"Authority" Gennady Petrov: biography, photo

Despite the huge number of criminal authorities and leaders, not all of them know anything about the general public. Only a few managed to "become famous" and get some kind of recognition in criminal circles, and subsequently become influential and wealthy law-abiding citizens.

Gennady Petrov - leader of the organized crime group

Gennady Petrov became famous in the late 80-ies of the last century as the leader of the Malyshev criminal group. In 1987 in St. Petersburg there was a redistribution of spheres of influence between criminal authorities, as a result of which the St. Petersburg "mafia" divided into two warring camps: "Tambov" and "Malyshev". The latter was headed by Gennady Petrov, who had never before been known to anyone.

At that time, Petrov held the position of an ordinary foreman at the Moscow railway station, having just come out of prison. By the way, he served time for negligence and an article connected with money forgery.

"Historical disassembly" in Devyatkin

As mentioned above, in 1987 there was a redistribution of spheres of influence in St. Petersburg. The blame for all this was a banal brawl at the market in Devyatkin.

Alexander Malyshev, leader of the eponymous group, established the so-called rules of the game in the clothing market in Devyatkin. As a result of the conflict between the members of the organized crime group, connected with the rules of trade in the market, an "arrow" was appointed.

About 80 people took part in the disassembly, among which was Gennady Petrov. Showing himself as an experienced diplomat, Petrov quickly won respect among the "brotherhood" and pretty soon began to be considered the leader of the Tambov group.

Loud arrests

1993 was marked by a loud arrest of two authorities - Malyshev and Petrov. They, as well as about a dozen other members of the organized crime group detained together with them, were accused of extortion and banditry.

However, Gennady Petrov escaped trial, as the lawyers invited by him managed to prove his innocence to the above crimes. And his comrade-in-arms Alexander Malyshev got off with a "slight fright" and after listening to a verdict on charges of illegal possession of weapons, was released in the courtroom.

These circumstances contributed to the rapid move of Malyshev to Spain. Later, namely in 1998, Gennady Petrov, leader of the organized crime group, followed the example of a senior comrade and also moved to his permanent residence in sunny Spain.

But before heading to the hot countries Petrov managed to acquire serious and important ties. So, he approached the future Minister of Railways Nikolai Aksenenko. He took an active part in the development of the Baltic Construction Company (which is currently one of the most important areas of its commercial activities).

Under the control of the police

Being a recognized criminal authority, Gennady Petrov, whose biography is full of connections in all kinds of spheres and structures, since the moment he moved to Spain he was under the close attention of law enforcement bodies.

There were many reasons for this. While abroad, he continued to lead the organized crime group, gave instructions and instructions that were unconditionally fulfilled by the "brotherhood". In Spain, Petrov created a lot of companies, the main purpose of which was the laundering of criminal money.

It also became known to the Spanish police that Gennady Petrov together with his wife for several years shied away from paying taxes. For example, in just one year the Petrovs' family did not declare income in the amount of more than 2 300 000 euros, without contributing about 900 000 euros to the treasury. And this is not an isolated case.

In 2001, Petrov purchased the yacht "Sasha", the cost of which was 3.5 million euros. At the same time, in the declaration the price of the yacht was indicated as 700 000 euros. The Spanish treasury only received less than 500,000 euros from this transaction.

Since 2005, Gennady Petrov has ceased to declare his income.

Criminal schemes

Moving to Spain, Gennady Petrov - the authority And the leader of the well-known on the territory of Russia group - settled in the neighborhood with his friend Alexander Malyshev and began to lead a measured family life.

However, this did not prevent the St. Petersburg "Mafiosi" from developing and increasing its capital.

In the late 1990s, Petrov Gennady, the Malyshev group, which was under his control, organized a shadow business. The essence of it was to design a huge amount of expensive real estate for front organizations. By the way, there were more than 100 such companies. Further, through the above-mentioned one-day companies registered with the same people, real estate was resold at an overpriced price.

Law enforcement authorities in Spain suspected that similarly, Gennady Petrov, OPG, belonging to him, legalize the money obtained criminally on the territory of Russia.

In the early 2000s, he was detained by the Spanish police along with his "comrades", but he was soon released under a written undertaking not to leave the place. Having come to freedom, Petrov and his family immediately returned to Russia.

Business of the Petrovs family

The Baltic construction company is the peak of Petrova's commercial activities. It was to this organization that he invested most of his financial assets.

The active development of this company was due to the connections of the St. Petersburg authority with Deputy Minister of Railways Nikolay Aksenenko. Thus, the Baltic Construction Company became the main contractor for all state orders of the Russian Railways and the Ministry of Railways.

Petrova and his son Anton took an active part in commercial activities. According to various sources, Anton Petrov is the founder, co-owner and shareholder of at least 40 companies (among which are LLC "Baltic Monolith", LLC "Siat SPB", LLC "Green Farm", LLC "World of Cold", LLC "Baltic Air Conditioning Systems" OOO "Transkond" and others).

Has Petrovs family and the most direct relation to the network of jewelry salons "585".

Elite real estate

Naturally, the owner of such a huge fortune will not live in an ordinary apartment.

Deciding to return to his homeland (or rather, forced to return), the St. Petersburg authority took care of where his family would reside.

So where did Gennady Petrov settle down? St. Petersburg - a city in which he achieved heights in the criminal world. So, on the Stone bridge (by the way, in one of the most elite districts of the city) in 2003, the construction of the most expensive residential building in St. Petersburg began. In the house, Petrov bought an apartment for his family.

Is a couple of Petrovs owners of 260 square meters on the street. Tavricheskoy, as well as elite housing in abroad (in particular, in Marbella). Gennady Petrov became frequent after his return to his homeland and to Moscow, where he got a number of elite and expensive apartments.

Instead of concluding

Currently, Gennady Petrov, an authority, a businessman and a large investor, permanently resides in Moscow and St. Petersburg. His business is growing and developing. To his commercial activities, he continues to actively involve his son - Anton Petrov.

Gennady Petrov himself tries not to advertise his criminal past and positions himself as an investor, the head of large construction companies. However, among other powerful people this name is associated with Gennady Petrov - Tambov OPG, malyshevskaya group - as a whole.

In addition, it is not a secret for anyone that over the years he managed to acquire serious acquaintances and connections both with Russian officials, employees of state structures, and with heads of state companies. In particular, Petrov is credited with warm relations with the head of Sberbank Gref, as well as with Korytov and Sirotkin (Gazprom managers), Kumarin (chairman of the board of directors of the Petersburg Fuel Company) and a number of other influential people.