Overview
- The inquiry centered on alleged 2022 payments via foreign firms for security at property in Rottach-Egern and on possible failures to declare assets to Germany’s BAFA under EU sanctions rules.
- Prosecutors ended the preliminary case under Section 153a of Germany’s Code of Criminal Procedure with court approval and Usmanov’s consent, confirming the presumption of innocence and ruling out reopening on the same facts.
- Usmanov made a voluntary payment as part of the resolution, with media reports citing roughly €14 million in total contributions tied to settling both German matters, including prior sums reported by Bloomberg.
- His lawyers say no charges were ever filed, deny any link to the cited companies or assets, and describe the step as procedural economy after more than three years of proceedings.
- A separate money-laundering probe by Frankfurt prosecutors was closed without charges in November 2024, leaving both notable German investigations concluded.