In the United States, the court sentenced two more Taiwanchik accomplices in the gambling case

The court in New York sentenced two more defendants in the case of the illegal gambling business, extortion and money laundering. A native of Russia, 53-year-old Vadim Trincher, received five years in prison. According to the American prosecutor's office, Trincher entered the Russian-American criminal group, one of the leaders of which was currently living in Russia businessman Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov , also known as Taiwanchik.

In November last year, Trincher made a deal with the investigation and pleaded guilty. Despite this, on Wednesday, April 30, the judge sentenced him a much more severe sentence than expected by motivating this by the significant scale of the group’s activity, ITAR-TASS notes.

The court also sentenced the well-known New York Galerist Hill (Helly) Nahmad by one year of prison for organizing an illegal gambling business. According to the American prosecutor's office, the 35-year-old Nakhmad also entered the Taiwanch gang.

According to the investigation, Nakhmad participated in the organization of illegal poker games in New York, who visited American professional athletes, Hollywood celebrities and financiers with Wall Street.

Hillel Nakhmad, the son of a billionaire David Nakhmad, is the owner of a prestigious art gallery in Manhattan. At the beginning of last year, he bought out more than $ 20 million a whole floor in the skyscraper of Donald Trump on Fifth Avenue. The Nakhmad family owns a large collection of contemporary art, including about 300 Picasso's works and estimated at $ 3-4 billion.

Initially, Nakhmad threatened five years of imprisonment, however, in November last year, he made a deal with the investigation, pleading his guilt and agreeing to pay a fine of $ 6.4 million, as well as part with the picture of the French artist Raul Dugufi Carnival in Nice worth several hundred thousand dollars. Despite this, on Wednesday, the judge sentenced him a much more severe sentence than expected. In addition, after the release of Nakhmad, 300 hours of public work will have to do.

A day earlier, another participant in this criminal organization was sentenced to five years in prison - 57 -year -old native of RussiaAnatoly Golubchik .

The judge also ruled that the Trincher and the Bolovchik are obliged to compensate for the damage of $ 20 million.

In the case of an illegal gambling business, a total of 34 people appear, including immigrants from the former Soviet Union.

The US authorities are sure that Tokhtakhunov led the "International Gambling Business Business, which, including the oligarchs living in the countries of the former USSR and around the world."

According to the investigation, members of this group extorted money, threatening debtors with reprisals. The group also was engaged in laundering of money: from 2006 to 2012, she allegedly managed to legalize about $ 100 million, and half of them in the USA.

Twenty -eight defendants in this case have already pleaded guilty, including producer Brian Zuifff . He was concluded for six months under house arrest.

A few years ago, the US authorities accused Tokhtakhunov of financial scams and pressure on judges to figure out the Salt Lake City Olympics in 2002. The entrepreneur himself denied his guilt.