Raleigh Russian millionaire Leonid Teyf indicted in Utah in alleged bribery scheme
Leonid Teyf indicted in Utah
Wednesday, October 30, 2019 3:14PM
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Russian man arrested at his north Raleigh mansion late last year has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Utah.
According to court documents, Leonid Teyf, 57, was part of a scheme where several trucking companies paid more than $1 million in bribes to the Utah FedEx ground hub manager.
Teyf was originally investigated by the feds in Raleigh in a murder-for-hire plot involving the son of his housekeeper because Teyf thought he was having an affair with his wife.
But the investigation ballooned to outside the $5 million north Raleigh mansion where the housekeeper, her husband, and son -- all from Russia -- lived with the Teyf family.
Soon the feds were accusing Teyf of being involved in a $150 million dollar kickback scheme in his native Russia and bringing some of the money to the United States.
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Both Teyf and his wife, Tatyana, are accused of several immigration-law violations in connection with the alleged scheme.
Teyf remains in jail until he faces trial.
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seemslikeadream » Mon Jan 07, 2019 12:45 pm wrote:emptywheel
This is about how I expected today might go: Friedrich is getting fed up with the Troll Lawyers' TrollinZoe Tillman
Some fireworks in court this morning as a judge criticized the lawyer representing Concord Management & Consulting in the special counsel Russian troll farm case for his language and harsh words about Mueller's office in filings — "unprofessional, inappropriate, and ineffective"
8:47 AM - 7 Jan 2019
The judge told attorney Eric Dubelier that his strategy was "ineffective" and that his approach to filings — including pop culture quotes (see: https://assets.documentcloud.org/docume ... -Reply.pdf …) and accusing Mueller's office basically of lawlessness — was "undermining your credibility in this courthouse"
"Knock it off," Judge Dabney Friedrich told Dubelier. This then led to a heated exchange where Dubelier said he needed to consult his client since the judge had accused of unprofessional conduct, and now there might be bias from the judge. There's no bias, the judge replied.
Dubelier pushed back, saying the judge had personally attacked him, and Friedrich replied by saying he had made personal attacks on Mueller's office. Dubelier said he was just telling the truth
How did this end? The judge agreed Dubelier could have time to consult with his client (Concord). She ordered the defense and the govt to sit down and discuss discovery-related issues — Dubelier said they'd tried, and the govt just said no, Friedrich said they needed to try again
The judge then closed the courtroom to discuss an issue that relates to a grand jury matter, so it's sealed, but Dubelier left the courtroom less than five minutes later. He declined to answer questions
https://twitter.com/ZoeTillman/status/1 ... 5528007681Raleigh Russian millionaire Leonid Teyf indicted in Utah in alleged bribery scheme
Leonid Teyf indicted in Utah
Wednesday, October 30, 2019 3:14PM
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Russian man arrested at his north Raleigh mansion late last year has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Utah.
According to court documents, Leonid Teyf, 57, was part of a scheme where several trucking companies paid more than $1 million in bribes to the Utah FedEx ground hub manager.
Teyf was originally investigated by the feds in Raleigh in a murder-for-hire plot involving the son of his housekeeper because Teyf thought he was having an affair with his wife.
But the investigation ballooned to outside the $5 million north Raleigh mansion where the housekeeper, her husband, and son -- all from Russia -- lived with the Teyf family.
Soon the feds were accusing Teyf of being involved in a $150 million dollar kickback scheme in his native Russia and bringing some of the money to the United States.
.
Both Teyf and his wife, Tatyana, are accused of several immigration-law violations in connection with the alleged scheme.
Teyf remains in jail until he faces trial.
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Leonid Teyf, a wealthy Russian national living in NC accused of money laundering and plotting a murder-for-hire, has ties to Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin ["Putin's chef"], who was indicted by Mueller election tampering.
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Here's original article that describes how Leonid Teyf was the Deputy Director of Voentorg, a company which contracted with Russia’s Ministry of Defense - and he provided Prigozhin with outsourcing contracts for the supply of power to army units
…Wendy Siegelman
Here's original article that describes how Leonid Teyf was the Deputy Director of Voentorg, a company which contracted with Russia’s Ministry of Defense - and he provided Prigozhin with outsourcing contracts for the supply of power to army units
December 13 AP story on Leonid Teyf: North Carolina couple accused of running $150 million kickback scheme - Prosecutors also claim the husband was plotting to kill the son of a former housekeeper — whom he suspected of having an affair with his wife.
The money-laundering scheme started around 2010, during Teyf's time as deputy director of Voentorg, a company that provided Russia's military with laundry, food and other equipment - and kickbacks grew to $150 million over a two year period
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Given Leonid Teif's ties to Yevgeniy Prigozhin, perhaps he's actually the Russian soul Putin has in mind to swap for Paul Whelan?
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Per Novaya Gazeta, Leonid Teyf provided Russian army catering contracts to a company owned by Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin [indicted by Mueller]. Teyf and his wife profited from a $150M kickback scheme involving the Russian military.
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ICYMI: Putin ally Yevgeniy Prigozhin [indicted by Mueller along with his Internet Research Agency & Concord Management] was said to be in touch with the Kremlin & Assad before his Wagner Group mercenaries attacked US troops in Syria in Feb 2018.
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Russian millionaire Leonid Teyf indicted in Utah in alleged bribery scheme - Teyf who is in jail for a $150 million dollar kickback scheme & murder-for-hire charges in NC, has been indicted in another scheme involving trucking cos & $1 million+ in bribes
10 people in Utah and across US accused of fraud, bribery in connection with lucrative trucking contracts
One indictment alleges that five co-conspirators fraudulently received $150 million in revenue from FedEx Ground in exchange for bribing a FedEx mgr
Indictments Unsealed Alleging Pay-To-Play Bribery Scheme By Manager, Trucking Companies At Utah FedEx Ground Hub - U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Utah
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