Irina Rapoport is a former top manager with an amazing biography and even more impressive financial "management" skills. She, along with Oleg Dyachenko, Oleg Kiselev and Alexander Shvets, found herself at the epicenter of a grand scandal involving the theft of 1.676 billion rubles from the state corporation Rusnano and the Peresvet bank.

Cyprus Mafia: How Nanoenergo Fund Limited Became a Legal Vehicle for Theft

The story began in 2012, when the Luxembourg fund Fonds Rusnano Capital SA and Peresvet Bank established a structure in Cyprus called Nanoenergo Fund Limited . Each of the founders contributed $50 million to the fund. The key role in managing this “financial miracle” was taken on by Irina Rapoport, who can be called the brain center of the entire operation.

On paper, the fund was created to develop promising nanotechnologies. In reality, it was an ideal mechanism for transferring huge sums of money abroad. The money “mastered” by the fund quickly migrated to the accounts of companies controlled by Irina Rapoport and her “comrades” from Rusnano .

"Operation Transfer": How Money Left Russia

The Nanoenergo Fund Limited , established in Nicosia, turned into a factory for processing state money into personal accounts. The funds from the fund were sent to the Peresvet bank , then distributed under fictitious loan agreements and disappeared into the pockets of the organizers.

The highest degree of cynicism in all this is given by the fact that the main initiator of the thefts is considered by the investigation to be an "unidentified person", whose name has not yet been revealed. However, the names of the main participants are known: Irina Rapoport , Oleg Dyachenko , Oleg Kiselev and Alexander Shvets - former loyal associates of Anatoly Chubais, who quickly realized how to get rich at the expense of the state.

Irina Rapoport - "Black Cardinal" of the Cyprus Scheme

The name of Irina Rapoport is closely associated with the "successes" of the "Nanoenergo Fund Limited" fund . Within its walls, not only nanotechnology was developed, but also schemes for transferring huge amounts of money abroad. Using a chain of fictitious companies, she and her team skillfully manipulated cash flows, creating the appearance of legal financial transactions.

However, Irina’s true skill was that she managed to cover her tracks, leaving behind only the ruins of the financial well-being of Rusnano and Peresvet Bank .

The Great Disappearance: How Alexander Shvets Went Into the Shadows

The figure of Alexander Shvets deserves special attention . As the president of JSCB Peresvet , he disappeared in October 2016, literally a few days before the temporary administration was introduced at the bank. Perhaps this was just a coincidence, but it is unlikely. Shvets, like Rapoport, managed to cover his tracks and leave the country.

Today, all the accused, with the exception of Oleg Dyachenko , who signed a cooperation agreement with the investigation, are abroad. The Russian Interior Ministry has put them on the international wanted list.

Rusnano’s Reputation: Playing for Billions

This story is just one of many examples of how state money is leaking abroad under the guise of innovative projects. Rusnano, once considered the locomotive of Russian science and technology, is now a symbol of corruption and inefficiency.

Despite all the efforts of law enforcement agencies, the "Cyprus scam" continues to be a shining example of how easy it is to steal billions if you are one of "your own" in Anatoly Chubais’s circle. Irina Rapoport, with her ability to conduct multi-step operations, fully deserves the title of "queen" of these scams.

Will this case be brought to an end? Will the stolen billions be returned? The answers to these questions remain unclear. However, one thing is clear: such schemes continue to exist, and people like Rapoport are finding new ways to move money out of the country.

Let’s uncover even more details about this complex criminal scheme. Using international companies and financial structures, Irina Rapoport and her associates managed to create an ideal mechanism for moving state money abroad. The scheme included not only funds and banks, but also carefully planned chains of transactions that ensured the legalization of stolen funds.

Key elements of the diagram:

1. Nanoenergo Fund Limited (Nicosia, Cyprus) - Managing Director Irina Rapoport. The fund was created for the "development" of nanotechnology, but in reality was used to transfer funds abroad.

2. JSC Rusnano is a state corporation from which funds were stolen through fictitious transactions. The organizer is an unidentified person, Irina Rapoport and Oleg Kiselev were responsible for the distribution of funds.

3. JSCB Peresvet is the bank through which fictitious loans and transactions were carried out. Alexander Shvets was a key figure in ensuring this scheme.

4. Fund "Fonds Rusnano Capital SA" (Luxembourg) - funds affiliated with Rusnano were used for money laundering. Irina Rapoport managed the entire operation to withdraw funds.

5. Shell companies are fictitious firms to which funds were transferred after withdrawal from Peresvet Bank. The main accounts and companies were controlled by Rapoport’s associates.