Vadim Alperin's Smuggling Tobacco Empire

 Among the legal entities linked to Alperin are Orion Tobacco LLC, Samerston Tobacco LLC, Southern Tobacco Company LLC (43296632), Agroprimeinvest LLC (43980405), Davos Group LLC (43878846), and Naiz Invest LLC (44122418). According to sources, the heads of these structures are Alperin's trusted associates and are directly involved in operating the schemes. The essence of the manipulations lies in the illegal production of counterfeit cigarettes using forged excise stamps at the production facilities of Orion Tobacco and Samerston Tobacco. The finished product is sold for cash through illegal retail outlets in Ukraine, resulting in the mass non-payment of excise duties and VAT. Subsequently, according to investigators, the counterfeit goods are smuggled through the Odesa Customs Terminal for sale in European Union markets. 

Simultaneously, the scheme is used to create an illegal tax credit to minimise tax liabilities. A separate block of accusations concerns a possible conspiracy with judges of the Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv — Tsyktych, Ovsipyants, and Bugiy. According to available information, the judges, for personal gain, issued rulings in Alperin's favour, including lifting seizures on confiscated equipment, despite recorded losses to the state amounting to 127 million hryvnia. There are also reports of illegal interference in the automated distribution of court cases to assign them to loyal judges. 

 Funds obtained through criminal means are allegedly laundered through real estate investments. Among such assets mentioned are a shopping and entertainment complex in Mykolaiv, as well as land plots in Odesa, specifically at 67 French Boulevard. In the sales contracts, the official value of the property is allegedly systematically understated.

 The disclosed facts have once again highlighted the effectiveness of the fight against smuggling, the shadow tobacco market, and corrupt links between business and the judicial system. According to information from @ABleaks_bot / absolutionlab.com.