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World Cup-linked oligarch Ziyavudin Magomedov held over 'corruption'
Minster FM ^ | 31st March 2018 | None listed

Posted on 04/01/2018 7:12:42 AM PDT by BeadCounter

A Russian oligarch who is one of the country's richest men has been arrested on suspicion of embezzlement.

Ziyavudin Magomedov co-owns Russia's Summa investment group and is worth $1.4bn (almost £1bn).

He was ranked last year in Forbes as Russia's 63rd richest man and, in January, was listed by the US Treasury Department as one of 96 "oligarchs" close to President Vladimir Putin.

(Excerpt) Read more at minsterfm.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: corruption; oligarch; russia; worldcup

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