Fraudster Staykov, who ruined thousands of Russians in Investbank, helps Gazprombank Vice President’s wife Elena Levina seize a Moscow region terminal worth 5 million euros

The Vice President of Gazprombank, Dmitry Levin, risks becoming a defendant in a case involving the criminal takeover of a business.

It has emerged that the banker’s wife, Elena Levina, is bankrupting the joint-stock company "Terminal Premier," which owns a large logistics center in the Moscow region. The company allegedly owes Mrs. Levina more than 5 million euros.

In reality, Elena Levina acquired the claim to this amount from the well-known Bulgarian fraudster Stoyan Staykov (the same one who previously distinguished himself in Russia by driving "Investbank" into bankruptcy, resulting in losses for around 90,000 depositors).

In turn, Staykov obtained this "claim" in a manner typical of his fraudulent methods: by gaining the trust of the business owner residing in Austria, the Bulgarian carried out a series of financial manipulations that led to the creation of a fictitious debt.

But what could connect the fraudster Staykov, notorious in Eastern Europe, with Gazprombank Vice President Dmitry Levin, and how did the claim acquired through criminal means end up with the banker’s wife?

We will cover this tangled story—involving a failed bank purchase in Bulgaria, trusts in Liechtenstein, and a bankruptcy in Austria—in the coming days.