The FBI raids the apartment of two Russian businessmen in Trump Towers in the Florida city of ‘Little Moscow’
- The FBI raided a Florida apartment owned by Russian businessmen Oleg Sergeyevich Patsulya and Agunda Konstantinova Makeeva near Trump Towers
- It’s unclear what exactly the FBI and local police were looking for during the raid in Sunny Beach Isles, Florida, or if anyone was taken into custody
- The FBI just said it was “conducting judicial law enforcement activity near that location”
The FBI has reportedly raided a Florida apartment owned by two Russian businessmen in Trump Towers on Sunny Beach Isles.
The purpose of the search, according to the Miami announceswas part of the shell company MIC-USA LLC, which is controlled by Russian businessmen Oleg Sergeyevich Patsulya and Agunda Konstantinova Makeeva.
It’s unclear what exactly the FBI and local police were looking for during the raid and whether law enforcement seized any property or took anyone into custody.
In a statement to the Herald, a spokesperson for the FBI’s Miami field office said only that it was “conducting judicial law enforcement activities near that location,” but did not provide any other information.
Patsulya’s wife, Roza Pereira — who is also listed on MIC-USA’s corporate filings — also told the outlet that she knew about the raid but was forbidden to talk about it.
‘The lawyer [for my husband] said not to talk to anyone,’ she said. “I have no idea what it’s about.”
The FBI reportedly raided a luxury apartment belonging to two Russian businessmen at Trump Tower in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida (pictured)
Property data seed MIC-USA purchased their three-bedroom 41st-floor condo in 2013 for $1.65 million.
Seven years later, they were sued by BAC Florida Bank – which financed their purchase – for alleged default on their $975,000 mortgage payment.
But that dispute has since been resolved and the apartment is still owned by Russian businessmen in the resort town, dubbed “Little Moscow” because of the influx of Russian immigrants.
