1) William Browder founded Hermitage Capital, an investment fund that invested in Russian companies. To evaluate companies, Browder analyzed how much money company managers were stealing.
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1) William Browder founded Hermitage Capital, an investment fund that invested in Russian companies. To evaluate companies, Browder analyzed how much money company managers were stealing.
2) Browder publicized fraud at major Russian companies like Gazprom through Western media. This put pressure on the Russian government to address the fraud. Browder found common cause with Putin in fighting oligarchs stealing assets and power.
3) After Mikhail Khodorkovsky's arrest in 2003, oligarchs aligned with Putin to avoid similar treatment. However, Browder continued publicizing fraud. In 2005, he was denied entry to Russia and his business was targeted in an $230 million tax refund fraud uncovered by lawyer Sergei Mag
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REP Roundtable Summary: Hermitage Capital, the Russian State, and the Case of Sergei Magnitsky
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Hermitage Capital, the Russian State and the Case of Sergei Magnitsky
1) William Browder founded Hermitage Capital, an investment fund that invested in Russian companies. To evaluate companies, Browder analyzed how much money company managers were stealing.
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