Aliases: |
Seva Moguilevich, Semon Yudkovich Palagnyuk, Semen Yukovich Telesh,
Simeon Mogilevitch, Semjon Mogilevcs, Shimon Makelwitsh, Shimon
Makhelwitsch, "Seva" |
DESCRIPTION
Date of Birth Used: |
June 30, 1946 |
Hair: |
Gray (Balding) |
Place of Birth: |
Kiev, Ukraine |
Eyes: |
Green |
Height: |
5'6" to 5'7" |
Sex: |
Male |
Weight: |
290 pounds |
Race: |
White |
NCIC: |
W874119382 |
Nationality: |
Ukrainian |
Occupation: |
Businessman |
Scars and Marks: |
Mogilevich has pockmarks on his face. |
Remarks: |
Mogilevich may wear facial hair to include a moustache. He is
known to be a heavy smoker. Mogilevich has his primary residence
in Moscow, Russia, but also has ties to the United States and
England. He utilizes a Russian passport. |
CAUTION
Semion Mogilevich, Igor L'Vovich Fisherman,
and Anatoli Tsoura are all wanted for their alleged
participation in a multi-million dollar scheme to defraud investors in
the stock of YBM Magnex International, Inc. (YBM), a public company incorporated
in Canada, but headquartered in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Investors
lost more than 150 million dollars through the alleged scheme that included
inflating stock values, preparing bogus financial books and records, lying
to Securities and Exchange Commission officials, and offering bribes to
accountants. The scheme to defraud collapsed on May 13, 1998, when federal
search warrants were executed in Pennsylvania and trading of the YBM stock
was suspended by the Ontario Securities Exchange. A federal indictment,
issued for the men on April 24, 2003, in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, charges them all with 45 counts of racketeering,
securities fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering.
The indictment alleges that between 1993 and September of
1998, Semion Mogilevich headed and controlled the Mogilevich
Enterprise, an association which consisted of the aforementioned
individuals and a network of companies in over twenty different
countries which orchestrated a sophisticated scheme to defraud
investors in YBM stock. The scheme was allegedly funded and authorized
by Mogilevich. This complex network of corporations was set up
to create the illusion that YBM was engaged in a profitable international
business, primarily the industrial magnet market. Igor Fisherman
served as the Chief Operating Officer of YBM on behalf of Mogilevich,
who was YBM's major shareholder. Anatoli Tsoura was the Vice
President of Finance for YBM's main subsidiary.
ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPH
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Photograph taken in 2000
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SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED
AND DANGEROUS AND AN ESCAPE RISK
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS CASE, PLEASE
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL FBI OFFICE
OR THE NEAREST AMERICAN EMBASSY
OR CONSULATE. |