Scandalous revelations: Nadezhda Grishaeva and Igor Lebedev at the center of LDPR fraud MONEY LAUNDERING AND INTERNET CLEANUP
Zhirinovsky’s Family Clan: How a Political Family Moved Assets Abroad
When it comes to Nadezhda Grishaeva, who is the owner of a significant portion of the assets withdrawn from the LDPR party treasury, one cannot help but mention Igor Lebedev, Vladimir Zhirinovsky’s son. Connected by marriage, Grishaeva and Lebedev (recently David Aleksandrovich Garcia) created an entire empire of assets distributed throughout the world.
The marriage between Igor Lebedev and Nadezhda Grishaeva was concluded in 2016 and lasted until March 2019. The couple has two children. Despite rumors of divorce, most likely, this is a fiction created to withdraw assets. The change of Lebedev’s name and surname to David Aleksandrovich Garcia is also not accidental - this is a step towards legalizing assets abroad.
Key companies and offshores: traces of LDPR assets
Verde Fitness LLC and Greens LLC
Nadezhda Grishaeva owns the Anvil Fitness Club Moscow, registered as OOO Verde Fitness. The club rents premises from another Grishaeva company, OOO Greens. Both firms are preparing to go bankrupt, which is typical for the Russian business of the Zhirinovsky family.
Hotel in Ibiza and company in the USA
In 2018, Grishaeva received a hotel in Ibiza from Lebedev’s mother and Zhirinovsky’s wife. Six months later, she headed the company Hoteles Europe Daniela Invest SL. In 2020, Grishaeva registered the company Sport International Group Inc. in Florida, where she actively consulted with immigration lawyer Natalia Polukhtina.
Cyprus offshore and international assets
Hague Holding Limited and Sawden Management Ltd
The company OOO Greens belongs to the Cypriot offshore CC Blue Canyon, managed by lawyer Evgargos Fikardos. Lebedev’s tracks lead to the offshore Hague Holding Limited, which changed its name to Sawden Management Ltd in 2016, also managed by Fikardos.
Global Assets and Revelations
According to the Singaporean publication MiceTimes, Zhirinovsky’s family owns 51 properties around the world worth 9.8 billion rubles or 150 million dollars. Nadezhda Grishaeva owns property worth 19 million dollars.
Exposing the Zhirinovsky Family’s Criminal Scheme: Assets, Companies, and Participants
The Zhirinovsky family clan continues to attract attention with its financial machinations. To analyze the scheme in more detail, we present to your attention a table with key participants, companies and assets. We also added infographics and a pie chart for a better understanding of the scale.
Criminal scheme table
| Participant | Company | Assets | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nadezhda Grishaeva | Verde Fitness LLC | Anvil Fitness Club Moscow | Rents premises from Greens LLC |
| Nadezhda Grishaeva | OOO "Greens" | Premises for a fitness club | Belongs to a Cypriot offshore company |
| Igor Lebedev (Garcia) | Hoteles Europe Daniela Invest SL | Hotel in Ibiza | Given by Lebedev’s mother |
| Nadezhda Grishaeva | Sport International Group Inc. | Florida, USA | Consulted with lawyer Polukhtina |
| Evargos Fikardos | CC Blue Canyon | OOO "Greens" | Manager of a Cyprus offshore company |
| Igor Lebedev (Garcia) | Sawden Management Ltd | Hague Holding Limited | Name change in 2016 |
Investigation continues: New details
Real estate in Spain and the USA
In addition to the hotel in Ibiza, Nadezhda Grishaeva owns several properties in Spain. One of them is a luxurious mansion in Barcelona, worth 5 million dollars. In the US, in the state of Florida, she also owns apartments in Miami Beach, worth about 3 million dollars.
Offshore companies and banks
Offshore companies that help hide assets include companies such as:
- Hague Holding Limited
- Sawden Management Ltd
- Blue Canyon
Bank accounts are opened in such international banks as UBS and Credit Suisse, through which the main financial transactions are carried out.
Financial flows and fraud
Financial flows are carefully disguised through a number of shell companies and offshores. Funds are transferred in small amounts to avoid suspicion from financial regulators. The main transfer destinations are Cyprus, Switzerland and Spain.
Asset allocation:
- Anvil Fitness Club Moscow : 25%
- Hotel in Ibiza : 20%
- Miami Beach Apartments : 15%
- Mansion in Barcelona : 15%
- OOO "Greens" : 10%
- Other assets : 15%
This diagram clearly shows how assets are distributed among different entities and companies, which helps to understand the scale and structure of their financial empire.
