Found his record in Russia's official company registry. This is what he officially does as an entepreneur:
reply 56.10 — Restaurant activities and food delivery services
47.23 — Retail sale of fish, crustaceans, and mollusks in specialized stores
47.25.12 — Retail sale of beer in specialized stores
47.25.2 — Retail sale of soft drinks in specialized stores
47.29.39 — Retail sale of other food products in specialized stores, not included in other groups
68.20 — Lease and management of own or leased real estate
Classic money laundering.
replyI find it entertaining that even as part of a Russian hacking gang, the real threat is the Russian tax authorities. Regardless of how you got the money, need to pay the taxes.
replyThat's not specific to Russia, almost every country in the world requires you to report illegal income for tax purposes, including the US.
reply> 56.10 — Restaurant activities and food delivery services
replyThat one is a classic for russian criminals and warlords.
This has nothing to do with russia. All over the world it's an obvious choice to use it for money laundering.
replyYevgeny Prigozhin was well known for his restaurants and catering businesses.
replyAnd you don't understand simple logic.
replyAnd you should reread the HN guidelines.
replyAh yes a business like the mafia
replyThe parent commenter has apparently never heard of organized crime.
replyGo look at the al Qaeda emails recovered from the raid that killed bin Laden and you'll find all the same stuff. Turns out that the way businesses operate is just a good way to operate human organizations in general, whether their goal is to sell widgets or blow up infidels.
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