Tag: Oleg Deripaska
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René Benko’s prominent Russia connection
Anyone who looks behind the scenes of Signa founder René Benko’s prominent network will find numerous connections to circles close to Russia. Image: AFP Austria’s close ties to Moscow are also reflected in the Signa Group. Oligarchs and banks play a role in this. The powerful supervisory board of the German auto industry, Siegfried Wolf,…
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Money laundering allegation: Former FBI agent arrested for working for oligarchs
EA former senior FBI official has been arrested and charged with allegedly working for Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. Charles McGonigal, 54, is said to have conducted investigations into a rival of Deripaska in exchange for covert payments, the US Department of Justice said on Monday. The former head of the FBI’s counterintelligence department in New…
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War in Ukraine: Cyprus misses Russian tourists and Russian black money
EFirst came Covid, now the Russians are not coming – the past three years have been bad for Cyprus’ tourism industry. Travelers from Russia used to account for a good fifth of turnover in Cypriot tourism. Only the British left more money. That’s over for now. There are no more flights from Russia to Cyprus.…
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War in Ukraine: Russia’s oligarchs on the run
Dhe Lady Anastasia had to pay: The 48-meter yacht of the Russian billionaire Alexander Mikheev sank in the port of Port Adriano on Mallorca last weekend. The ship’s mechanic Taras Ostapchuk, a Ukrainian, had opened the seacocks in the engine room. “Why do I need another job when I already have no more land,” he…