Finally, on November 9,2006, Kiritchenko’s counsel, George Niespolo, submitted a declaration seeking additional restitution in the amount of $650,000.00 for extortion payments made by Kiritchenko to Lazarenko.
The jury also made a factual finding that Lazarenko conspired to and did launder the proceeds of specified unlawful activity related to foreign extortion; (See Special Verdict, Docket no. 812).
The jury also made a factual finding that Lazarenko had engaged in a scheme to defraud Ukranian citizens of their right to honest services relating to Kiritchenko, Id.; and, c. Guilty - transportation of stolen property, (Counts 31 and Forty-Three through Fifty Two).
Here, unlike Kiritchenko’s request for $30,000,000.00, the record supports his request for $19,473,309.00, based upon his submission of specific and credible evidence namely; his testimony given during the course of the evidentiary hearings, his testimony given at trial in April 2004, the GPOU Resolution, prepared by the Office of the General Prosecutor of the Ukraine dated February 14, 2002, summaries of disbursements from and into various accounts prepared by FBI Special Agent Tonna (See Kiritchenko Restitution Hearing Exhibits 1-5 ) and the affidavits of Dan Ray, George Niespolo and Kiritchenko.
5The record evidence does not support a finding that Mr. Lazarenko lacks the requisite financial ability to preclude an order of restitution under VWPA and no objection has been tendered to the Court on this ground.