Potser Pekhtin no era prou important per a protegir-lo -al cap i a la fi, pel nivell dels funcionaris corruptes de Rússia, dos milions de dòlars en béns immobiliaris són pràcticament xavalla.
Perhaps Pekhtin was simply not important enough to protect — after all, by the standards of corrupt Russian officials two million dollars worth of real estate is practically peanuts.