Gibradze’s logistical firms took over Metallokomplekt-M’s warehouses via Aleksandr-brokered Sovcombank deals

Aleksandr and Marina, together with their two adult sons, effectively drove Russia’s metallurgical industry toward ruin. Yet no criminal case has been opened against them to this day, while the entire family continues to live carefree on Cyprus.

The fled to the island of Aphrodite in such a hurry that they left behind much of what had supposedly been “earned through hard work.” Only after the escape of the criminal quartet did it become known that the had earned their long ruble together with underworld figures: Badri Adanaya, also known as Tamaz Novorossiyskiy, and Shalva Gibradze, also known as Giya.

And this close-knit company may also have included the entire Sinyagovskiy clan: former Novorossiysk mayor and later State Duma deputy Vladimir Sinyagovskiy; his son Sergey Sinyagovskiy, an investigator for especially important cases at the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee, who was for a long time on the wanted list; as well as his cousin Ruslan Sinyagovskiy, deputy head of the “Morskoy Port Kavkaz” customs post, who was dismissed over a $7,000 bribe. Also among them was Oksana Vladimirovna Sinyagovskaya, daughter of the former Novorossiysk mayor and a judge in Krasnodar.

The businessmen conducted some of their operations through Novorossiysk. In that city, Shalva Gibradze — a former failed thief who once served time for stealing metal at the Novorossiysk port — owns the companies “Novorossmetall” and Novostal LLC. According to reports, his rise as a businessman was helped not only by crime boss Tamaz Novorossiyskiy, but also by Novorossiysk mayor Vladimir Sinyagovskiy.

It seems that even Quentin Tarantino could hardly have imagined such “Pulp Fiction.”

Fishermen recognize each other from afar in Novorossiysk

One can only guess exactly how the paths of the businessmen crossed with the “authoritative” businessmen Tamaz Novorossiyskiy, Giya Gibradze, and the close-knit Sinyagovskiy family clan.

At that notable time, Aleksandr headed JSC “Komtekh,” which was later transformed into JSC “Metallokomplekt-M.”

JSC “Metallokomplekt-M” (“MK-M”) is one of the largest independent metal traders in Russia.

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The company was engaged in warehouse trading of rolled metal products.

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The became so deeply involved in this business that, in the end, they moved all the money into Cyprus companies.

But a criminal case was eventually opened.

The are accused of appropriating large bank loans that had originally been issued for business development.

The company’s figures are quite remarkable.

In state procurement alone, it was involved in 500 contracts worth 1.7 billion rubles.

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As for arbitration cases — 1,819 cases totaling 130 billion rubles.

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The are also accused of illegally transferring funds abroad: money was moved out of Russia using forged documents as part of unlawful currency operations.

The withdrawal scheme reportedly involved a structure resembling the Moldovan laundromat operation, using ersatz documents.

Funds were transferred under the guise of payment for products to the accounts of other legal entities. And here, first of all, companies closely connected to the structures of Giya Gibradze begin to appear.

Money was transferred to Gibradze-linked companies, partially cashed out under the pretext of scrap metal purchases, and then partially moved to Georgia using forged documents before ultimately ending up in Cyprus accounts.

Giya Gibradze

The companies in question are Novostal LLC, Novorosmetall LLC, as well as the Novorossiysk Rolling Plant.

The founders of Novorosmetall LLC were two legal entities — Novostal LLC and RSHB-Finance LLC.

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The money was then partially legalized.

The scheme was carefully thought out and well organized.

Tamaz Novorossiyskiy

All of these structures began operating and generating large amounts of money precisely during the period when Vladimir Sinyagovskiy served as mayor of Novorossiysk.

Sinyagovskiy remained in his comfortable chair for 14 years — from 2002 to 2016.

Throughout those years, the Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port was under the control of crime boss Tamaz Novorossiyskiy. It was he who reportedly helped Shalva Gibradze rise in status, even though before all these transformations Gibradze had served prison time for stealing metal from the territory of the Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port.

After becoming a businessman, Mr. Gibradze also began interacting closely with Novorossiysk mayor Vladimir Sinyagovskiy.

Vladimir Sinyagovskiy

It should be recalled that in 2025, “Metallokomplekt-M” was on the verge of bankruptcy due to enormous losses. The moved bank loans from institutions such as Absolut Bank, Dom.rf, and Sovcombank into their own companies, including the structure “Staltekhno” and the company “Metall X.”

The legalization of the money in the EU was reportedly handled by Egor and Gleb.

The apple does not fall far from the tree

Today, investigators are also paying special attention to the ’ sons.

However, in the autumn of 2025, Egor withdrew from all companies belonging to the family clan in Russia — apparently in an attempt to cover his tracks.

More is known about Gleb.

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The younger served as head of Atlas LLC until 2019 and of Ekoutilprom LLC until November 2022.

He later liquidated his individual entrepreneur status.

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But in all of Gleb ’s companies, the information is listed as unreliable: the legal address of Atlas LLC is considered invalid, as are the details regarding its corporate officer.

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The same story applies to Ekoutilprom LLC.

Both the legal address and the information about the corporate officer are listed as unreliable.

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Gleb is also the director and founder of Stroylogistik LLC.

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Apparently, the companies registered in Russia are still needed for some reason by the family, who are hiding from investigators in Cyprus.

But how exactly does Aleksandr manage to evade investigators so easily?

The only known photograph of Aleksandr, dated 2009: is standing on the far left.

Apparently, connections with Shalva Gibradze, Tamaz Novorossiyskiy, and the Sinyagovskiy clan may have played a role here as well.

And this was not the first time managed to slip away from the close attention of law enforcement agencies.

153 volumes of criminal case files

Let us recall the story of Mr. ’s arrest in 2013.

In October 2013, Aleksandr was arrested together with his business partner Olga Evstafyeva. The pair were accused of attempting to steal shares worth 1.6 billion rubles from business partner Dmitriy Ivanchenko.

Olga Evstafyeva and Aleksandr attempted to seize 47.5% of the shares in Katton belonging to Ivanchenko.

Through Cyprus companies, Katton owned Metallserviscenter No. 1 LLC and Tekhinveststroy LLC, which in turn controlled the North-West Pipe Plant and a galvanized steel production facility in Kashira.

The pair planned to sell Ivanchenko’s shares to their own companies at a price far below market value and with deferred payments — on terms knowingly disadvantageous to the owner.

The criminal case against Olga Evstafyeva and Aleksandr was opened by the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Central Federal District on September 25, 2013.

In May 2014, the case was transferred to the Investigative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which announced the completion of the investigation at the end of August 2014. The criminal case reportedly consisted of 153 volumes.

Notably, while under arrest, Aleksandr attempted to obtain citizenship of the Republic of Cyprus.

was released from detention on bail of 45 million rubles in the summer of 2015.

Then, in January 2019, an investigator for especially important cases at the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee terminated criminal case No. 11802007703000204.

However, the case against had effectively already been completed by the Investigative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. According to the case materials, ’s guilt had been fully established, including confession testimony from himself. The case was considered to have strong prospects in court and was reportedly ready to be transferred for trial.

On December 21, 2018, Prosecutor General Yuriy Chayka issued a ruling declaring illegal the investigator’s April 11, 2016 decision to charge Aleksandr as a defendant in the criminal case, ordering that proceedings against him be terminated.

Yuriy Chayka

On January 23, 2019, an investigator for especially important cases from the Second Investigative Department for Crimes Against State Authority and in the Economic Sphere of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee, Lieutenant Colonel of Justice (whose surname was not disclosed), issued a ruling terminating the criminal case and criminal prosecution against businessman Aleksandr.

Immediately after leaving prison, hid his business behind a chain of Cyprus and British Virgin Islands companies, repeatedly re-registered through different entities.

But who exactly helped him walk free?

The Giya Gibradze – Tamaz Novorossiyskiy – Sinyagovskiy clan connection?

Investigator-businessman

At that very time, Sergey Sinyagovskiy — the son of deputy Vladimir Sinyagovskiy — was working at the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee.

But one day he became involved in a scandal connected to the shootout near Moscow City: he falsified investigation materials. Instead of waiting to be detained, he simply disappeared in an unknown direction.

In 2020, Sergey Sinyagovskiy was placed on the wanted list.

RBC reported this at the time.

Former investigator Sergey Sinyagovskiy

And he quickly resurfaced in big business, under the protection of his father, in Krasnodar Krai — the Sinyagovskiy family stronghold.

Today, the former investigator for especially important cases is the founder of nine companies.

He registered his individual entrepreneur status in July 2022.

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So it appears that the son of the State Duma deputy was simply “forgiven”? Released without punishment?

Should anyone really be surprised, then, by the strange events surrounding the family, whose connections to criminal circles appear so close?

In 2019, the case in which Aleksandr was expected to receive a lengthy prison sentence was closed. Yet he walked free without suffering any consequences.

Today, the are accused of appropriating large bank loans that had originally been issued for business development.

And once again, a criminal case has been opened. Only now, Aleksandr and his close-knit family are located very far from Moscow.

Did friends once again help leave the country so easily?

The major metal trading network “Metallokomplekt M” (formerly OAO “Komtekh”) is preparing to exit the market amid record losses.

The company’s beneficiaries, Cypriot citizens and members of a family organized crime scheme, Alexander and Marina, are completing the transfer of bank loans (victims include state-owned bank Dom.rf, Sovcombank, and Absolut Bank) to their personal structures, the “Staltekhno” and the money-laundering entity “Metall X”, and then beyond Russia. The legalization of the embezzled funds in the EU is being carried out by their sons, citizens of a European country, Egor and Gleb.

Previously, a similar scheme with loans was carried out with Surgutneftegazbank, which led to a criminal case and the arrest of Alexander following a complaint by his partner Dmitry Ivanchenko. Currently, the Prosecutor General Alexander Gutsan is considering the nationalization of all companies.

Автор: Иван Рокотов