Munich II prosecutors' investigation (alleged sanctions reporting breaches and circumvention)
Closed
Current position. Closed in December 2025 without charge or finding of guilt; his lawyers stated he rejects the allegations and that the payment is not a fine or punishment.[1, 2, 3]
- Authority
- Munich II Public Prosecutor's Office (Germany)
- Status date
- 2025-12
History
- 2022 Investigation opened concerning alleged failure to declare assets in Germany as a sanctioned person and payments via foreign companies for security costs at two Bavarian properties.
- 2025-12 Prosecutors discontinued the investigation under Section 153a(1) of the German Code of Criminal Procedure, with his consent, on payment of EUR 10m (EUR 8.5m to the state treasury, EUR 1.5m to charities).
Frankfurt money laundering investigation
Closed
Current position. Closed in November 2024 without charge or finding of guilt.[4, 5, 6, 7]
- Authority
- Frankfurt Public Prosecutor's Office (Germany)
- Status date
- 2024-11
History
- 2022-09 German authorities searched properties linked to him in a money laundering investigation.
- 2023-05 Frankfurt Regional Court held the searches unlawful (reported 26-30 May 2023).
- 2023-10-26 Frankfurt court ordered the return of property seized in the searches.
- 2024-11-04 Frankfurt prosecutors closed the money laundering case after a voluntary EUR 4m payment, which prosecutors said implies no guilt.
Sources
- Germany to drop Russian oligarch investigation following €10M settlementJURIST, 2025-12, secondary source
- Munich prosecutors close another investigation into Russian billionaire Usmanovbne IntelliNews, 2025-12-30, secondary source
- German prosecutors will drop probe of Russian magnate Usmanov after he agrees to pay nearly $12 millionAssociated Press (via KDH News), 2025-12, secondary source
- German prosecutor drops money-laundering case against Usmanov after paymentRadio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 2024-11-04, secondary source
- Usmanov property search ruled unlawful by German courtGlobal Sanctions (europeansanctions.com), 2023-05-30, secondary source
- German court declares searches of Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov's villas and superyacht illegal (citing Der Spiegel)Novaya Gazeta Europe, 2023-05-26, secondary source
- Germany orders return of seized property after 'unlawful' searches in billionaire Usmanov investigationbne IntelliNews, 2023-11-01, secondary source
Change history
- 2026-10-26 Record published.
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