He was eventually sentenced by Moscow’s Lefortovo Court to 10 years in a Russian penal colony. When investigators finally got around to prosecuting two years later, their attention fell on Russian-American businessman Gennady Klotsman. And the so-called officers went off with some $2.8 million worth of jewelry, and 600,000 euros ($670,000) in cash. Those present were told to drop to the ground. They were conducting a raid on illicit gemstone trading, they said. The armed men claimed to be officers of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB). Shortly afterwards, four men draped in camouflage and wielding assault rifles stormed into the building. Once the steel hatch was opened, one of the men stepped out to call his client. After all, they needed to inspect the merchandise. ![]() They talked their way into the firm’s vault. Three men, posing as gemstone buyers for a wealthy client, walked into the Moscow offices of an Indian-owned diamond dealer. And this won’t even be the opening scene: ![]() I need a sabbatical from blogging to write a screenplay.
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