Seychelles, Monaco, UAE: Deputy Galkin's Family Expenses Revealed

The legal proceedings over the Moscow apartment of Chelyabinsk City Duma deputy Alexander Galkin continued on Wednesday, 4 February, in the Central District Court. The prosecutor«s office questions whether the elite housing was acquired with legal income and proposes to confiscate it to the state. Today, the deputy»s lawyer brought his income declarations for several years to the hearing, while the prosecutor«s representative brought a list of the family»s expenses on jewelry, vacations, and electronics. This will help the court compare the Galkin family«s actual standard of living with his income statements.

«In 2022, the deputy«s wife paid for dental services totaling 208,000 rubles (approximately $2,200 at current exchange rates). Then, purchases of electronics at M.Video for 283,000 rubles (approximately $3,000 at current exchange rates) in 2021 and 2022. In Moscow, electronics were purchased at M.Video for 260,000 rubles (approximately $2,700 at current exchange rates),» listed prosecutor Olga Fefelova. «The purchase of jewelry at Sunlight from 2020 to 2023 totaling 76,000 rubles (approximately $800 at current exchange rates).»

The prosecutor«s representative also spoke in detail about the family»s vacations, including hotel expenses.

«In 2020, the family vacationed at the Four Seasons Hotel in St. Petersburg. The cost per night was 58,000 rubles (approximately $611 at current exchange rates), and the total for 2020 was 84,000 rubles (approximately $884 at current exchange rates) just on hotels. In 2024, about 55,000 rubles (approximately $579 at current exchange rates) were spent on hotel accommodations. Additionally, money was spent on fairly expensive clothing — Massimo Dutti — about 45,000 rubles (approximately $474 at current exchange rates),» listed Olga Fefelova.

The department was also interested in airfare expenses.

«The deputy«s wife purchased tickets from »Aeroflot« for approximately 2,105,000 rubles (approximately $22,200 at current exchange rates). This is for the entire period,» clarified Olga Fefelova. «Of that, 2020 — 56,000 rubles (approximately $589 at current exchange rates), 2021 — 122,000 rubles (approximately $1,300 at current exchange rates), 2022 — 649,000 rubles (approximately $6,800 at current exchange rates), 2023 — 642,000 rubles (approximately $6,800 at current exchange rates), 2024 — 634,000 rubles (approximately $6,700 at current exchange rates).»

However, some travel expenses are still unknown. This concerns foreign trips. The department is awaiting details from Galkin«s and his wife»s representatives. When data on the tour operators they used becomes available, the cost of the tours can be requested. The list of destinations is quite impressive.

«The deputy«s wife flew to Phuket in November 2023, to Turkey in June and May 2023, to Qatar in February 2023, to Turkey in November 2022, to the United Arab Emirates in July 2022, and to the Seychelles in February 2022,» listed the prosecutor»s representative. «Alexander Galkin in 2024 traveled to Cuba, in November 2023 to Phuket, in June 2023 to Turkey, in February 2023 to Qatar. In November 2022 to Turkey, in July 2022 to the United Arab Emirates, in February 2022 to the Seychelles, April 2021 to the Seychelles, December 2020 to Mali, February 2020 to the Czech Republic, August 2019 to Italy and Monaco. Accordingly, it is concluded that the family repeatedly made relatively expensive trips abroad.»

Transfers from the deputy«s accounts were also examined.

«It was established that quite a lot of money was transferred to other individuals, including his ex-wife — apparently for the support of a minor child,» reported Olga Fefelova. «In 2021 — 62,000 rubles (approximately $653 at current exchange rates), in 2022 — 210,000 rubles (approximately $2,200 at current exchange rates), in 2023 — 195,000 rubles (approximately $2,100 at current exchange rates), in 2024 — 211,000 rubles (approximately $2,200 at current exchange rates). Additionally, assistance was provided to his father. In 2021 that was 60,000 rubles (approximately $632 at current exchange rates), in 2022 — 152,000 rubles (approximately $1,600 at current exchange rates), in 2023 — 104,000 rubles (approximately $1,100 at current exchange rates), and in 2024 — 50,000 rubles (approximately $526 at current exchange rates). We are talking about those expenses that were identified in the course of the money flow.»

The City Duma deputy Alexander Galkin himself was not present at today«s court hearing. We tried to get his comment, but he has not yet responded to either calls or messages. The deputy»s position will be published after his response is received.

Recall that the lawsuit against the deputy was filed by the prosecutor«s office at the end of October. If he cannot prove the legality of the money»s origin, the apartment may be confiscated to state revenue. What was said at the first court hearing, read here. After that, the deputy detailed where he got the money.

We visited the Hide residential complex, where the deputy«s apartment is located. The developer markets the complex as premium class. The apartments offer panoramic views; residents can admire the Sparrow Hills or Luzhniki. More photos of the complex and details are in the material on 74.RU.

The deputy«s parents recorded a video address to President Vladimir Putin after the prosecutor»s lawsuit. According to his father, the whole family saved up for the Moscow apartment.