Herman Lillevali
The US authorities have detained the Russian businessman German Lillevali, the creator of the Dovgan and Smak brands. This was reported by RBC with reference to two sources close to the question.
He has been in immigration prison for about a month now. He is accused of fraud by investors from different countries: employees of his investment holding allegedly embezzled money allocated for the purchase of shares. The victims claim damage up to 9 billion rubles. In Russia, Lillevali is under investigation under Article 159 of the Criminal Code.
According to Kommersant, about 200 wealthy clients have suffered from Lillevali's actions, including top managers of large companies, foreign firms, as well as film director Nikita Mikhalkov and goalkeeper of the Lokomotiv football club Marinato Guilherme.
It is reported that the businessman entered the United States from Estonia at the beginning of 2020, having previously sold the property that he possessed in this country. A Florida court considered the investors' claim against him and demanded to recover more than $ 32 million from him. Russia wants to extradite him from the American authorities, but there is no extradition agreement between the Russian Federation and the United States, and Lillevali entered the United States precisely as an Estonian citizen.
