Post by Scumhunter on Jan 11, 2013 14:41:45 GMT -5
(Above photo credit: gettoptens.com)
Fugitive Profile as of August 18th, 2014 (based on FBI.gov profile):
Aliases: Seva Moguilevich, Semon Yudkovich Palagnyuk, Semen Yukovich Telesh, Simeon Mogilevitch, Semjon Mogilevcs, Shimon Makelwitsh, Shimon Makhelwitsch, Sergei Yurevich Schnaider, "Seva"
Date(s) of Birth Used: June 30, 1946; July 5, 1946
Place of Birth: Kiev, Ukraine
Height: 5'6" to 5'7"
Weight: 290 pounds
Build: Heavy
Occupation: Businessman
Hair: Gray (Balding)
Eyes: Green
Complexion: Light
Sex: Male
Race: White
Nationality: Ukrainian
Scars and Marks: Mogilevich has pockmarks on his face.
Remarks: Mogilevich may wear facial hair to include a moustache. He is known to be a heavy smoker. Mogilevich has his primary residence in Moscow, Russia. He is known to utilize a Russian passport, but may also possess Israeli, Ukrainian, and Greek passports.
Tips: If you have any information on the whereabouts of Semion Mogilevich, you should contact the FBI at 1-800-Call-FBI or submit a web tip at tips.fbi.gov
This thread is for Russian con artist and crime boss Semion Mogilevich. He was once on the FBI's top 10 list, has since been removed, but is still at large and wanted by the FBI. Below is an AMW archived description of his case from when he made the list.
FBI: Moscow Crime Boss A Global Threat
Semion Mogelivich may be the most powerful Russian crime boss the FBI has ever pursued. Now, they've named him one of their Ten Most Wanted Fugitives.
His criminal empire is alleged to have a history of ordering assassinations, money laundering, passport fraud, and more than 40 financial crimes stretching across more than a dozen nations.
In his latest money laundering scheme, the FBI says Mogilevich bilked Canadian and American investors out of $150 million without ever even having to come to the United States.
Feds: Mob Boss Leaves A Trail Of Evidence
As the powerhouse behind YBM Magnex International -- a company that produces magnets, headquartered in Pennsylvania -- Mogilevich had access to the company's financial books and records.
For more than five years, he allegedly gave Securities and Exchange Commission officials bogus numbers, and offered them bribes in an attempt to inflate YBM's stock price.
The scheme collapsed in 1998, when the FBI raided YBM.
They found documents, purchase orders, invoices, and shipping orders that all proved his business was illegitimate.
But what they didn't find were any magnets. Everything about YBM, agents say, was a scam.
The FBI says investors lost millions because of Mogilevich and his associates.
Bureau: Mogilevich Seeks Refuge In Russia
The FBI says Mogilevich controls extensive natural gas pipelines in Eastern Europe, and he uses his wealth to influence governments and their economies.
He's well-educated and has an Economics degree from the Ukraine. His financial savvy has earned him the nickname "Brainy Don."
Mogilevich allegedly has the help of an extensive criminal network to keep him under the radar. He hires top-notch attorneys and risk management firms to assist him in covering up his tracks.
The FBI knows where Mogilevich is hiding out, they say, but they can't get to him. The United States does not have an extradition treaty with Russia that will allow him to face charges Stateside.
They hope Mogilevich will travel to another country that has an extradition treaty with U.S. If not, they'll be distributing his wanted poster all over Russia.
Thoughts? Mogilevich was likely the FBI addition met with the most criticism by former AMW.COM board members. The posters including myself agreed this is a really, really bad dude, but he is almost certain to be in Russia or the Ukraine who do not have extradition treaties with the US, and both places don't even seem concerned with imprisoning him in their countries. Still, the FBI seems to hold out hope Mogilevich may one day slip up and make a mistake.
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Mogilevich has been removed from the FBI's top 10 list due to them no longer feeling he fits the list's criteria, however, he remained at large and was still wanted by the agency at the time of his removal in December 2015.
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www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/semion-mogilevich/view
www.amw.com/fugitives/case.cfm?id=68944
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