The wife and daughter of billionaire Agalarov received US citizenship and live in Miami. He himself advocated Putin's lifelong rule

The wife and daughter of Russian billionaire and owner of Crocus Group Aras Agalarov received American citizenship and now live in Miami. this . reports The Insider

The publication, with reference to documents that were at the disposal of the editors, writes that after the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Agalarov registered his apartment in Miami in the name of his wife Irina Agalarov (Grill). The Insider notes that his daughter, Sheila Agalarova, also lives there.

The apartment with an area of ​​266 square meters is located on one of the most expensive islands - Fisher Island. Its cost is estimated at approximately $4.3 million. This is not Agalarov’s only real estate in the United States. For example, he has a mansion in New Jersey.

Aras Agalarov's structures have more than once received government orders, as The Insider claims, bypassing competitive procedures. Thus, he received contracts for the construction of stadiums for the World Cup, facilities of the Far Eastern Federal University, the Vostochny cosmodrome, an anti-Covid hospital, as well as the Central Ring Road around Moscow. In 2021, his net worth was estimated at $1.2 billion, according to Forbes.

“In August 2023, Agalarov’s Crocus International JSC received another contract worth 10.5 million rubles from the Federal Customs Service. for the design of the Torugart automobile checkpoint in the Kyrgyz Republic. Again, without tendering,” the publication writes , citing government procurement.

The billionaire and his family were involved in the scandal of Russian interference in the 2016 US elections. A few years earlier, Agalarov said that Putin is “an ideal option for Russia.” “If he agreed [to lifelong rule], I would welcome it. <...> The country will fall apart with your Navalny,” he said in 2012.

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