The Federal Bureau of investigation, the United States gathered substantial evidence that the officials of the Russian nuclear industry had paid bribes, engaged in kickbacks, extortion and money laundering. But the most important thing is that these data were in office before the former President Barack Obama approved the controversial deal in 2010, which Moscow began to control a large number of American uranium.
In 2009 Federal agents found out that Moscow has compromised the American company for the production of uranium with the help of bribes and kickbacks. In its investigation, the FBI used extensive financial records, secret recordings, and interception of letters.
The Bureau has received reports of witnesses who testified that the Russian officials involved in the issue of nuclear power, has sent millions of dollars to the charitable Foundation of former President bill Clinton. It was just when at that time the Secretary of state and Clinton’s wife Hillary has contributed to the transactions of Russia with the canadian firm Uranium One, which produces large amounts of uranium for the American nuclear power industry. The state Department official, who was involved in these issues, said that Hillary «never interfered»in this deal.
However, instead of in 2010 immediately to indict the Russian Federation, the Department of justice (DOJ) continued to investigate this issue for another four years. In fact, leaving the American public and Congress in the dark about flourishing corruption. And all this happened during the adoption of two very important decisions for the United States, which subsequently increased the nuclear ambitions of Putin.
Prime suspect person among Russian businessmen considered to Vadim Mikerin, CEO of TENAM Corp., which specializiruetsya in the supply of low-enriched uranium to the USA for nuclear power plants. According to The Hill, FBI documents, the Department of energy and the court confirm the involvement of menkaure delinquency.
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In November 2014, an FBI informant reported that Mikerin «knowingly and intentionally conspired with like-minded people and agreed with others… to obstruct, delay and affect Commerce and the movement of material and product (enriched uranium) by extortion».
«After consultation with officials at a higher level in TENEX and Rosatom (both are Russian state-owned enterprises) Mikerin under this scheme offered interest-free contracts to US companies in exchange for kickbacks in the form of cash payments through an offshore Bank account,» said agent David Gadren.
The FBI’s investigation was conducted under the supervision of the current Deputy Prosecutor General Kind Rosenstein , Deputy Director of the FBI ‘s Andrew McCabe.
This case was revealing in part because it has been disclosed a new mechanism of money laundering by Russia. It consisted in the use of financial instruments in Cyprus, Latvia and the Seychelles in fraudulent or illegal purpose.
