Wealthy elites' jewellery seized during raid in Kazakhstan
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Jewelry Seized from the Rich Goes up for Auction in Kazakhstan
The Company for Managing Recovered Assets (CMRA), based on the E-Qazyna platform, has auctioned off five luxurious jewelry pieces, as reported on our website.
The auction took place on April 23, and the items sold included a Cartier Love bracelet and ring, emerald earrings, aquamarine ring, gold ring with a diamond, and diamond and pearl earrings. The total earnings from the sale? A whopping 5,425,246 tenge, as stated in the message.
But Where Did These Sparklers Come From?
Intriguingly, the jewelry was taken from individuals suspected of illegal enrichment and money laundering overseas. Although the names remain undisclosed, these individuals may be former officials, business tycoons, or just plain ol’ shady cats.
Now, the CMRA was established in 2023, specifically to manage such recovered assets. Their ultimate objective? To give everyone a chance to own a slice of exclusive piece(s) of jewelry artwork.
Did the Oligarchs Get the Last Laugh?
Previously, we reported that Kazakhstan had recovered assets worth about 610 billion tenge, with 506 billion in cash and over 103 billion in property. These funds have been used to construct over 280 social facilities in areas like education, healthcare, sports, social welfare, and infrastructure improvement. For more details, click here.
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Million-Dollar Jewelry, Now Going Cheap?
So, you're wondering why the jewelry only fetched 5 million? Well, it was earlier reported that Kazakhstan had a Van Cleef & Arpels chain with diamonds starting at 55 million. But, that piece didn't make it to the auction this time.
Arman: Exactly, Mika!
Silver: Why the Seized title, couldn't they have used something like Recovered? Facepalm. Anyway,...
Oleg Rusanov: I bet these pieces were snatched up by people with honest earnings. Don't doubt it...
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MAX: The owner bought it back.
Prom: Where's the lowdown? Who got nabbed, for what reason, and where did that cash go exactly?...🤦♂️🤦♂️🤣🤣
Ernesto: Who's buying this cursed wealth?
Tamara: They probably sold it to their own people at a discount!
Tamara: Publish the names of the buyers, people deserve to know the heroes!
Aldar Koze: It just bounced from one hand to another.
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Enrichment Data:- No direct information on CMRA auctions in Kazakhstan could be found, and details like auction dates, catalogs, or regional records were absent.- Search results primarily covered unrelated auctions (such as New York general sales) and items like the Woman Power Necklace from Awe Inspired[4], which symbolizes female empowerment.- Specialized auctions like those of CMRA typically provide specific information about the history and origin of pieces offered, but this remains uncertain without verified sources.- To obtain more details about CMRA auctions, verifying official auction catalogs or regional auction databases is recommended.
- Despite the 280 social facilities constructed with seized funds, one might wonder how much was earned from the auction of jewelry seized from suspected individuals, as the Cartier Love bracelet, ring, emerald earrings, aquamarine ring, gold ring with a diamond, and diamond and pearl earrings only fetched a total of 5,425,246 tenge.
- In talks about the jewelry auction, Oleg Rusanov expressed his belief that the pieces were purchased by people with honest earnings, while Prom questioned the provenance of the wealth, asking for the disclosure of the buyers' identities, reasons for the seizure, and the destination of the funds.
- Conversely, the value of jewelry like a Van Cleef & Arpels chain with diamonds starting at 55 million, which didn't make it to the auction, remains a mystery, further fueling curiosity about the extent of enrichment data and transactions related to Kazakhstan's asset recovery efforts.
