Meet Michele Tecchia (center), chairman of Sotrama, a Monaco S.A.M. company that connects to Russian organized crime.

Born: 12 September 1942 in Caserta, Italy.

Convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol in Monaco, 2000.

Tecchia's Monaco police file boldly states: "Head of laundering the proceeds of crime with regard to the activity of S.A.M. Sotrama."

Tecchia is the main representative of Caravel Establishment, which holds major shares in Sotrama.

Caravel Establishment holds major shares in two other shady companies: Horizon International Trading AG and Petroruss Inc.

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