Posted on 02/12/2009 2:28:40 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
A controversial Russian businessman has accused Vladimir Putin of using "dirty money" to control British companies.
Boris Berezovsky, who is wanted in his own country on charges of fraud, told Sky's Jeff Randall that cash stripped from the Russian economy is being siphoned off by an international web of companies.
"Putin and his cronies made absolutely dirty money and tried to invest this money all over the world including Britain." ....
Mr Berezovsky claims that Moscow is using Iceland to launder "dirty money" before investing in other countries.
"You remember three months ago the Russian government declared that they would help Iceland.
"Their trick is very simple because Russian, let's say top level bureaucrats like Putin, like others, oligarchs together created a system how to operate on the West."
(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...
I’m afraid Boris Berezovsky’s days are numbered.
Hmmm, dirty money being siphoned off....Obama’s $1 Billion mostly unexplained/nontransparent campaign fund...hmmmm...
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