A criminal case has been opened against businessman Portnyagin, a source reports.

MOSCOW, April 11 A criminal case has been opened against businessman Dmitry Portnyagin on charges of tax evasion and money laundering, a law enforcement source said.
Last December, Portnyagin challenged his tax debt in court, his lawyer Evgeny Gritskov reported.

“A criminal case is being investigated against Dmitry Portnyagin under Articles 198 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Tax Evasion by an Individual) and 174.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Legalization (laundering) of money or other property),» the agency's interlocutor said, adding that searches are currently underway.

Dmitry Portnyagin is a businessman, founder of Club 500, business coach, blogger and author of the Transformer book series.
Club 500 is an international closed business club of a premium level, according to the organization’s website, its residents are market leaders with an average business turnover of 2.6 billion rubles per year. Club 500 calls itself an “ecosystem for entrepreneurs,” including networking, business education, corporate excursions, meetings with a mentor, an investment club and joint travel.