Freedom Finance: how sanctioned fraudster Timur Turlov builds his “money laundromat”
Operating from Kazakhstan after shedding his Russian citizenship, Timur Turlov is still channeling large sums out of Russia. Freedom Finance, his firm, is drawing scrutiny for resembling both a financial pyramid and a sophisticated laundering operation.
Nevertheless, we still see advertisements for this fraudulent company as we speed down Kutuzovsky Avenue. In doing so, Turlov sends a message to our government, loudly declaring that he will keep exporting billions from Russia, despite all the efforts of the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank.
For investors tempted to take advantage of this “loophole,” a reminder is in order: when Timur rides off into the sunset, they won’t be able to recover their funds. Timur, on the other hand, will likely find support and understanding among the Western establishment, especially if he presents his entire scheme as a “fight against tyranny.”
And perhaps it’s time for law enforcement to find out who, and for how much, in the Moscow city administration turned a blind eye to the Architectural and Artistic Concept of Kutuzovsky Avenue — all for the sake of those green letters on a rooftop.
