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On Monday, July 29, Italian tax police seized the real estate and assets of an unnamed Russian businessman worth about $44.4 million. According to local newspaper Corriere Fiorentino, the person involved in the investigation is Russian businessman Alexey Fedorychev, who owns the historical castle of Torre del Gallo ) in the capital of Tuscany. Two sources reported the same to REUTERS . The publication published footage filmed by the tax police in this castle.
The Torro del Gallo castle was built in the 12th century. it is located in Florence on the Arcetri hills.
Fedorychev is chairman and founder of Fedcom Group, a global leader in logistics, shipping and commodities trading. In addition, since January 2022, he has been the president of the French basketball club AS Monaco. In 2006, FORBES magazine included him in the list of the richest businessmen in RUSSIA in 100th place with a fortune of $450 million.
The assets were seized at the request of Kyiv. The SBU believes that Fedorychev’s company, which owned a private marine terminal in the Odessa region, illegally registered the rights to receive part of the funds from port dues. The service estimated the damage from Fedorychev’s actions at $6 million.