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Is the Ukraine war boosting or damaging the Russian economy?

IMF suggests invasion spending is pushing up GDP but academics argue non-military economy is foundering

The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2023

FBI agents break into wrong hotel room and arrest Delta pilot during training exercise

The pilot had been staying the Revere Hotel in Boston, US, and was woken by FBI agents who barged in, handcuffed him and interrogated him for 45 minutes before the officers realised the mistake

Daily Mirror · Apr 5, 2023

Justice Department task force takes aim at Russian oligarchs and their riches

The Justice Department's Task Force KleptoCapture, set up in the days after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has gone after Kremlin-aligned elites, including their luxury yachts and opulent homes.

WEKU · Mar 6, 2023

Will Bunch: The NYT should tell readers whether it helped crooked FBI agents get Trump elected in 2016

It was arguably the most consequential "October Surprise" in the history of American presidential elections. In the waning days of the 2016 race, with polls showing Hillary Clinton clinging to a lead over Donald Trump, two last-minute stories broke that rekindled on-the-fence voters' ethical doubts about Democrat Clinton and quashed…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 2, 2023

Few sanctioned Russian oligarchs disclose UK property, despite new law

Following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine last year, Britain trumpeted new legislation requiring property-ownership disclosure aimed at cracking down on Russian oligarchs and corrupt elites laundering illicit wealth.

Reuters · Jan 31, 2023

Cuba wants Russia’s advice on market reforms as Putin seeks more trade with the island

After much hesitation about how to deal with small and medium-size private enterprises it authorized in 2021, the Cuban government is turning to Russia for help with market reforms on the island through a partnership with a Russian think tank headed by sanctioned oligarch Oleg Deripaska, as the two countries…

Miami Herald · Jan 25, 2023

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Aviation industry in crosshairs for next biofuel push

Tribune News Service · Jan 24, 2023

Former FBI agent charged with taking payments, aiding oligarch

A retired FBI official was charged with working for the Russian Oligarch Oleg Deripaska in violation of U.S. sanctions and with taking $225,000 in cash from an unidentified employee of a foreign intelligence service.

Tribune News Service · Jan 23, 2023

US: Ex-FBI counterintelligence agent aided Russian oligarch

A former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official has been indicted on charges he helped a Russian oligarch, in violation of U.S. sanctions

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023

Former top FBI official accused of taking cash from Putin ally to investigate rival

Charles McGonigal, 54, conspired to commit money laundering offences by receiving Oleg Deripaska money, prosecutors allege

The Guardian - US · Jan 23, 2023