Lifestyles of the Russian Corrupt & Powerful

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  1. waltky

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    Imposters or an expose of Russian Corruption...
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    Fathers And Children: The Internet Reacts To Putin's Alleged Billionaire Daughter
    November 11, 2015 - Kremlin supporters and opponents are bickering online following Reuters' publication of an extensive investigation into the lives and fortunes of Russian President Vladimir Putin's two daughters.
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    Records Linking Russian Defense Minister's Daughter To Lavish Mansion ‘Disappear’
    November 10, 2015 - The saga of a multimillion-dollar, pagoda-style mansion allegedly tied to Russia Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has taken a new twist, with activists accusing the federal government’s main real estate registry of altering documents linking the property to his immediate family.
     
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    The new Russian nobility...
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    The Heirs Of Putinism
    November 12, 2015 - They run banks, pension funds, and electric companies. They're oil and gas executives. They're worth billions. And most of them are under 40.
     
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    Marryin' into money is on Uncle Ferd's bucket list...
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    The man who married Putin’s daughter and then made a fortune
    Dec. 17, 2015 - The story of Kirill Shamalov, the celebration of his wedding to the Russian president’s younger daughter, and the loan from a politically well-connected bank that helped make him a billionaire
     
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    Russian corruption is evidently higher than Uganda.
     
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    Russian priest speaks out against Russian elite...
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    Russian priest rails against suffocation of ‘immoral elites’
    Sun, Dec 27, 2015 - A conservative priest who lost his high-level job at the Russian Orthodox Church assailed Russia’s “immoral elites” on Friday and predicted a national catastrophe if the country fails to allow free public discussion.
     
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    [video=youtube;AwG4trsH2qk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwG4trsH2qk[/video]

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    Putin friend in 'money laundering ring'...
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    Panama Papers: Putin associates linked to 'money laundering'
    Sun, 03 Apr 2016 - A suspected money laundering ring run by close associates of Vladimir Putin has been uncovered in a leak of confidential documents.
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    Panama to work "vigorously" to investigate offshore accounts
    Apr 3,16 -- Panama's president says his government will cooperate "vigorously" with any judicial investigation arising from the leak of a vast trove of information on the offshore financial dealings of the world's rich and famous.
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    Australia investigation on tax evasion
    Mon, 04 Apr - The Australian tax regulator launches an investigation into more than 800 residents in relation to a Panamanian law firm.
     

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