American Language Center

American Language Center was a prominent and infamous Moscow-based spammer  around 2002-2003. The company was a language center that taught American English, with the emphasis on verbal skills. It was owned by a businessman of Armenian descent, Vardan Kushnir, until his 2005 murder. The company used other shady business practices, such as avoiding taxes through unregistered cash payments. Kushnir was also involved in a stock scam in the United States and was sued in Florida in 2001.
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