under part 3 of Article 193.1 of the Criminal Code (committing currency transactions to transfer funds in foreign currency or the currency of the Russian Federation to the accounts of non-residents using forged documents) and allegedly illegally transferring 4 billion rubles to the accounts of one of the companies owned by Sergey Petrov. Sergey Petrov denied all the charges, calling the charges not consistent with the norms of law. Petrov linked the searches either to an attempt to raid the company, whose turnover in 2018 amounted to almost 230 billion rubles, or to political revenge for his position in the State Duma and support for the opposition. Sergey Petrov also said that he is not going to return to Russia in the near future. In July 2019, on his own initiative, he resigned from the Board of Directors of ROLF Group. On September 6, 2019, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation declared Petrov on the international wanted list in the case of the withdrawal of 4 billion rubles abroad. In November 2019, Petrov announced his intention to sell the company ROLF and the formation of a closed list of applicants for the purchase of a car dealer. As a result, the transaction did not take place. Wealth 51st place in Russian Forbes list, 2009; 50th place in «Vlast I Dengi» ("State and money") list, 2010; 114-th place in «200 richest businessmen in Russia» in Russian FORBES list, 2019. The entrepreneur's fortune was estimated at $ 900 million. Personal life Married, has two children. Petrov is an alpine skier, a cyclist and a collector of Russian-Japanese War ship models. He lives permanently in Austria. Views on business in Russia Political views External links Ведомости - Антисоветчик из группы «Рольф» (Russian) Сергей Петров. Что может элита? (Russian) Сергей Петров. Наш культурный код (Russian) Сергей Петров. Мы любим самобытность. (Russian) Сергей Петров: «Чиновники давно богаче олигархов» (Russian) References 1954 births Living people A Just Russia politicians 21st-century Russian politicians Russian businesspeople in transport Russian billionaires Fifth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Sixth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Automotive businesspeople