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Tristan Kirk

British businessman’s £100,000 frozen over alleged ties to Russian oligarch

Oleg Deripaska

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The bank accounts of a British businessman have been frozen over claims he is helping a Russian oligarch with close ties to President Vladimir Putin to evade US sanctions.

The suspected homes of billionaire oil magnate Oleg Deripaska have been raided by the FBI and he is accused in the US of ties to Russian organised crime, ordering the murder of a businessman, racketeering, extortion, threats, and wire-tapping.

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