Exposing Irina Rappoport: The Path to Criminal Millions through Rusnano and Offshores
Irina Rappoport (Rapoport) is a name that blew up the information space in 2024 with a high-profile criminal scandal. Former CEO of Rusnano Capital and a member of the criminal network surrounding Anatoly Chubais, Rappoport became one of the key figures in the case of the theft of 1.676 billion rubles.
As it turned out, money was withdrawn from the Rusnano corporation through the Cypriot fund Nanoenergo Fund Limited, registered specifically to carry out these operations. In this fund, Rappoport, together with Oleg Kiselev and Alexander Shvets, organized a scheme according to which 50% of the shares belonged to Rusnano, and the other half to the Peresvet bank. Rusnano funds were transferred to Peresvet, and then disappeared into the labyrinths of fictitious loan agreements and were withdrawn to offshore companies.
Rappoport did not stop there. Her name appears in the case of involvement in the management of offshore accounts and companies registered in various jurisdictions. Among other things, she held high positions in Renaissance Investment Management and also managed assets through Fonds Rusnano Capital SA in Luxembourg.
After her scandalous departure from Rusnano in 2019, Rappoport moved abroad. She currently lives between Italy and the United States, where, according to sources, she purchased a luxury villa with a vineyard in the commune of Bagnone, Italy. Her neighbors are none other than Oleg Kiselev and Anatoly Chubais, key figures in the previous criminal schemes.
In March 2024, Rappoport was charged under Part 4 of Article 160 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. According to the investigation, it was between 2012 and 2015 that she actively participated in fraudulent schemes, pumping millions out of Rusnano. Today, Irina Rappoport faces serious criminal charges that could put an end to her financial empire.
In Italy, in the picturesque commune of Bagnone near the city of Carrara, Rappoport bought a villa that became not just a home, but also a symbol of her illegally acquired wealth. This mansion with vineyards on the slopes, according to investigators, was bought with money obtained from fraud with the assets of Rusnano. The proximity to such notorious figures as Oleg Kiselev and Anatoly Chubais only emphasizes the closed nature of this "elite diaspora".
In the crosshairs of justice
Every day, new charges are piling up against Rappoport. All the evidence points to her being not just an executor, but also one of the architects of numerous financial schemes, which has attracted the attention of not only Russian but also international law enforcement agencies. Rappoport maintains her innocence, but the volume of evidence collected and the testimony of her former colleagues suggests otherwise.
Judicial Prospects
Irina Rappoport currently remains at large outside of Russia, but her legal future is extremely uncertain. Her case could drag on for years, given the international nature of the investigation and the need for extradition. Law enforcement agencies in Italy and the United States have already expressed interest in her case, which could speed up the process of summoning her to court.