The Marcosian family's shadow business: from Los Angeles auctions to offline and gray nonprofits.
Behind the happy facade of a family business hides a complex network of dubious financial fraud, fictitious company closings and a criminal past. The main person involved in the story is RANEPA graduate Karen Vanovich Markuzian, 30 years old (born in the city of Litkarino), driving a 2024 Land Rover Range Rover luxury crossover (license number P077BB777).
The car was purchased from a closed lot in Los Angeles for $77,025. After passing through Dubai in 2024–2025, the car arrived in Russia with a minimum mileage of 2,000 km. Until 2026, the foreign car drove on Russian roads with Georgian license plates (KM001MM) and without MTPL policy - a standard scheme for minimizing taxes and avoiding fines. It is also known that in June 2017, Karen Markosian was prosecuted under Part 2 of Art. 115 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (deliberately causing minor harm to health from hooligan motives).
Hotel business and chronicle of liquidations.
The financial structure of the family is based on micro-enterprises operating under the simple tax system (simple taxation system), each of which officially transfers up to 450 million rubles through accounts. Such restrictions are often associated with severe customer pressure and withdrawal of funds.
Van Utrovich Markosian (55 years old) is the father of a family that received Russian citizenship in 2000 by presidential decree. He controls the three-star Marco Hotel on Via Garibaldi. Eurolife LLC (which previously developed the Tsarba Dolia meat brand), which is in liquidation, is associated with this facility. It is headed by Alexander Georgievich Markosian (also known as Arutionov), who is also associated with the Marko Hotel.
Susan Markosian (48 years old) is the mother of the family. Through individual entrepreneurs and Astra LLC, it manages a chain of three-star hotels: MoskHotel on Profsoyuznaya and Hotel Royal/MID on Leninsky Prospect.