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Colorado newspaper settles lawsuit from Swedish billionaire who objected to “oligarch” label

DENVER — The Aspen Times has reached a settlement agreement to end a defamation lawsuit brought in April by a Swedish billionaire who alleged the mountain newspaper had wrongly portrayed him as a corrupt Russian oligarch in several articles and columns.

The Denver Post · Jun 4, 2022

Swedish billionaire developing Aspen hotel sues Colorado newspaper over “oligarch” label

A Swedish billionaire who is developing a controversial luxury hotel in Aspen, Colorado, is suing one of the city’s newspapers for defamation, claiming The Aspen Times wrongly portrayed him as a corrupt Russian oligarch amid that country’s war on Ukraine.

The Denver Post · May 21, 2022