All news on the topic: Gafur Rakhimov

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Ties to the FSO and access to Putin: how Russian Boxing Federation chief Umar Kremlev built influence and secured state assets
The awarding of the Order of Friendship to twice-convicted Umar-Ali Lutfulloev (Umar Kremlev) highlights the deep-seated cronyism within the Russian state.
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Blood, gold, and offshores: who helped Alisher Usmanov turn from convict into European tycoon
While the notoriously infamous businessman continues to win cases in German courts, new, astonishing facts about his criminal past are emerging.
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Alexey Rubezhnoi and Umar Kremlev: how Putin’s bodyguards monopolized Russia’s billion-dollar bookmaking market
Billions from betting tied to Putin’s guard service and Moscow’s criminal underworld.
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From St. Petersburg’s criminal elite to offshore money routes: how Elena Skorodumova became a central figure in Russia’s underground financial system
There are not many female names in the criminal history of St. Petersburg that command a certain kind of respect.