioned individual- individuals. edward is not a sanctioned individual in i individuals. edward is not a sanctioned individual in the j sanctioned individual in the united states which makes him a perfect strongman for this purpose. he also claims to be the owner of several other multi million dollars half billion dollar yachts. implausibly. one of those yachts is the $700 million scheherazade, docked in tuscany, italy since september last year. according to a group led by russian opposition leader alexei navalny, this 140 metre superyacht could be linked to president putin himself. early in may, as the yacht was preparing to leave, the italian police dispatched boat to detain it. weeks later, the eu added couldn t out of to the eu added couldn t out of to the sanctions list. in october, italy froze more of his properties. including a 30 room villa in portofino on the italian riverjordan pereira. on the itali
that is no easy task. - that is no easy task. identifying ownership of yachts is extremely complex.- is extremely complex. yachts are never is extremely complex. yachts are never owned is extremely complex. yachts are never owned in is extremely complex. yachts are never owned in the i is extremely complex. yachts are never owned in the name | is extremely complex. yachts i are never owned in the name of the oligarch themselves. they will be owned through a series of companies in tax havens around the world, which are difficult to investigate. while the us authorities difficult to investigate. while the us authorities have i the us authorities have identified kerimov as the owner of the amadea, on paper, the yacht belongs to a company registered offshore, millmerran investment limited, whose ultimate beneficial owner is a russian businessman called edward granato. he russian businessman called edward granato. edward granato. he has got close connections edward granato. he has
are valuable, they have enormous value in some cases. by enormous value in some cases. by tracking down those assets would be easier said than done. in recent years, barcelona has become a magnet for super yachts. and since the pandemic, the industry has been booming. alex finley is a former cia officer turned writer and yacht spotter who lives in barcelona. writer and yacht spotter who lives in barcelona. you could go down lives in barcelona. you could go down to lives in barcelona. you could go down to the lives in barcelona. you could go down to the port - lives in barcelona. you could go down to the port any - lives in barcelona. you could go down to the port any day| lives in barcelona. you could i go down to the port any day of the week and you are sure to have a number of russian mega yachts. have a number of russian mega achts. ., , ., , yachts. alex has an interest in russia and yachts. alex has an interest in russia and how yachts. alex has an interest in russia
is to disgorge profits in any way that we can as quickly as we can. so we look for sanctions, look for money laundering, we look for efforts to avoid money controls that we put into place here in the united states. part of the goal here is to unwind the fruits of corruption. part of it, in my mind, is to punish what are in effect massive crimes. fiur mind, is to punish what are in effect massive crimes. our ob as law enforcement i effect massive crimes. our ob as law enforcement of i effect massive crimes. our ob as law enforcement of the. i as law enforcement of the. andrew as law enforcement of the. andrew adams has built his strategy on his experience prosecuting the mafia. 1a years, he fought against organised violent crime. tt’s organised violent crime. it s hard to organised violent crime. tii s hard to imagine a more violent crime on a more massively organise scale than the illegal war that s going on right now. from the outset, adams and his team focused on sanctioned ol