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Eugene

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Sat Dec 3, 2022, 02:20 PM Dec 2022

UK: (unnamed) Russian businessman arrested in oligarchs investigation

Source: BBC

Russian businessman arrested in oligarchs investigation

3 December 2022

A Russian businessman has been arrested at his multi-million-pound London home by officers investigating potential criminal activity by oligarchs.

The man, 58, was held on suspicion of money laundering, conspiracy to defraud the Home Office and conspiracy to commit perjury.

A 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of money laundering.

He was also arrested for obstructing an officer when trying to leave with a bag containing thousands of pounds in cash.

A third man, 39, who is the former boyfriend of the businessman's current partner, was arrested at his home in Pimlico, central London, for offences including money laundering and conspiracy to defraud.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-63846029

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UK: (unnamed) Russian businessman arrested in oligarchs investigation (Original Post) Eugene Dec 2022 OP
Apparently internet sleuths have ID'd the oligarch as Mikhail Fridman, RockRaven Dec 2022 #1

RockRaven

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1. Apparently internet sleuths have ID'd the oligarch as Mikhail Fridman,
Sat Dec 3, 2022, 02:37 PM
Dec 2022

based on matching the released crime scene/police photos with his known residence.

I don't know how accurate that conclusion is, but he is 58 years old which matches.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Fridman

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