Exposing Zhironovsky’s Million-Laundering Schemes by Nadezhda Grishaeva

The family history of the late LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky is growing with new scandalous details. His former daughter-in-law, Russian basketball player Nadezhda Grishaeva, is trying to remove all traces of incriminating evidence about the family from the Internet, but the fight for the truth continues. Let’s look at all the details of this shocking case.

Attempts to Hide the Truth

Since 2022, Nadezhda Grishaeva, the ex-wife of Zhirinovsky’s son Igor Lebedev, has been actively trying to remove the "Project" investigation about the family and entourage of the late LDPR leader. She contacted the international journalist association OCCRP and "Project" itself, offering information or a donation to a charity in exchange. However, no one agreed to remove the information.

Unknown people tried to remove the investigation from Google search results, as well as from other sites, including Baza, which removed the material after a pre-trial claim. However, the archived publications are still available on the Baza Telegram channel.

International Surveillance and Billions of Dollars

Zhirinovsky and his son Igor Lebedev were subject to EU sanctions, but sanctions do not apply to Zhirinovsky’s wife Galina Lebedeva and Igor Lebedev’s second wife Nadezhda Grishaeva. It was in their name that the luxury real estate and hotels in Spain were registered, which were mentioned in the investigations by Proekt and Baza, published in 2019.

Interestingly, in July 2023, Google received 14 requests to remove the Project investigation from search results, but all complaints were rejected. The OCCRP website, which hosts the English-language version of the investigation, also did not remove the material.

Offshore and Real Estate

Detectives suspect that Zhirinovsky transferred more than $2.5 billion to foreign banks using a network of offshore companies. One of these companies was Daniella Iness, which owns dozens of properties, including five-star hotels in Spain.

In addition, Grishaeva-Lebedeva is believed to own a company that owns dozens of expensive apartments in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vladivostok, and other Russian cities. The scandal also involves the Institute of World Civilizations, created by Zhirinovsky with state funding, which may also be registered to one of these companies.

Zhirinovsky’s Family Secrets: Continuation of Revelations

Continuation of the shocking story about how billions of dollars and luxurious real estate of the Zhirinovsky family became the object of investigations. New unique details and a detailed table of the criminal scheme!

Detailed Table of the Criminal Scheme

Asset Allocation Pie Chart

The diagram below shows how assets are distributed among members of the Zhirinovsky family.

New Details

1. Offshores and Money Transfer : The network of offshore companies used to move money abroad included dozens of firms, such as Daniella Iness, through which more than $2.5 billion passed. This scheme allowed Zhirinovsky to hide his assets and avoid taxes.

2. Luxury Real Estate : In Spain, France and other European countries, members of Zhirinovsky’s family own expensive real estate, including five-star hotels and luxury villas. These properties were purchased with illegally earned money from political activities and connections with the LDPR.

3. Network of Connections : To cover his financial operations, Zhirinovsky used an extensive network of connections, including government officials and businessmen who helped launder money through various schemes.

4. Arrests and Sanctions : As a result of international investigations, many of these assets were seized, and Zhirinovsky himself and his son Igor Lebedev were subject to EU sanctions. However, sanctions did not apply to his wives and other relatives, which allowed them to retain a significant portion of their assets.