FRANCE ‘DROPS TAX FRAUD CHARGES’ AGAINST RUSSIAN TYCOON KERIMOV

Rferl on 28th June reported that a French court has dropped tax fraud charges against Russian businessman and lawmaker Suleiman Kerimov, whose fortune was most recently estimated at $6.3 billion by Forbes magazine.  Kerimov, a member of Russia’s upper house of parliament, was arrested in Nice in November, on suspicions related to the alleged purchases of luxury villas on the French Riviera, including one unit worth more than €150 million.

https://www.rferl.org/a/france-drops-tax-fraud-charges-against-russian-tycoon-kerimov/29326073.html

Author: raytodd2017

Chartered Legal Executive and former senior manager with Isle of Man Customs and Excise, where I was (amongst other things) Sanctions Officer (for UN/EU sanctions), Export Licensing Officer and Manager of the Legal-Library & Collectorate Support Section

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