Former Russian Billionaire Mysteriously Died Last Year. Now His Family Is Feuding Over His Fortune

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Once one of Russia's youngest billionaires, real estate baron Dmitry Zelenov mysteriously died in France less than two months ago. Now his fortune is caught up in a Florida court case and entangled In an international family feud spanning three generations.

Russian oligarchs to mysteriously pass away after he got ill during a dinner party in the French Riviera, fell over a stair railing and succumbed to critical head injuries. Though they suspect no wrongdoing, French police are still investigating Zelenov's unusual and untimely death. At just 50 years old, Zelenov left behind a wife and four children —but no will or estate plan to divvy up his assets.

Less than two months later, some of his family members say they've been locked out of his fortune. According to afiled in Florida court on January 24, Zelenov's widow, Natalia Dvoryanynova, and their adult son, Michael Zelenov, have filed suit against Dmitry Zelenov’s parents, adult daughter and financial advisor, for allegedly trying to disinherit them from some of Zelenov’s biggest assets around the world.

Phone calls and messages to Zelenov's parents were left unreturned, but the defendants have until February 16 to respond to a court summons before proceedings begin. In the complaint, Zelenov’s wife and eldest son further allege they've lost access to rental proceeds from a luxury ski chalet in Courchevel, France, as well as a sprawling seven-bedroom estate set on 2.4 acres in the upscale enclave of Alpine, New Jersey, home to billionaire hedge founder Larry Robbins and celebrities like comedian Chris Rock.

 

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Vultures!

R.i.p

It's Russian money. Stolen by putin. Give it back

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Nobody wins when the family feuds

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