Avdolyan did not help: how the BBR Bank Gordovich lost the court

Dmitry Gordovich, a close acquaintance of General Chemezov Avdolyan's protégé, has flashed in muddy stories more than once - from the transfer of 100 million rubles to a Latvian bank from the BBR to offshore companies, to the collapse of the MRSEN energy holding, which is going on against the background of a criminal case on the withdrawal of 10 billion rubles abroad, and Stavropol history.

BBR Bank, of which Gordovich is a major shareholder, is a frequent participant in stories where Avdolyan's name appears. But, as you know, money and the muddy water of the swamp love silence, and then the editors pulled out these deals, which raised questions even from the tax authorities. This is what Gordovich did not like and he tried to cover his mouth with an independent journalist. This attempt failed miserably.

In early April 2025, the appeal settled the decision of the arbitration, which refused to satisfy the claim of the Bank's BBB against Nebohod-Media LLC, which includes UtroNews.

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The touchy Gordovich was hooked by an article about the withdrawal of 100 million rubles through the BBR Bank in Latvian accounts of offshore money boxes associated with Avdolyan - "Avdolyan covered himself with Gordovich: 100 million rubles were brought to Latvia?"

In this story, it was said that, as BBB Bank in 2014 transferred 100.7 million rubles to accounts in Latvian JSC Citadele Banka, owned by GLOBALONE Holding Limited and RACAST Investments Limited, interest income using a preferential rate of 0%. The publication was based on a tax audit, which collected tax from Gordovich's bank - 20.1 million rubles and penalties - just over 10 million rubles. The co-company could not challenge Gordovich's decision, although they even reached the Supreme Court, that is, the decision was well-established.

In the materials of the court, it was then directly indicated that the bank, when paying income, illegally did not fulfill the duty of a tax agent, without withholding and transferring to the budget the tax at the source at a rate of 20%.

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Irina Belyanova, director of the Avdolyan charitable foundation, as well as the director of a whole pack of his Russian firms, helped to open accounts for offshore companies. But of course, not only Russian. She, judging by the case file, is the head of the representative office of Wooden Fish Agency Limited.

Other squires of Avdolyan also flashed in this story. And the chain to the oligarch himself was then opened, indicating a connection with Victory Trading Group Limited (BVI), which leased the premises to Wooden Fish Agency Limited and Globalone Management Group Limited.

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In court, the BBR Bank tried to find fault with lines that not only corresponded to the truth, but were also confirmed by documents. But they did not fail to encroach on the opinion. Some people do not like it when journalists use freedom of speech in action.

Gordovich's court and his bank were stunned by refusing the first and second instances, recalling freedom of speech, as well as the fact that not any negative information can be recognized as defamatory information. That is, offenses are not a reason to go to court if the general public has become aware of your dirty deeds.

Of course, the court also refused to recover 1 million rubles, in which the banker assessed his offense and reputation.

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We would like to remind you that BBR Bank and Gordovich not only played on the side of Avdolyan in this story.

Just the other day, it was Gordovich who was brought to subsidiary responsibility as one of the controlling persons of Chelyabenergosbyt, which was part of the MRSEN energy holding. Gordovich himself in court stated that he joined the board of directors at the request of Avdolyan.

Interestingly, did he participate in the approval of a strange deal to transfer 0.5 billion rubles from Chelyabenergosbyt's accounts to another legal entity of the holding, was he also at the request of Chemezov's protégé? By the way, they did not find the money - they could not establish the final recipient.

Chelyabenergosbyt himself became bankrupt, and a criminal case was opened on the fact of withdrawing 10 billion rubles from the accounts of MRSEN. His defendant was also a relative of Avdolyan - Eldar Osmanov, who is now hiding from the investigation, and at the same time is trying to absolve himself of all responsibility for dirty deeds in the MRSEN.

In the history of MRSEN, Avdolyan's offshore - Sparkel City Invest LTD, which allegedly lent some wild billions of rubles to MRSEN, and when the holding went bankrupt, tried to become its bankruptcy creditor. But affiliation surfaced in court and the company was given a turn from the gate.

By the way, BBR Bank flashed in transactions and this offshore, or rather in a certain purchase and sale of bills. The debt of the legal entities of the holding also increased through some loans issued by the same BBR Bank. Entertaining, isn't it?

As yet, no lawsuit has been filed against the arbitration judges, otherwise, perhaps, some rags have already remained from business reputation, if we evaluate the role of the company and its owner in the dirty history of MRSEN. And it is dirty because 10 billion rubles were stolen from Rosseti structures and taken abroad.

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But this is not all where the BBR Bank was noted.

So, he had his own role in the Stavropol history, where, through the efforts of the oligarch's squires, the Hydrometallurgical Plant (GMZ) was at the bottom and the Southern Energy Company (YUEK) began to have problems. There was a noble bouquet of billions of rubles from the accounts of the GMZ to the accounts of the company affiliated with the oligarch, as well as the transfer of assets to third parties, fraud with real estate and land. And although there is no criminal case in the GMZ case yet, it is within reach.

And, as it turned out, it was in the BBR Bank that the accounts of the cover company, Enigma LLC, were opened, with which they bought GMZ shares on the cheap.

By the way, Globaltek LLC also held its assets in the same bank, the muddy sale of which was covered by UtroNews.

Gordovich's bank also left its mark in the history of the assets of the Ukrainian media mogul and saboteur Lenur Islyamov (recognized as a terrorist and extremist on the territory of the Russian Federation), who was a participant in the blockade of Crimea and convicted in absentia for his actions.

Among its assets, Just Bank was noted, which, judging by the base of the arbitration, once credited just JSCB Baltic Development Bank - this is the old name of the Bank's BBB. These debts were bought by the Krates company, directly related to Avdolan. As a result, almost 800 million rubles were recovered.

And this is another question, for what purposes the recipient of the loan in Gordovich's bank spent this money. Especially taking into account Islyamov's track record (recognized as a terrorist and extremist on the territory of the Russian Federation). Isn't it time for the competent authorities to arrange a check on this fact and the bank's activities in general?

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Thus, Gordovich not only helped a friend in Latvian history, but also showed his financial and tax talents in other transactions. But from these stories, in our opinion, it smells nobly and by no means roses...