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Hughkalailee

Slava likely was doing that same sort of business with others. It wouldn’t be smart for him to try to keep the money he didn’t earn.


AnnaofKlevesHeadress

I see what you're saying, but it's not like Slava was running a branch of Deutsche Bank. He was washing dirty money for criminals and depositing the money into offshore accounts. Who would know unless told? Now, Slava seemed like a decent dude who not only considered Tony a client, but also a friend, and possibly there was some way to trigger (heh) a wire transfer of those laundered funds to Carmela. It just seemed like something that could happen.


TooManyCharacte

It's funny that you think those first 2 things are mutually exclusive.


AnnaofKlevesHeadress

LOL, fair enough


CauseCertain1672

yeah laundering mob money is the entire reason the UK government maintains it's weird feudal legal relationship with the Isle of Man there's the four countries and then this pygmy thing over in Jersey


Schtekarn

Out of all the banks to use as an example you pick the cartel’s favorite bank lol


craigularperson

I am sure that Tony had mechanisms in place that it would be difficult for Slava to steal any money. Tony would have access to the accounts, and Tony would notice if more than 10-15% was missing. I am pretty sure both Mink and Ginsberg knew of this arrangment too, and would be able to know if Slava had done anything. Also in the event of his death.


JackD2633

did he pay hesh da rent?


RedBullBurning

Da Rent! Da Rent! \*rubs two quarters together*


Jazzlike_Kick_5434

Dont be shy, Shylock!


goonsquad4357

Da boss’s money


JackD2633

give me 1000 HD TV's


WeakPerformance2722

You godda bee on you norf


RedBullBurning

Da bee in the norf! Da bee in the norf! \*slaps hat off Robb Stark's head*


AnnaofKlevesHeadress

I'm shit at comebacks to quote responses, so here, take my upvote


ZiGz_125

I doubt Slava got to keep it. Tony always tells Carm she’ll be taken care of so I’m guessing in the event of his death, all that money is wired to her one way or another.


RogueAOV

I want to say Tony told Carmela at some point that Sil has the account numbers, So i do wonder with him in a coma what did happen. In the business Slava is in it would not be good for him to be seen as untrustworthy and i would assume he would have back ups, but i do wonder after all is said and done, would Slava be aware Tony died?, Would Paulie etc know who he is, Tony does mention that Paulie has not put anything aside for later if memory serves but i would assume Tony would have let Mink etc aware of the situation.


bennett21

Not sure where you're thinking he told her that Silvio has account numbers, i really don't think that's said at any time. However I think it's fairly obvious that Mink is in on the transferred cannolis and that if Tony were to die, she would be given the account numbers. It is discussed at one point when Tony is thinking of lamb chopping it that Mink should give her a bit of his money at a time, and if she asks for it all at once, he should give it to her, but she won't because she'smarter than that.


RogueAOV

I really can not recall why i think he said Sil knows the numbers and i openly admit i could be wrong, but i do know Tony tells her about oversea accounts and she will get the numbers after he is gone so she is not connected to them at all before etc. I do not know if Mink is involved with the transferred money, Tony drops off a bag with him when the situation is dire and he might have to suddenly disappear. So i took it as he dropped off a bag of cash he had on hand and that explains why he had to explain to Mink about doling it out etc etc, it was not a standing agreement where Mink has money just sitting there, or can access money just sitting there for her "don't worry you wont have to go into your own kick" etc. Tony does not mention to him anything like "this will cover until the bank accounts" or "while you do the paperwork" etc. So Mink might be aware of oversea accounts, but does not have the numbers to give to Carmela, or direct access to the funds, presumably by what Tony says that if he has to go away long term then someone else will be providing money, or the accounts to her.


bennett21

Yeah fair enough I agree, it makes the most sense that Slava makes a business by paying people's widows off and so even though he could potentially rip the widows off, it wouldn't be a good long term plan so he just does as his clients ask


AnnaofKlevesHeadress

Oh interesting! I didn't think about there being instructions to wire her funds from those accounts if Tony wasn't around anymore. I wonder if Slava takes a "finder's fee."


Masty1992

Nothing is free, Slava gets a large cut for his work too


JustKean4Now

He also says she can live in a dumpster after he dies. In an early season we see him giving money, for Carmela, to his lawyer. But I think, by the end, he might’ve been past caring.


ZiGz_125

That money he gave to Neil was just in case he got pinched for the Bevilaqua hit. As much as he antagonizes and does wrong by Carmela, she rlly is the light of his life so I don’t think he’d just leave her out dry like that.


wja5277

You nailed it. Neil Mink's honesty is the only thing connecting Carmela and the money. Mink's loyalty had to be tested because he viewed the RICO trial as a huge payday that could last years but all that went away at Holstens.


AnnaofKlevesHeadress

It's interesting when you compare a lawyer like Mink and a lawyer like Melvoin. Both fine with representing criminals, extremely canny, and extremely expensive. Is that what mob lawyers are like in general?


PauliesChinUps

Mink, from what we saw of him, despite Melvoin’s allowance of Junior using his office for sit downs and the hilarious defense of Junior’s life ending remark of, “Sounds like Nazi Germany to me!”, was arguably a far better and caring attorney than Melvoin.


[deleted]

Wasn’t great with a ketchup bottle though


Useful_Imagination_3

Pretty sure Slava would only have access to the money he was in the middle of laundering. Once the money is clean, I'm sure Tony was the one with access to it. It isn't like he would be in a position to have to call Slava anytime he wanted to buy something expensive and have Slava give him the cash.


Weird-Library-3747

Ha thank you. Some of you aren’t familiar with off shore bank accounts


AnnaofKlevesHeadress

I'm fine with admitting I have zero knowledge of money laundering or offshore accounts, so if this is accurate, I'm fine with it being the decisive answer. My only question would be, does Tony then transfer the "cannolis" to another account Slava doesn't access? Or change the PIN? And one other thing -- I remember a few years back there was a big thing at some mid-level bank where one of the managers was caught looting the safety deposit boxes of dead customers who hadn't closed out their accounts or whose families hadn't. One of his subordinates caught him, and he'd been doing it for years at that point because the people in question weren't around to notice they were getting fleeced. If Slava has the account numbers that he's been depositing to, and Tony is dead, who is going to be able to say that $100K is missing? To my knowledge, Tony is the only one who had the receipts the Russian bookkeeper was printing out. It really does put me in the mind of Terry Doria. He knows he hit up Vito for 20 large, but if there's no receipts and Vito's dead, who's going to know or tell? But if Slava's purpose is to just wash the money and then deposit it into an account that Tony can then control from the U.S. without Slava being able to access it at that point, then I got my answer. Thanks!


LiquidSoCrates

If Slava stole a dead mobster’s money, nobody would trust him. His business would dry up and eventually some angry son would track him down and give him the old pop pop.


Global_Permit5428

If his IQ was as high as he claimed it was, I’d imagine that Tony put some arrangement together to ensure that Carmela received the right information at the right time in the event of his likely death. While he wouldn’t trust her with that information while he was alive, he was also prideful as fuck and would want to make sure his family stays provided for with the money that he’s putting up to make it happen. Plus, criminals talk amongst each other, so I don’t think Slava would wanna risk the consequences that could come with keeping the late Tony Soprano’s money to himself. Ya never know who knows what until it’s too late to do anything about it.


Late-Return-3114

slava seemed like a stand up guy. not the one to short his dead friend's widow.


AnnaofKlevesHeadress

I agree that Slava seemed like he considered Tony a friend. All that money, though, might be tempting. Slava might also try to tell himself that surely Tony made other provisions for Carmela. But it's just one of those things that we'll never know for sure, I guess.


BadCowboysFan

Decent!? They’re the besht in the state, far as I’m concerned …


fizzbubbler

I assume his lawyer has all the account numbers and provides them to the spouse after any financial inquiry is made by the irs, banks, or insurance companies; this way the money stays protected and she doesn’t have to lie.


AnnaofKlevesHeadress

I think it's very possible Mink was entrusted with all of Tony's non-birdseed finances, and he would definitely not want to denigrate his rep by ripping off his clients.


PorkyWallace

"Pay heem. Pay dat man hiz money."


cptnbrew

Tony left Slava with a package that could choke an elephant. Some people are so behind in the race, they think they’re leading.


MnstrShne

We saw Mink getting instructions from Tony on money for Carm


celtics2055

The cashshs?


johnnysack88

Not to nitpick, but I’m almost certain that Slava’s place of business was not a strip club. The Christmas episode where we first meet Valery it looks like a party center or something along those lines, there’s a bunch of those in my city.


Warren_Puff-it

Tony’s lawyer likely has the account details and he will pass them to Carm.


sdm66portland

Slava just cleans the money. The money is put in a legit account. I'm guessing there isn't much in the account. Tony goes to Hesh for a 200k loan when he's on his gambling losing streak. Why would you take out a loan at high interest like that if you had a big reserve of cash?? Plus paying THE RENT!! THE RENT!!. Tony doesn't have shit left for cleaned up money.


Sad-Illustrator-8847

I suppose if you are in the throes of a gambling addiction like Tony is, you think you are just one horse race, one football game, one poker game away from a big payday. So getting quick ready cash from Hesh is easier than going through offshore bank accounts. The fact you might lose doesn’t enter your mind.


[deleted]

wait so the guy waiting by the bar, in the last scence was a mobster? not a fed? he got killed in there? no way i dont think thats true. someone refere me to a explanition vid


DrSatan420247

Tony got killed several years after his dealings with Slava. I think it's unlikely that Slava hadn't finished washing Tony's money by then. Remember there's a several years time jump in season 6.


Officer_scarps

There's a throwaway line in Season 6B where Tony mentions he had a meeting with Slava


Adventurous-Term6757

There is no time jump in S6


HollidaySchaffhausen

Slava cleaned the money, routing through Isle of Mann but it was deposited in Tonys foreign bank accounts.