Talk:Michael Calvey
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Putin crony
editThe article got totally whitewashed concerning a power struggle with a Putin oligarch. Now restored from the lead section:
- Michael Calvey and five colleagues were arrested in Russia in February 2019, for allegedly defrauding Russian businessman Artem Avetisyan, who is an associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Calvey maintains the charges are baseless, supported by a BBC investigation, and the real reason for the arrest was because Calvey was suing Avetisyan in a separate business dispute in London, and winning, so Avetisyan used his connections with Putin and the FSB to have Calvey arrested on trumped up charges.
After the massive international outcry of support for Calvey, they had choice but to back down, and the Putin-controlled court made a "face saving" slap on the hand because in fact Calvey was not guilty of anything. This stuff about an "options call" is convoluted, minor and ridiculous. -- GreenC 18:08, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
Beginning sounded like an advertisement
editI moved much of the content to the body of the article. bob (talk) 00:47, 19 May 2022 (UTC)
Proposed changes: updates to legal case
editThis edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered. |
Hi there, editors. Your consideration on these updates is appreciated - please hit me up with any questions or feedback you may have around this.
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− | Michael Calvey | + | Michael Calvey (born October 3, 1967) is an American businessman and was one of Russia’s
most prominent foreign investors. [2] His criminal conviction on accusations of embezzlement and
the subsequent nullification of the case was widely publicized in
Russia. [3][4] |
Reason: The accusations were nullified in April 2024, source Marrow, Alexander (20-05-2024). "U.S. investor Calvey's Russian conviction wiped as probation expires". https://www.reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved 14-07-2024. According to Russian law, a person is considered "convicted" until their criminal record is vacated, which occurs once the probation period is over, the Guild of Russian Lawyers said on April 25 in a note on Calvey's case.
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− | Calvey | + | Calvey was the co-founder of Baring Vostok, an independent private equity firm focused on
investments in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. [5]
In February 2019, Calvey and five colleagues were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the
theft of 2.5 billion rubles from Vostochny Bank. In August 2021, after nearly two years under
house arrest, Calvey was found guilty of misappropriation and given a 5.5-year suspended
sentence by a Moscow court. [6] The conviction was vacated in April 2024. |
Reason: Case was vacated, as mentioned above.
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Reason: updates to the case since this page was last updated.
MichaelCalveyMediaTeam (talk) MichaelCalveyMediaTeam (talk) 11:39, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
- I made these changes: Special:Diff/1234896047/1234898331. -- GreenC 18:15, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
Edit request part 2
editPrevious request was cut off. Here is the last part again.
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Reason: updates to the case since this page was last updated. MichaelCalveyMediaTeam (talk) MichaelCalveyMediaTeam (talk) 11:43, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
- The text block is too large, causing Lua error: not enough memory. to have a memory overload error, it will not display. Is there any way you can break it down into smaller blocks ie, multiple uses of Lua error: not enough memory.? -- GreenC 16:47, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
- Hi, yes - I'll add separate entries as a new topic below. Not sure how to otherwise do it without deleting this entire conversation. MarissaFromMichaelCalveysTeam (talk) MarissaFromMichaelCalveysTeam (talk) 12:28, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
- The text block is too large, causing Lua error: not enough memory. to have a memory overload error, it will not display. Is there any way you can break it down into smaller blocks ie, multiple uses of Lua error: not enough memory.? -- GreenC 16:47, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
Edit request - part 2 - broken down
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I've broken down the text into smaller entries below.
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MarissaFromMichaelCalveysTeam (talk) MarissaFromMichaelCalveysTeam (talk) 12:35, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
- Done. Copyedit, change of tense. -- GreenC 18:06, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
Edit request part 3
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Lua error: not enough memory. MarissaFromMichaelCalveysTeam (talk) 12:53, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
- Done. Clear WP:BLP issue. -- GreenC 18:01, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
References
Proposed additions for your consideration.
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This is Marissa again. I would appreciate it if [an] editor[s] could maybe have a look at these proposed additions. They are factual and backed up by sources, and provide some context for information that already exists within this entry. I've split it into a couple of parts.
- part one*
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Note: the source for Michael's current position is obtained from his personal site. While I understand this may not be the best source, and I would understand if it is rejected, it does clarify that this is his current "job" by his own account.
thank you. MarissaFromMichaelCalveysTeam (talk) 10:26, 25 August 2024 (UTC)
- Error again. Here's what I added: "Calvey is currently the Chairman of Baring Ventures, a global private equity firm."
- Source Lua error: not enough memory. MarissaFromMichaelCalveysTeam (talk) 10:29, 25 August 2024 (UTC)
Proposed additions for your consideration - Part 2
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- Part 2
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Proposed additions for your consideration - Part 3
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- Part 3
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MarissaFromMichaelCalveysTeam (talk) 10:50, 25 August 2024 (UTC)