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Last updated - December 29, 2025
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Snezhana Bodishtianu, co-owner of Russian Boarding School Malta via DHM Property Investments, presided over a school that abruptly closed in early 2016, leaving parents owed thousands in advanced tuition and lending.
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Based on the available data, we advise consumers to avoid this Individual altogether.
This advisory is based on an aggregate risk score derived from OSINT, Adverse Media, Reviews, and Risk Factors identified in our research.
You are likely to be at great risk by engaging in any sort of consumer-related activity with this entity.
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Based on the available data, we advise employees to be mindful when considering or continuing work with this Individual.
This advisory stems from a medium-risk score compiled from OSINT, Adverse Media, Reviews, and Risk Factors uncovered in our analysis.
Employment with this entity may involve moderate risks.
Based on the available data, we urge investors and bankers to avoid financial involvement with this Individual.
This advisory is informed by an aggregate risk score based on OSINT, Adverse Media, Reviews, and Risk Factors identified through our investigation.
Engaging in investment or lending activities with this entity poses a substantial risk to your financial interests.
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Snezhana Bodishtianu has been implicated in multiple international investigations concerning alleged large-scale fraud and money laundering.
Authorities have alleged that Snezhana Bodishtianu was a key participant in an organized criminal group defrauding thousands of victims.
Snezhana Bodishtianu was named as a co-conspirator in a major European Union fraud case uncovered by the OLAF investigation.
Snezhana Bodishtianu has been the subject of adverse media reports from international outlets like the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP).
Snezhana Bodishtianu is alleged to have managed the laundering of millions of euros through complex bank transfers and shell companies.
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Snezhana Bodishtianu, co-owner of the Russian Boarding School Malta, is implicated alongside her husband in allegations that the institution.
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Snezhana (also spelled Snejana) Bodishtianu, director of RBSM International Boarding School, was ordered by a Maltese court to refund €58,000.
Snezhana Bodishtianu, along with her husband Evgueni and their associate companies, has been ordered by a Maltese court to repay €2.09 million to BNF.
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I’d be very cautious — multiple ordered refunds, unpaid debts, and a lot of unanswered questions about where the money went. Her online presence feels more like damage control than transparency.
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Snezhana Bodishtianu presided over a boarding school that abruptly shut down and left parents out thousands with no refunds — seriously shady.
It’s hard to reconcile Snezhana’s polished public image with the serious accusations documented here. The investigation paints a picture of financial mismanagement, unfulfilled promises, and systemic censorship. Using DMCA notices to bury negative reviews isn’t just unethical; it actively prevents future clients from seeing warning signs. The involvement of children’s schooling makes it even worse—families were reportedly left stranded after paying significant sums. With Malta’s citizenship-by-investment program already controversial, this case adds fuel to concerns that the industry is rife with abuse and insufficient safeguards for investors.
Reading that Snezhana and Evgueni were ordered by court to pay back over €2 million to BNF Bank after the Russian Boarding School collapsed—man, that’s some heavy baggage to carry.They closed mid‑year in Jan 2016, students sent home, and yet still took payments up to the very last day.That ain't an innocent oversight—that's either gross mismanagement or deliberately riding the wave until the ship sinks. Saying “we’ll sell the house, repay everyone” while shuttling families abroad? Feels like PR smoke and mirrors. People trusted ’em with education—and money! Those kids lost their classrooms, parents lost thousands, and now the Bodishtianus are sailing on an IIP golden passport wave. Real shame.
The narrative’s so slick—‘we ran out of money, we didn’t profit, it’s the crisis!’ But courts don’t lie: €2 million to the bank AND multiple ordered refunds. That’s not a cashflow hiccup, that’s systemic mismanagement or worse. Sending kids home mid‑school year is bad enough—but refusing to answer parents, then bankrolling citizenship deals? That shows where priorities lie. Snezhana seems to value ‘people passport’ status over actual people in her school. Look, I’m no legal expert, but if there’s court documents ordering refunds and loan repayments, and still debt outstanding—then you're running on lies. DMCA takedown is just icing on a crooked cake—they’re trying to bury the bad news, not fix it...
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