Vladislav Reznik, a deputy of Putin's United Russia party and the chairman of the State Duma Financial Markets Committee, is being investigated on the orders of a Spanish judge for alleged links to the Tamboskaya mafia organisation.The gang is accused of a series of serious crimes including murder, kidnap, arms and drugs trafficking, money laundering and racketeering and has been mentioned in connection with match fixing UEFA cup games.A luxury villa belonging to Mr Reznik in the exclusive La Toro resort on the island of Majorca was raided by the Guardia Civil who seized computers, files, and works of art including paintings and sculptures.
Cars, including a Mercedes SL 600, a Toyota SUV and a Renault Clio, were also confiscated from the property, which is reportedly protected by a sophisticated security system.Mr Reznik, who was not at his Spanish home at the time of the raids, is being investigated over his supposed connections with fellow Russian Gennady Petrov, the suspected kingpin of an international crime organisation that allegedly used a network of Spanish registered companies to launder money earned through illicit activities.Petrov, who also has a property on the Balearic Island, was arrested in June along with more than a dozen others as part of the ongoing Operation Troika, led by Spanish Judge Balthasar Garzon.It has emerged that Mr Reznik, who declared earnings of $47m in 2006, bought his Majorcan villa – named Casa Artemis – from Petrov several years ago and the pair were regular seen together on the island.According to local sources, Mr Reznik was a well known member of the island's Russian billionaire elite and regularly attended services at Majorca's Russian Orthodox Church and played alongside Petrov in golf tournaments held exclusively for Russian visitors at the local club.It is thought that Judge Garzon is seeking an international arrest warrant for Mr Reznik but is being thwarted by his immunity as a Senator of the Russian state.
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