London police arrest Russian billionaire

Following the Russian attack on Ukraine, the National Crime Agency has intensified its investigations into Russian oligarchs in the UK. Now the investigators seem to have caught a very big fish.

Luxury north London mansion: Russian businessman Mikhail Fridman bought the Athlone House in 2016 for £65million.

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Britain’s National Crime Agency has over the weekend reported a spectacular arrest: On December 1, around 50 officers arrested a 58-year-old Russian businessman at his multi-million dollar residence in London in a major raid. The man was arrested on suspicion of money laundering, attempted fraud at the Ministry of the Interior and incitement to perjury.

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