{"id":3891,"date":"2024-04-18T02:01:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T02:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=3891"},"modified":"2024-04-18T02:01:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T02:01:34","slug":"billionaire-declared-dead-in-2018-found-living-with-his-side-chick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=3891","title":{"rendered":"Billionaire declared dead in 2018 found living with his \u2018side chick\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A German billionaire who vanished under mysterious circumstances under Switzerland\u2019s iconic\u00a0Matterhorn peak six years ago is suspected to be living with a Russian\u00a0mistress in Moscow, an investigation has claimed.<\/p>\n

German-American retail tycoon Karl-Erivan Haub, then 58, was training for a ski mountaineering race when he disappeared in April 2018 in\u00a0Zermatt, Switzerland.<\/p>\n

The billionaire businessman was last seen heading up the mountain in a lift one morning alone \u2013 something his trainer said was strange for a man who was typically very safety conscious and well-prepared \u2013 and never returned to his hotel.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Authorities launched a six-day search which saw five helicopters and teams of alpine rescuers canvas the area, but his body was never found.<\/p>\n

Haub \u2013 the former managing director and part owner of German supermarket and retail giant Tengelmann Group \u2013 was declared dead by a Cologne court three years later, leaving behind a wife, two children and a company of some 75,000 employees.<\/p>\n

His younger brother Christian swore in a courtroom in 2021 there was no indication the Alpinist, whose net worth was estimated at \u00a35.2 billion, remained alive.<\/p>\n

But now a major investigation led by German broadcaster RTL claims to have identified Haub in\u00a0Moscow<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 and believes the tycoon is there with a much younger mistress named\u00a0Veronika Ermilova.<\/p>\n

Christian is now subject to an investigation by the Cologne prosecutor\u2019s office on suspicion of making false statements under oath,\u00a0RTL<\/a>\u00a0reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Christian assumed control of the Tengelmann Group after his brother\u2019s disappearance, and claimed to have commissioned a security service to investigate the \u2018rumours\u2019 he was still alive.<\/p>\n

His lawyer, Mark Binz, told German newspaper Die Zeit: \u2018Of course there is nothing to the accusation.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

Retail mogul Haub, who would now be aged 64, is alleged to have called Ermilova\u2019s phone 13 times in the three days before he vanished in 2018, according to the probe by RTL and media outlet\u00a0Stern<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The calls were substantial \u2013 one lasting more than an hour \u2013 leading to suspicions he was plotting to fake his death with help from Moscow and Ermilova.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The investigation found that Ermilova, 44, ran an \u2018inconspicuous\u2019 event agency in St. Petersburg, which organised skiing, hiking and climbing excursions for outdoor enthusiasts \u2013 but she is also suspected of being involved with Russia\u2019s FSB security service.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She is now listed on LinkedIn as a Marketing Director at Russian Event, which is styled as a travel experience company.\u00a0<\/p>\n

An investigation by Tengelmann later revealed that Haub\u2019s life was closely intertwined with the enigmatic Ermilova, who is believed to be some twenty years Haub\u2019s junior and was described as \u2018a slim, athletic woman with shoulder-length brown hair, dark eyes, and open smile\u2019.<\/p>\n

Investigators suggested that she \u2018may work for the Russian domestic secret service FSB\u2019, although stressed this \u2018cannot be proven\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2018What can be proven, however, is that she is always in the same places at the same time as Karl-Erivan Haub,\u2019 said the report.<\/p>\n

\u2018In July 2008, both were in Moscow and Sochi within a few days\u2026 In May 2009, both travelled on the same night train from Moscow to St Petersburg, in separate compartments. The trips were booked at the same time and by the same person.<\/p>\n

\u2018Strange too: [Ermilova] came to Moscow the day before just to take the train back home.<\/p>\n

\u2018Further overlaps of short trips by Haub and [Ermilova] can be found for stays in Omsk (2010), Sochi (2011), Baku (2014) and Moscow (2015, 2017).\u2019<\/p>\n

The report states: \u2018It is not clear why these alleged meetings took place. It doesn\u2019t sound like a love vacation.\u2019<\/p>\n

RTL journalist Liv von Boetticher speculated that Haub\u2019s disappearance in Switzerland and alleged appearances in Russia may have come as the result of shady business dealings.<\/p>\n

\u2018Karl-Erivan Haub is known to have done business with questionable people in the Russian economy,\u2019 she claimed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018Our assumption is that business with Russia or with Russian business partners could have got Karl-Erivan in trouble in the West.\u2019<\/p>

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