She transferred some of their Cyprus properties into her mum’s name, which the judge said was an “obvious attempt” to place the assets out of her husband’s reach. The pair jointly owned a number of diamonds and a Patek Phillipe watch, which was held in a safe deposit box at Harrods in London. Dmitry reportedly had the only key to the box, but the court was told his wife had convinced staff at the store that the keys were lost. She was then able to get herself a set without telling her husband and later omitted the items from evidence. Since June 2022, Dmitry hasn’t made “meaningful sums of money” after Elsina blocked his access to their accounts, court transcripts read.
