Is there any truth to the report that Central Bank of Russia First Deputy Chairman, and other regulators, blackmailed Russian banks accused of money Laundering, by demanding that they pay bribes in exchange for the destruction of evidence of the illegal transfers? Was Kozlov, the apparent reformer reportedly assassinated for his groundbreaking AML actions , actually a corrupt official only interested in lining his pockets with illicit cash? Apparently, Austrian authorites are asking those questions after Russian officials are declining to answer pointed questions about what role Kozlov played in this corrupt scheme. Who is telling the truth here?

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