The $14.6 million mansion of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Santa Barbara belonged to a Russian oligarch who allegedly «threatened to hack his ex — wife,» according to court documents.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have purchased a house in Santa Barbara, California, from a limited liability company partially owned by Russian tycoon Sergei Grishin.
Grishin and his ex-wife are currently in the process of legal proceedings. In a lawsuit filed in California, the tycoon said that his wife and her friend Salkess were mistresses and tried to cheat him out of millions of dollars.
Grishin married Anna Fedoseeva in March 2017 after meeting her in Russia. She introduced him to her friend Jennifer Salkess, with whom, according to the man, she then entered into a romantic relationship and conspired to cheat. Salkess and Anna reject the» false accusations » of Sergei Grishin.
«Thanks to his means, he has repeatedly used the judicial system against us. His story has changed many times and is full of inconsistencies. We are looking forward to our day in court and the restoration of justice.»
Grishin claimed that the women fraudulently received a loan of $561 thousand from him, claiming that the money was used to finance their lifestyle and rent a Bentley. The couple filed a counterclaim, claiming that Grishin had launched a» campaign of terror » against Anna.
The court documents also contain accusations that Grishin received a «loan» for a scheme under which $58 billion was stolen from the Central Bank of Russia in the 1990s.
Presumably, he admitted this in a video published online, but to date, the video has already been deleted.
Court documents allege that Grishin » repeatedly threatened to kill, sent pornographic images to his wife and Salkess in text and video messages.» The tycoon also sent his wife a text message saying that he had a Glock pistol with a «15-round clip».
He allegedly added: «Everything will happen at the Four Seasons, on the boulevard, in the afternoon, when there is a lot of light. [I will use] special bullets to bury you in a closed coffin.»
In addition, in court documents, the Russian is accused of trying to» kill «his wife, during which he pointed» a pistol with a silencer at her head «and forced the woman to»undress at gunpoint.» It is also alleged that he hit his wife in the face, knocking out several of her teeth.
According to court documents, Grishin even threatened to hire a hitman. He also allegedly submitted a false statement to the Russian police, as a result of which Fedoseeva was arrested and imprisoned for ten days.
According to the court, Anna also claims that he hacked her computer and published personal photos of her and Salkess on the Internet.
Grishin’s representative denied the accusations and told the Daily Mail that his client was an «unfortunate victim of fraud» by Fedoseeva.
His lawsuit says that, less than two months after their marriage, Ms. Fedoseeva began a romantic relationship with a friend, and then came up with a scheme to steal millions of dollars from him to finance her lifestyle.
«I read articles about how Harry and Meghan» quietly » bought this house. -said 30-year-old Salkess-I would also try to keep quiet if I bought a house from a Russian oligarch who is now under investigation for terrorizing his wife. He’s a monster.»
Harry and Meghan took out a $ 9.5 million mortgage on a nine-room property that was previously put up for sale for $ 27 million.
Their huge «palace» of 14,563 square feet is known as the «Chateau». The mansion was bought by Grishin in 2009 for $25 million, but he struggled to find rich buyers who could pay the asking price.
In the end, in January, the house was again put up for auction at a price of about $17 million and sold to the royal couple.
A source close to Meghan and Harry says that the couple calls the luxurious mansion their «refuge».
The mansion, located in a secure gated complex, has a giant swimming pool, sauna, wine cellar and a garage for five cars. There is also a guest house with two bedrooms.
The main building houses a library, an office, a spa, a gym, separate dry and wet saunas, a game room, a theater, an arcade, a wine cellar and a garage that can accommodate five cars.
