DIFFERENT ANGLE by Kenneth Rijock
Mikhail Borisovich Khordorkovsky, formerly the wealthiest man in Russia, has been notified by the Russian Prosecutor's office that it is investigating him on suspicion of money laundering. Khordokovsky is currently serving a 9-year sentence for fraud and tax evasion in a case that many legal experts say was politically motivated.
Khordorkovsky, controlling shareholder of the dismantled oil giant Yukos, was reportedly considered a threat to the ruling government of President Putin, and is considered by many in the West to be a political prisoner. Formal money laundering charged will most likely be filed against him, and other formerly affiliated with Yukos.
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