FRAUD BY WIRE; RICO CONSPIRACY; MAIL FRAUD; MONEY LAUNDERING CONSPIRACY; MONEY LAUNDERING; AIDING AND ABETTING; SECURITIES FRAUD; FILING FALSE REGISTRATION WITH THE SEC; FALSE FILINGS WITH THE SEC; FALSIFICATION OF BOOKS AND RECORDS

SEMION MOGILEVICH


Photographs taken in 2001		Photograph taken in 2000

Aliases: Seva Moguilevich, Semon Yudkovich Palagnyuk, Semen Yukovich Telesh, Simeon Mogilevitch, Semjon Mogilevcs, Shimon Makelwitsh, Shimon Makhelwitsch, Sergei Yurevich Schnaider, "Seva"

DESCRIPTION

Dates of Birth Used:	June 30, 1946; July 5, 1946	Hair:	Gray (Balding)
Place of Birth:	Kiev, Ukraine	Eyes:	Green
Height:	5'6" to 5'7"	Complexion:	Light
Weight:	290 pounds	Sex:	Male
Build:	Heavy	Race:	White
Occupation:	Businessman	Nationality:	Ukrainian
Scars and Marks:	Mogilevich has pockmarks on his face.
Remarks:	Mogilevich may wear facial hair to include a moustache. He is known to be a heavy smoker. Mogilevich has his primary residence in Moscow, Russia. He is known to utilize a Russian passport, but may also possess Israeli, Ukrainian, and Greek passports.

CAUTION

SEMION MOGILEVICH IS WANTED FOR HIS ALLEGED PARTICIPATION IN A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR SCHEME TO DEFRAUD THOUSANDS OF INVESTORS IN THE STOCK OF A PUBLIC COMPANY INCORPORATED IN CANADA, BUT HEADQUARTERED IN NEWTOWN, BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, BETWEEN 1993 AND 1998. THE SCHEME TO DEFRAUD COLLAPSED IN 1998, AFTER THOUSANDS OF INVESTORS LOST IN EXCESS OF 150 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS, AND MOGILEVICH, THOUGHT TO HAVE ALLEGEDLY FUNDED AND AUTHORIZED THE SCHEME, WAS INDICTED IN APRIL OF 2003.

CONSIDERED ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS PERSON, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL FBI OFFICE OR THE NEAREST U.S. EMBASSY OR CONSULATE.

REWARD

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading directly to the arrest of Semion Mogilevich.

October 2009

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