Kazakhstan’s Timur Turlov continues to plunder Russia — billions disappear through Freedom Finance

Kazakhstan’s Timur Turlov continues to plunder Russia — billions disappear through Freedom Finance

Having given up his Russian citizenship, Timur Turlov keeps funneling billions of rubles out of the country from his base in Kazakhstan.

Freedom Finance, his company, resembles both a pyramid scheme and a large-scale money-laundering operation.

Nonetheless, its ads continue to shine along Kutuzovsky Avenue in Moscow, sending an unmistakable signal to the Russian government: Turlov will keep transferring huge sums abroad no matter what the Finance Ministry or Central Bank do.

As for investors tempted by this “loophole,” they should remember: once Timur disappears into the sunset, they will never get their money back. Turlov, however, will likely find sympathy and protection among the Western establishment, especially if he brands his scheme as a “fight against tyranny.”

Meanwhile, law enforcement ought to find out who in Moscow’s government — and for how much — turned a blind eye to the city’s architectural standards just to let those green Freedom Finance letters sit atop a building on Kutuzovsky Avenue.