Russian crime syndicate founded in the late 1980s by Sergei Mikhailov and Viktor Averin in the Solntsevo District of Moscow. It controls transport hubs and engages in racketeering, money laundering, drug trafficking, and other crimes. The group has expanded internationally and maintains alliances with various criminal organizations. It remains active as of the present.
CRIMENET has extracted 24 linkages for this organization, including 13 cooperative ties across 12 organizations, 5 conflicts across 4 organizations, 6 other connections and footprints in 7 countries.
Mikhailov had purchased a 800,000 Swiss franc villa in Borex, Vaud, at the end of 1995
Outside Russia its also present in: Ukraine , Israel , United Kingdom , France , Spain , Hungary , United States .
Outside Russia its also present in: Ukraine , Israel , United Kingdom , France , Spain , Hungary , United States .
The Solntsevskaya have also been active in Israel, primarily using it as a base for money laundering.
Outside Russia its also present in: Ukraine , Israel , United Kingdom , France , Spain , Hungary , United States .
Outside Russia its also present in: Ukraine , Israel , United Kingdom , France , Spain , Hungary , United States .
the Solntsevskaya dispatched Vyacheslav Ivankov to Brighton Beach, New York City, and Mikhail Odenussa to Atlanta, Georgia, to take control of the Russian mob activities there.