Justice Department's indictment of Semion Mogilevich

Justice Department's indictment of Semion Mogilevich Justice Department's indictment of Semion Mogilevich

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COUNT THIRTY-ONE (Filing False Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission) THE GRAND JURY FURTHER CHARGES: 1. Paragraphs 1 through 46 of the Introduction to this Superseding Indictment are incorporated by reference herein. 2. On or about August 14, 1996, in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and elsewhere, defendants SEMION MOGILEVICH a/k/a "Simeon Mogilevitch" a/k/a "Semjon Mogilevcs" a/k/a "Shimon Makhelwitsch" a/k/a "Seva" IGOR FISHERMAN, JACOB BOGATIN, a/k/a "Yakov" willfully and knowingly caused, and aided and abetted, the filing by YBM of an SEC Form 40-F, a Registration Statement of a foreign issuer, which contained statements of material fact that were false and misleading and that failed to contain material information necessary to make the required statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in that, among other things: YBM materially misrepresented the nature of its business operations and financial condition, as set forth in paragraph 36 (a) through (e) and (h) through (l) in the Introduction to this Superseding Indictment; and YBM failed to disclose the true extent of MOGILEVICH's ownership and control of YBM, as set forth in paragraph 37 (a) and (b). In violation of Title 15, United States Code, Sections 78l(g), 78ff(a) and 17 C.F.R., Section 240.12b-20, and Title 18, United States Code, Section 2. 64

COUNT THIRTY-TWO (Filing False Report with the Securities and Exchange Commission) THE GRAND JURY FURTHER CHARGES: 1. Paragraphs 1 through 46 of the Introduction to this Superseding Indictment are incorporated by reference herein. and elsewhere, defendants 2. On or about November 27, 1996, in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania SEMION MOGILEVICH, a/k/a "Simeon Mogilevitch" a/k/a "Semjon Mogilevcs" a/k/a "Shimon Makhelwitsch" a/k/a "Seva" IGOR FISHERMAN, JACOB BOGATIN, a/k/a "Yakov" ANATOLY TSOURA willfully and knowingly caused, and aided and abetted, the filing by YBM of an SEC Form 6-K (A Report of Foreign Issuer), which contained statements of material fact that were false and misleading and that failed to contain material information necessary to make the required statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in that YBM reported, among other things, that its net sales for the nine-month period ending September 30, 1996, were approximately $64 million, which were generated primarily from its core business, the sale of magnets, when the defendants well knew that YBM's net sales were materially misrepresented as to the nature, the amount, and the geographic location of the sales In violation of Title 15, United States Code, Sections 78m(a), 78ff(a) and 17 C.F.R., Sections 240.12b-20, 240.13a-1, 240.13a-3, 240.13a-16, and Title 18, United States Code, Section 2. 65

COUNT THIRTY-ONE<br />

(Filing False Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission)<br />

THE GRAND JURY FURTHER CHARGES:<br />

1. Paragraphs 1 through 46 <strong>of</strong> the Introduction to this Superseding Indictment are<br />

incorporated by reference herein.<br />

2. On or about August 14, 1996, in the Eastern District <strong>of</strong> Pennsylvania and<br />

elsewhere, defendants<br />

SEMION MOGILEVICH<br />

a/k/a "Simeon Mogilevitch"<br />

a/k/a "Semjon Mogilevcs"<br />

a/k/a "Shimon Makhelwitsch"<br />

a/k/a "Seva"<br />

IGOR FISHERMAN,<br />

JACOB BOGATIN,<br />

a/k/a "Yakov"<br />

willfully and knowingly caused, and aided and abetted, the filing by YBM <strong>of</strong> an SEC Form 40-F, a<br />

Registration Statement <strong>of</strong> a foreign issuer, which contained statements <strong>of</strong> material fact that were<br />

false and misleading and that failed to contain material information necessary to make the required<br />

statements, in light <strong>of</strong> the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in that,<br />

among other things: YBM materially misrepresented the nature <strong>of</strong> its business operations and<br />

financial condition, as set forth in paragraph 36 (a) through (e) and (h) through (l) in the<br />

Introduction to this Superseding Indictment; and YBM failed to disclose the true extent <strong>of</strong><br />

MOGILEVICH's ownership and control <strong>of</strong> YBM, as set forth in paragraph 37 (a) and (b).<br />

In violation <strong>of</strong> Title 15, United States Code, Sections 78l(g), 78ff(a) and 17 C.F.R.,<br />

Section 240.12b-20, and Title 18, United States Code, Section 2.<br />

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