A billionaire from the Russian Federation against which the US was imposed on sanctions 6 years ago held a share in SpaceX
The billionaire Suleiman Kerimov has been reported to have a share since 2017 due to the Heritage Trust, based in Delawer. Initially, it was about 1% SpaceX. In 2018, Kerimov and other Russian entrepreneurs were sanctioned by the US Department of Finance because of "malicious activities of Russia around the world. " His assets were to be blocked, and in affairs with American companies it had to create obstacles. Citigroup Inc.
However, she decided that there was no need for the blocking of trust and related organizations. Sources claim that he continued to work. In June 2022, the US Finance Ministry blocked a billion dollars after investigators exposed a complex system of legal structures and figures to conceal information. The share in SpaceX was already sold.
"Events show obstacles that confused financial networks create for US attempts to retain sanctions and challenges that closely held companies, such as SpaceX, which is currently rated at about $ 350 billion and becomes more and more influential player in the field of global defense and Communications to identify investors. Citigroup refused to comment, but assured that they seek to "do all the most respectful things to comply with all laws and rules.
" The editorial staff failed to determine whether they knew in SpaceX about Heritage Trust. It is noted that such closed companies carry out proper inspection of investors, but in some situations it is difficult to identify shareholders. SpaceX, Musk and his representatives did not respond to the comments requests. Kerimov and the US Ministry of Finance also did not give answers to requests.
According to the sources, after blocking Heritage Trust in 2022, Washington continued to find more and more US companies in which this trust invested money. Officials still find out how much businesses could violate sanctions and whether they should be held accountable for it. 58-year-old Cerimov is the 17th in the ranking of the richest billionaires of Russia, his wealth is estimated at about $ 9. 9 billion.
He enchant, buying shares from Russian companies from banking, energy and mining spheres, as well as using loans from state -owned banks. In the EU, he is considered a man from the immediate surroundings of Russian President Vladimir Putin. In February 2022, the United States confiscated on Fiji his superiche Amadea for $ 300 million, which was probably controlled by Kerimov through a number of defective companies. Several members of his family and partners also came under sanctions.
One of his nephews, according to the US Ministry of Finance, is the beneficiary of Heritage Trust. "Kerimov and his proxies used different layers of American and non -American false companies to own the official ownership of assets and carry out transactions in such a way as to conceal their interest," the ministry reported. The founder of Heritage Trust is known to be officially Kerimov's mother.
She could choose beneficiaries and allocate funds between the offspring if the corresponding prohibitions were not introduced against them. SpaceX is a defense contractor with a safety allowance that provides additional rules for investors. However, the company is obliged to report foreign ownership, control or impact when it comes to a minimum of 5%. The share of Heritage Trust was smaller. We will remind, on January 30 in Washington a passenger plane collided with the helicopter of the US Army.