Razhden Shulaya was actually convicted on multiple charges by a jury in June, including racketeering conspiracy, conspiring to traffic in stolen goods, conspiracy to traffic in contraband tobacco, identification document fraud and wire fraud. This guy was allegedly a "lieutenant" in the Thieves-in-Law. He'll likely never see the light of day again, although a judge hasn't handed down sentencing yet. Also convicted was his enforcer, Avtandil Khurtsidze, who will probably be locked up for about 40 years. Two more Georgian mobsters put away by the government.

Avtandil Khurtsidze was actually a successful professional boxer up until his RICO indictment. He was getting ready for a world title shot against Billy Joe Saunders or Gennady Golovkin before everything fell apart. For a 5'4" guy, he did really well in the middleweight division. Most famously, he had a hilarious moment in between rounds where he kissed his trainer and then said in broken English how much he likes Mike Tyson before going on to finish the fight exactly how Mike would. Its a shame his future has been destroyed by all this but he made some poor decisions. He'll be seeing a lot more jail time than Tyson...

Apparently these two men were close criminal associates going back to the Soviet Union and ran a wide enterprise in Brooklyn.

Last edited by FrankValenti; 07/09/18 02:37 PM.