It's a tale worthy of a spy novel,’ the judge said.
- USA Today
Konanykhin, one of the first Russian millionaires after the fall of the commies, left in 1992 and was granted asylum here in 1999. He had been chosen "New York Businessman of the Year."
- The Washington Post
Mr. Konanykhin was a whiz-kid physics student who became a pioneering Russian capitalist in early 1990s, building a banking and investment empire by his mid-20s. He was a member of President Boris Yeltsin's inner circle
- The Wall Street Journal
By the time he was 25 he was one of the most important figures in post-Communist Russia. But in 1992, while on a business trip to Hungary, Alex Konanykhine was kidnapped.
- The Times
The FBI notified Konanykhin that Russian organized crime figures had paid to have him killed.
- The New York Times
“Konanykhin didn’t only have KGB after him. He had FBI, the Justice Department and even the CIA after him.”
- 60 Minutes, CBC
The Konanykhin case is truly exotic and for nearly two weeks it transformed Judge John Bryant's court into a spellbinding seminar on international intrigue.
- The Washington Post