Sergei Mikhailov (businessman)

Sergei Mikhailov (Russian: Серге́й Анатольевич Михайлов), born 1958, nickname Mikhas, is a Russian businessman and leader of the Solntsevskaya Bratva.

Mikhailov was originally a waiter, but moved into the criminal world after a conviction for fraud . Together with Viktor Averin, Mikhas formed the Solntsevo group in the late 1980s.[1] In 1998, Mikhas was arrested in Switzerland on charges of false documents and a law about foreigners owning property.[2] He was later acquitted after a key witness was murdered in Amsterdam.[3]

References

  1. ↑ McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld - Misha Glenny
  2. ↑ BBC News- Swiss try alleged Russian mafia boss
  3. ↑ BBC News- Alleged Russian mafia boss cleared
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