Russian court rules in favor of oligarch Oleg Deripaska in disclosure case

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Source: Associated Press

Russian court rules in favor of oligarch in disclosure case

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MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has ruled in favor of a billionaire linked to President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort in an unauthorized disclosure of information case.

Oleg Deripaska had filed a suit against Anastasia Vashukevich, a woman who posted several videos in 2016 showing the tycoon hosting a top Russian official on a yacht discussing U.S.-Russian relations. Deripaska argued that Vashukevich, who goes by the name Nastya Rybka, had illegally divulged personal information about him.

A court in the southern Russian province of Krasnodar on Monday fined Vashukevich and her business partner Alexander Kirillov 500,000 rubles (about $8,000) each.

Vashukevich and Kirillov are under arrest in Thailand on charges of conducting a sex training course without a work permit.

https://apnews.com/395dee9e4e2e4c398d45e159df4dba68/Russian-court-rules-in-favor-of-oligarch-in-disclosure-case

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1. Interesting -- that lends a lot of credence to her story

Honestly, I'd written her off as an opportunist trying to get out of a Thai jail. She may still be that, but also appears to have some truth in her story.

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2. "charges of conducting a sex training course without a work permit."

That's sort of like Capone being arrested for tax evasion. Although more fun, I would imagine.