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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tom Batchelor

Sanctioned Russian oligarch used shell companies to move hundreds of millions of dollars, papers allege

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A sanctioned Russian oligarch with links to Vladimir Putin has been able to secretly transfer hundreds of millions of dollars between shell companies, leaked documents allegedly show.

Suleiman Kerimov and his business associates are reported to have links to several opaque companies based around the world - including in Switzerland and the Cayman Islands - behind the transfer of $700 million (£538 million), according to an investigation led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ),

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