Italy Seizes Rp724 Billion of Real Estate Assets Owned by Russian Businessman Including Torre Del Gallo Castle

JAKARTA - Italian tax police have seized assets and real estate worth around 41 million euros (44.4 million US dollars or equivalent to IDR 424 billion) from a Russian businessman.

The man is being investigated in Ukraine for alleged corruption, fraud, and money laundering.

The seizure was carried out at the request of Ukraine's anti-corruption prosecutor's office, according to a statement from the Florence prosecutor as reported by Reuters on Tuesday, July 30.

Police did not name the Russian businessman, but a judicial source and a separate legal source told Reuters the name of the businessman in the case was Alekszej Fedoricsev.

Several Italian newspapers, including the country's best-selling daily Corriere della Sera, gave the same name.

A court-appointed lawyer in Italy for the businessman told Reuters he could not comment on the case.

Fedcom Media, part of Fedoricsev's Fedcom Group, did not respond to an emailed request for comment.

According to Italian prosecutors, Fedoricsev reinvested the illegally obtained proceeds in Ukraine and owns a large real estate complex in the Tuscan capital.

Among the seized assets is the 12th-century Torre del Gallo castle in Florence, Corriere della Sera reports.

Fedoricsev is the chairman and founder of Fedcom Group, a global leader in logistics, shipping, and commodity trading, according to his LinkedIn profile, which states he lives in Monaco with his family.