Dossier on Vitaly Nikolaevich Kovalev (Stern)
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1. Personal Information
• Full Name: Vitaly Nikolaevich Kovalev
• Date of Birth: June 23, 1988
• Citizenship: Russia
• Ethnicity: Russian
• Place of Birth: Volgograd, Russia
• Height: 180 cm (5’11”)
• Weight: 72 kg (160 lbs)
• Hair/Eye Color: Brown/Brown
• Russian Passport:
• № 1809310815, issued 31.07.2009 by the UFMS of Volgograd Region
• Previous passport: № 1803594031, issued 17.12.2002 by the Sovetsky ROVD of Volgograd
• SNILS (Pension Insurance Number): 140-992-089 72
• INN (Taxpayer IDs):
• 344690311508 (individual)
• 7709486908 (company)
• 3444214715
• Driver’s Licenses:
• 7726841481 (issued 24.02.2016, Moscow)
• 9904744422 (issued 14.01.2019)
• 9929346925 (issued 18.05.2022, Volgograd Region, replacement due to loss/theft)
• Categories: A, A1, B, B1, C, C1, M
• Phone Numbers:
• +7 904 433 7777
• +7 8442 475 540
• +7 905 334 7104
• +7 985 968 6634
• +7 902 387 7391
• +7 8442 474 200
• +7 985 968 6634
• Email: vtake@yandex.ru
• Telegram: @tguser1 (user_id: 140057480)
• Aliases: Stern, Ben, Bergen, Alex Conor
• Primary Addresses:
• Moscow, Starovolynskaya St., 12 bldg. 5, apt. 61
• Volgograd, Karl Marx St., 7, apt. 151
• Other Known Addresses (by year):
• Sochi, Golubaya St., 1, bldg. A
• Sochi, Kurortny Ave., 92/5
• Sochi, Adler District, Morskoy Blvd., 1
• Sochi, Kalinina St., 1
• Altai Republic, Mayminsky District, Biryulinskoye municipality
• Yalta, Opolznevoe village, General Ostryakov St., 9
• Novosibirsk, Kamenskaya St., 7, building 1
• Samara, Samarskaya St., 110
• Kamchatka Krai, Yelizovsky District, Paratunka village, Yelizova St., 39
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2. Education and Profession
• Education: Not established (no data available)
• Profession:
• Economist (LLC “Himkompozit”, 2010–2011)
• CEO (LLC “NineSoft”, 2017–2019)
• CEO (LLC “Rada”, 2020, income: 690,000 RUB)
• Skills:
• IT, cybersecurity, programming, data analysis, trading, blockchain, finance
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3. Financial Activity
• Bank Cards:
• 4154 8169 2631 8226
• 5486 7467 7708 9384
• 4390 7764 3190 2548
• Bank Accounts:
• 40817840108050002085
• 40817810208050008197
• Alfa-Bank client (2023)
• Incomes:
• LLC “Rada”: 690,000 RUB (2020)
• LLC “NineSoft”: data for 2019
• LLC “Himkompozit”: data for 2010–2011
• Enforcement Proceedings:
• Traffic fine debt: 3,000 RUB (2017)
• Bankruptcy, Tax Debts: None found
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4. Movement and Addresses
• Permanent Registration:
• Moscow, Starovolynskaya St., 12 bldg. 5, apt. 61 (since 2015)
• Volgograd, Karl Marx St., 7, apt. 151 (2005–2015)
• Temporary Addresses (2020–2021):
• Sochi (multiple short-term stays)
• Yalta, Samara, Novosibirsk, Kamchatka, Altai
• Flights (2014–2019):
• Volgograd—Sochi, Sochi—Moscow, Moscow—St. Petersburg, Moscow—Anapa, Sochi—Krasnodar, Simferopol—Moscow, and others
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5. Connections and Associates
• Family:
• Zhannetta Borisovna Kovaleva (mother, 03.07.1960, tel. +7 902 387 7391, Facebook ID: 100015539890896)
• Yekaterina Vladimirovna Kovaleva (wife)
• Virsaviya Vitalyevna Kovaleva (daughter, 22.08.2012)
• Business and Social Ties:
• Mikhail Vladimirovich Moroz (co-defendant, 14.01.1976)
• Ruslan Zufyarovich Ablyazov (co-defendant, 18.06.1988)
• Nariis Dumitru Starchuk (co-defendant, 20.08.1984)
• Asilbek Alimbabayevich Abdurassulov
• Vyacheslav Lvovich Anurov
• Inga Alexandrovna Arbaeva
• Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov
• Tatyana Isakieva
• Alexander Olegovich Petrov
• Yuri Vasilievich Polumestnykh
• Timur Nailyevich Khabeev
• Connected Persons via Phones/Banks:
• Uses phones linked to relatives and business contacts
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6. Criminal Activity and Sanctions
• Criminal Cases:
• USA (New Jersey): charged with bank fraud (2009–2010), damages estimated at ~$1 million
• Russia: co-authored a malicious computer program (crime date: 03.10.2013) with Mikhail Moroz, Ruslan Ablyazov, Nariis Starchuk, and other unidentified individuals
• Sanctions:
• Listed in OFAC sanctions (CYBER2), subject to financial restrictions in the U.S.
• Enforcement Proceedings:
• Traffic fines, minor debts
• Bankruptcy, Tax Debts: None found
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7. Online Activity and Digital Footprint
• Telegram:
• @tguser1 (user_id: 140057480), active since 2017
• Nicknames used: V, B, Vitaly
• Activity in 30+ groups (IT, crypto, hacking, AI, weapons, football communities)
• Email:
• vtake@yandex.ru (used to register on vezetvsem.ru, linked to phone +7 985 968 6634, IP 95.153.132.113)
• Public Services:
• Registered user on Sportmaster, Gemotest, Tutu.ru, vezetvsem.ru, ADAMANT Messenger, attended FIFA World Cup 2018
• Banking Products:
• Uses same cards/accounts across different banks and services
• Interests:
• IT, cybersecurity, blockchain, trading, finance, weapons, sports, travel, healthy lifestyle, politics, advertising, classifieds, events, jokes, music