WASHINGTON _ A widening scandal surrounding the Russian billionaire who bought Donald Trump's Palm Beach mansion for an eye-popping sum has brought the oligarch renewed scrutiny.
Fertilizer magnate Dmitry Rybolovlev was detained by police in Monaco earlier this week and questioned in an influence-peddling probe that involves the sale of famous paintings, allegations of public corruption and some of the biggest names in the wealthy principality of Monaco.
A resident and owner of the AS Monaco soccer team, Rybolovlev is also believed to have attracted attention in special counsel Robert Mueller III's investigation into potential Russian collusion with the Trump campaign.
