Vassil Bojkov

Васил Божков

Bojkov is reportedly Bulgaria’s richest man and is alleged to have bribed government officials on several occasions. Bojkov also allegedly planned to create a channel for Russian political leaders to influence Bulgarian government officials. He successfully evaded Bulgarian extradition on a number of charges levied in 2020, including leading an organized crime group, coercion, attempted bribery of an official, and tax evasion. In its investigation, the Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Bulgaria found that in February 2018, Bojkov paid the then-Chair of the SCG 10,000 Bulgarian Lev (approximately $6,220) on a daily basis to revoke Bojkov’s competitors’ gambling licenses. [1]

Information

IDENTIFYING INFORMATIONBulgarian businessman and oligarch
DATE OF BIRTH29.07.1956
PLACE OF BIRTHBulgaria
NATIONALITYBulgaria
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCEDubai, UAE [1]
FULL NAMEVassil Kroumov Bojkov
FIRST AND MIDDLE NAME(S)Vassil Kroumov
ALIASES(1) Vasil Bozhkov (2) “skull” (3) “king of gambling” [1]
FAMILY MEMBERSUnknown
FAMILY MEMBERS SUBJECT TO SANCTIONSNone
SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED LINKS TO LEGAL ENTITIES58 entities, including Bulgarian Summer, registered in Bulgaria that are owned or controlled by Bojkov or one of his companies:
Vabo-2005 EOOD, Digital Services EAD, Ede 2 EOOD, Nove Internal EOOD, Moststroy Iztok AD, Galenit Invest AD, Vabo 2008 EOOD, Vertex Properties EOOD, VB Management EOOD, Va Bo Company EOOD, Vabo Management EOOD, Vabo 2012 EOOD, Prim BG EAD, Eurogroup Engineering EAD, Kristiano GR 53 JSC AD, Nove-AD-Holding AD, Bul Partners Travel OOD, Bullet Trade OOD, Caritex Lucky AD, Sizif V OOD, Thrace Foundation, Vabo Internal AD, and Bulgarian Summer are owned or controlled by Bojkov. Rex Loto AD is owned or controlled by Vabo-2005 EOOD. Eurobet Partners OOD is owned or controlled by Digital Services EAD. Eurobet OOD is owned or controlled by Eurobet Partners OOD. Eurobet Trading EOOD is owned or controlled by Eurobet OOD. Vabo Systems EOOD, Vato 2002 EOOD, Nove Development EOOD, Property-VB OOD, Trans Nove OOD, Nove Partners OOD, Adler BG AD, Efbet Partners OOD, and Internews 98 OOD are owned or controlled by Nove Internal EOOD. Eurosadruzhie OOD and Decart OOD are owned or controlled by Vabo Systems EOOD. Numerical Games OOD, Lottery Distributions OOD, National Lottery OOD, and Eurofootball OOD are owned or controlled by Eurosadruzhie OOD. National Lottery AD is owned or controlled by Nove Development EOOD. Meliora Academica EOOD, Domino Games OOD, and ML Build EAD are owned or controlled by Decart OOD. Games Unlimited OOD is owned or controlled by VB Management EOOD. Evrobet - Rumania EOOD and Old Games EOOD are owned or controlled by Games Unlimited OOD. Vihrogonika AD is owned or controlled by Vabo Management EOOD. Vabo 2017 OOD and Lottery BG OOD are owned or controlled by Vabo 2012 EOOD. Siguro EOOD is owned or controlled by Eurogroup Engineering EAD. Trakia-Papir 96 OOD, Parkstroy-Sofia OOD, Publishing House Sport LTD, and CSKA Basketball Club are owned or controlled by Nove-AD-Holding AD. Ancient Heritage AD is owned or controlled by Thrace Foundation. [1]
ESTIMATES OF ASSETS FROZEN OR CONFISCATEDUnknown
ESTIMATES OF ASSETS RETURNEDNone
SANCTIONS REGIMESUS Global Magnitsky Sanctions. [1]
UK Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions. [2]
START OF SANCTIONS02.06.2021 [1]
10.02.2023 [2]