Platon Lebedev

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Leonidovich and the family name is Lebedev.
Platon Lebedev
Платон Лебедев
Lebedev in 2009
Born (1956-11-29) 29 November 1956 (age 67)
Alma materPlekhanov Russian University of Economics
Conviction(s)Tax evasion, money laundering, embezzlement
Partner(s)Mikhail Khodorkovsky

Platon Leonidovich Lebedev (Russian: Плато́н Леони́дович Ле́бедев; born 29 November 1956) is a Russian businessman and former CEO of Group Menatep. He was convicted of tax evasion, money laundering and embezzlement by Russian courts in two cases and imprisoned from July 2003 to January 2014.[1] He is best known as a close associate of Mikhail Khodorkovsky.[2]

  1. ^ "Khordorkovsky associate Platon Lebedev to be released". BBC News. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Russian court denies Lebedev his freedom". The Independent. London. 16 April 2004. Retrieved 24 September 2019.[dead link]