Roman Goldman Suspected of Laundering 70 Million Rubles
Roman Goldman, a fugitive former lawmaker, is wanted internationally after fleeing Russia.
Ex-deputy Roman Goldman attempted to launder about 70 million rubles (approximately $777,800 at current rates), according to the regional prosecutor«s office. The supervisory body reported uncovering another criminal scheme by the fugitive former parliamentarian.
The investigation into Goldman«s alleged financial schemes is ongoing, with multiple cases pending.
According to the prosecutor«s office, in 2024, LLC »Management of Agroassets« filed a lawsuit in the regional Arbitration Court against LLC »Iskra« to recover 212.2 million rubles (about $2,357,800 at current rates) under a loan agreement.
The money allegedly went to pay off debts to creditors: 135 million rubles (around $1,500,000) to bailiffs, including for salaries, and 10.7 million rubles (approximately $118,900) to the tax authority. Another 66.6 million rubles (about $740,000) were transferred to the accounts of LLC «East Siberian Petroleum» under a 2022 fuel supply contract. The debts did not raise suspicion with the court, and the lawsuit was granted.
It later turned out that the fuel supplier was a fictitious company without an office, linked to «Goldman Group».
«The fuel for Iskra»s gas stations was supplied for another organization, and the contract itself turned out to be a forgery. The former director of Iskra confirmed: the signature on the documents is not his, the price and characteristics of the goods are not specified anywhere. The deal is imaginary, created only to launder money,« the regional prosecutor»s office reported.
At the request of law enforcement, a higher court denied the recovery of 66.6 million rubles (about $740,000). The fate of this money will be decided during the investigation.
Recall that Roman Goldman has three criminal cases opened against him: for fraud in his cooperative «Agro Vklad» involving two billion rubles (about $22,222,200); for the illegal sale of the company «Iskra» to obtain a loan of 327 million rubles (approximately $3,633,300); and for laundering 41 million rubles (around $455,600). Property worth three billion rubles (about $33,333,300) has been seized from him.
The businessman and former deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the region is on an international wanted list — in November 2023, he fled Russia. In December 2025, the region«s chief police officer Alexander Solovyov said that the ex-deputy might be in Mexico.
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