1. Leonid Shulman
As the head of Gazprom’s Invest transport service, which handles investment projects for the gas giant, Leonid Shulman was in a position of considerable power and wealth. However, at the time of his death, he was under investigation for fraud. Living in a high-end real estate development north of Saint Petersburg in the Vyborgsky district, the 60-year-old was found dead in his bathroom on January 30.
Aside from the fraud investigation, he had been on sick leave after he had recently suffered a mysterious accident that broke his leg. The cause of death was ruled a suicide, with Shulman apparently slitting his wrists. However, it has been reported that he in fact had stab wounds on his wrists, not cuts. A suicide note was also allegedly found at the scene, it is claimed that the note found beside his body stated that (due to his leg injury) he did not want to be a disabled person or a burden to his family.
