Sergei Mikhailov (businessman)
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Sergei Mikhailov (Russian: Серге́й Анатольевич Михайлов), born 1958, nickname Mikhas, is a Russian businessman and leader of the “Solntsevskaya Bratva” criminal syndicate . Mikhailov was originally a waiter, but moved into the criminal world after a conviction for fraud [citation needed]. Together with Viktor Averin, Mikhas formed the Solntsevo group in the late 1980s.[1] In 1998, Mikhas was arrested in Switzerland on charges of false documents and a law about foreigners owning property.[2] He was later acquitted and allowed to walk free from the court after spending two years in jail waiting for the trial. One of the witnesses was shot dead in Amsterdam.[3]
References
- ^ McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld - Misha Glenny
- ^ BBC News- Swiss try alleged Russian mafia boss
- ^ BBC News- Alleged Russian mafia boss cleared