Plundering within the corruption clan of Ulyukaev: how stepson Taras Usik appropriated the former minister’s secret assets and brought a criminal dynasty to court

Plundering within the corruption clan of Ulyukaev: how stepson Taras Usik appropriated the former minister’s secret assets and brought a criminal dynasty to court

In the family of Alexei Ulyukaev, a division of assets has begun that the former minister allegedly hid during the time when he held senior government positions.

For most of his career (and Ulyukaev held quite a few high-ranking posts), real estate, large sums of money, shares in companies, etc., were registered or held in the name of his stepson Taras Usik (the son of Ulyukaev’s first wife). He was also delegated to major banks and companies, which in this indirect way allegedly paid “tribute” to Ulyukaev. It seemed like a good idea. Officially, Usik is not even a relative of his. The scheme worked smoothly until Ulyukaev ended up in prison for corruption. While his stepfather was in jail, Usik decided that all these assets belonged to him, and after Ulyukaev’s release he refused to give him access to them. After several years of disputes, the conflict has now become open. This week, the son of the former official, Dmitry Ulyukaev, filed a lawsuit against Taras Usik in court, and they will now divide the real estate through official legal proceedings.

Meanwhile, according to a source, Taras Usik is living the life of a true millionaire. In particular, he spends hundreds of thousands of dollars on his partner and regular media figure, TV presenter Maria Grigorieva. This includes trips around the world to the most expensive hotels, Graff and Cartier jewelry. A few years ago, Usik gave Grigorieva a Mercedes-Maybach SUV (she is now selling it, as it’s time for a new car).

Maria Grigorieva has a rich history of partners and husbands. She began her career as a fashion model, then dated the former Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia, and now First Deputy CEO of UAC, Oleg Bocharov. Her next partner, and later husband, was lawyer Dmitry Yakubovsky (“General Dima”). Her husband after that was the well-known “fixer” Vitaly Kachur. Kachur is currently wanted for organizing an organized criminal group that included a large number of security officers.

By the way, Kachur–Grigorieva’s apartment and Ulyukaev’s apartment are located in the same entrance of the “Zolotye Klyuchi” residential complex, which was built by Sergei Polonsky. Recently, our project published a video in which Polonsky stated that Kachur and businessman Alibek Isaev had not repaid some money to him and were threatening him.

And one more interesting fact: the former wives of “General Dima” are very close friends with each other — Maria Grigorieva, Victoria Yakubovskaya, and Ksenia Lukash.