Problems came to a head when ABC's Nightline revealed that there was a distinct possibility of embezzlement of American finances by the Russian authorities in order to build a suite of new cosmonaut houses in Moscow, or else that the building projects were being funded by the Russian Mafia.
Problemerne toppede da det blev afsløret af ABC's Nightline at der var en risiko for underslæb af de amerikanske finanser af de russiske myndigheder for at kunne bygge en række nye kosmonauthjem i Moskva, eller at byggeprojekterne blev finansieret af den russiske mafia.