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Red Notice

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by Bill Browder


  Hermans, Hans, 371–373

  Hermitage Fund, 1, 76, 363, 375

  anchor investors in, 77–88, 93, 94, 100–102

  beginnings of, 76, 77–86, 88, 95–103

  Browder banned from Russia and, 11–13, 169, 170–89, 193

  Gazprom theft and investigation, 154–62, 192–93

  investigation into stolen companies, 201–35, 252–53, 271–72

  lawyers as targets, 237–53, 254–68, 360

  MNPZ and, 98–100

  money removed from Russia, 183–85, 196, 212, 215

  Moscow offices, 96–103, 121, 196–200

  1998 financial crisis and aftermath, 131–46

  operating procedures manual, 88, 94

  police raids on, 196–200, 203, 208–10, 216, 228, 230

  recovery, 166–67

  redemption orders, 185–86, 190

  run on the fund, 190

  Russian criminal cases against, 189, 190–200, 201–35, 236–53, 270–72, 323, 343–45, 360, 364–70

  Russian raider attack, 213–27

  Sidanco and, 104–30, 134–35

  success of, 102–3, 131, 162, 166

  tax evasion charges, 201–4, 210, 225–27

  tax-rebate fraud and, 231–37, 252–53, 257, 264, 271–72, 288, 301, 316–26, 328

  YouTube video, 264–65, 271–72

  Hermitage Global, 191–92, 196, 216

  launch of, 196, 216

  “Hermitage Reveals Russian Police Fraud” (video), 271–72

  Hersh, Ken, 22–23 and n

  Hezbollah, 187

  Holland, 371

  Holtzman, Marc, 88–93, 95, 96, 192

  Hong Kong, 211

  Horwitz, Tony, 48

  “The Bouncing Czech,” 48–49

  House of Committee on Investigations, 290

  House of Representatives, US, 13, 290, 302, 305, 346–50

  House Un-American Activities Committee, 13

  HSBC, 138, 170, 185, 187, 209

  Republic National Bank taken over by, 138–39, 142

  human rights abuses, 261, 271, 301, 303, 328, 350, 366–67, 373, 376

  Cardin List and, 298–309

  documentation of, 286, 294, 301, 331

  global legislation, 330, 346, 353, 378–79

  Katyn massacre, 279–80

  Magnitsky Act and, 305–9, 313, 327–29, 340–50

  Magnitsky case, see Magnitsky case

  sanctions used against, 291–94, 299–309, 327–29, 368, 373, 377

  in Vietnam, 306

  Human Rights Watch, 292, 303

  Hungary, 53

  Incheon Airport, 210

  Independent, 182, 352

  Indonesia, 131, 210

  infrastructure, 111, 112

  ING, 209

  Intercommerz Bank, 233–34

  Interior Ministry, 196–200, 220, 237, 249, 250, 254, 262, 270, 271, 283, 296, 327

  cases against Hermitage, 189, 190–200, 201–35, 236–553, 270–72, 323, 343–45, 360, 364–70

  Hermitage lawyers as targets of, 237–53, 254–68, 360

  Internal Affairs Department, 220, 224, 314, 315

  Magnitsky arrest and imprisonment, 254–78, 280–88

  raids on Hermitage Fund, 196–200, 203, 208–10, 216, 228, 230

  wealth of officials in, 311–26, 343

  International Bar Association, 262

  International Monetary Fund (IMF), 133, 365

  Russian bond market bailout, 133–34

  International Protection Centre, 303

  Interpol Red Notices, 202, 270, 367–70

  for Browder, 367–70, 374

  Ireland, George, 44–51

  Israel, 5, 71, 102, 187–88

  Istanbul, 162, 242

  Italy, 135, 240, 243, 245, 312

  IVS1, 260

  Jackson-Vanik amendment, 334–39

  Jagger, Bianca, 350

  Japan, 28–29, 55

  Jews, 14, 135, 175

  Nazi persecution of, 14, 369

  Soviet, 334

  Jordan, Boris, 117–19, 123–26, 128, 219

  Jordan, Nick, 117

  JP Morgan, 21–23, 117, 183

  Justice for Sergei (documentary), 371–73

  Kaban, Elif, 181–82

  Kalmykia, 225–26, 228

  Kameya, 198

  police raid on, 198–99, 203

  taxes, 202, 210

  Karoubi, Jean, 77–78, 191, 192, 374, 375

  Karpov, Pavel, 203, 209, 216–19, 224–27, 233, 296, 301, 310–15, 319, 327

  libel suit against Browder, 344–45, 374

  wealth of, 312–15, 343

  YouTube video on, 313, 314–15, 322–23, 343

  Kasparov, Garry, 329

  Katyn massacre, 279–80

  Katz, Eugene, 45

  Kazakhstan, 7

  Kazan, 214, 229, 230, 234, 238–43, 248

  Kerry, John, 331

  Magnitsky Act and, 331–39, 340

  KGB, 106, 175, 279n

  Khabarovsk, 247–50

  Kharitonov, Dmitri, 256, 277, 281–82

  Khayretdinov, Eduard, 209–27, 229–35, 237–53, 255, 259, 282, 367

  as a fugitive, 241–42, 246–48

  leaves Russia, 251–53

  Khimki, 232, 233

  Khlebnikov, Vyacheslav, 325

  Khodorkovsky, Mikhail, 145, 167–69, 183

  arrest and trial of, 167–69

  Kiev, 258

  Kirov, 311

  Koifman, Sandy, 83–84, 88, 93, 142

  Kommersant, 182

  Korean Air, 213

  Krasnoyarsk, 102

  Krivoruchko, Aleksey, 267

  Kuwait, 159, 191

  Kuznetsov, Artem, 195–97, 209, 216, 217, 224–27, 230, 232–33, 259, 262, 296, 301, 310–15, 319

  wealth of, 311–15, 343

  YouTube video on, 313–15, 322–23, 343

  Kuznetsov, Vyacheslav, 159

  Lake Como, 135–37

  La Leopolda, 74, 78

  Latvia, 119

  Lavrov, Sergei, 358, 360

  Lebanon, 187–88

  Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, Sabine, 261–62, 264

  Levada polling agency, 101 and n

  Liar’s Poker, 52

  Lieberman, Joe, 327, 334–36

  Lindquist, John, 25–30, 37, 40

  literature, Russian, 96, 298

  Litvinenko, Alexander, 317, 351

  Logunov, Oleg, 313

  Loiko, Sergei, 360

  London, 1, 9, 10, 25–27, 33, 38, 41, 78–79, 83–86, 95, 126, 170–82, 183, 201, 206–7, 216, 225, 237, 250, 251, 269, 322, 344, 364, 369

  Boston Consulting Group in, 25, 26–27

  courts, 374

  human rights community, 350

  Maxwell Communications Corporation in, 41–51

  Metropolitan Police, 237–38

  Russians in, 317, 347–53, 377

  Salomon Brothers in, 52–63, 64–70

  theater, 347, 350

  Lopatinski, Yuri, 99, 104–5

  Los Angeles, 28, 70, 80–82

  Los Angeles Times, 360

  LOT Airlines, 30

  Ludwig, Bobby, 61–63, 66–71

  Lukoil, 69, 105, 108, 111, 112

  Lyne, Sir Roderic, 170, 186–87

  Maat, Martin, 372, 373

  Mafia, Russian, 150, 241, 289

  Magnitsky, Natalia, 280–85, 331, 355, 376

  Magnitsky, Natasha, 254–55, 285, 377, 378, 379

  Magnitsky, Nikita, 254–55, 374, 377, 378, 379

  Magnitsky, Stanislav, 254–55

  Magnitsky, Sergei, 202, 209–15, 230–35, 252–53, 372

  arrest of, 254–68

  in court, 274–76

  death of, 276–78, 280–88, 327, 343, 360, 366, 371–73, 376

  deteriorating health of, 265–68, 269, 277

  funeral of, 285

  imprisonment and torture of, 258–68, 269–78, 280–88, 296, 304, 308, 331

  legacy of, 355, 371–8
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  prison diary and documentation, 278, 282, 286, 301, 331

  refusal to leave Russia, 252–53

  tax-rebate fraud and, 231–35, 237, 252–53, 257, 272, 288, 314, 328

  trial on tax evasion in abstentia, 364–70

  See also Magnitsky Act; Magnitsky case

  Magnitsky Act, 305–9, 313, 327–29, 340–50, 358, 366

  Congress and, 305–9, 327–29, 340–55

  early drafts, 305–6, 308

  global, 330, 346, 353, 378–79

  Malkin delegation and, 340–44

  Putin’s response to, 356–62

  vote and passage of, 343, 347–50, 354–55, 364

  Magnitsky case, 255–380

  arrest of Magnitsky, 254–68

  autopsy reports, 284, 331

  Cardin List and, 298–99

  Congress and, 305–9, 327–29, 340–55

  death of Magnitsky, 276–78, 280–88, 327, 343, 360, 366, 371–73, 376

  documented human rights abuses, 286, 301, 331

  imprisonment and torture, 258–68, 269–78, 280–88, 296, 304, 308, 331

  legacy of, 371–80

  legislation, 305–9, 327–39, 340–50

  media on, 263–64, 270–72, 283, 288, 301, 313–14, 330, 337, 343, 352, 359–60, 369

  MPOC report on, 287

  Perepilichnyy and, 318–26, 347–53

  Putin and, 302, 328, 344, 356–62, 363–70, 373–74

  state “investigation,” 285–88

  state-sponsored cover-up and lying, 286–88, 292

  Swiss bank accounts, 316–26

  visa sanctions and asset freezes, 291, 293–94, 297, 298, 299–309, 327–39, 368, 373, 377

  YouTube videos, 264–65, 271–72, 310–15, 321–26, 327, 343

  Mahaon, 234, 235

  Malaysia, 131

  Malev, 53–54

  Malkin, Vitaly, 340–44

  Malkin delegation, 340–44

  Markelov, Viktor, 214, 248–49, 310

  Marseille, 208

  mathematics, 13, 14, 15

  Matrosskaya Tishina, 260–61, 265, 281, 285, 331

  Maxwell, Kevin, 44, 51

  Maxwell, Robert, 40–51, 52

  corporate fraud, 50–51

  death of, 46–47

  Maxwell Central and East European Partnership, 42

  Maxwell Communications Corporation (MCC), 41–51, 52

  bonuses, 47–48

  Browder at, 41–51

  Eastern European operations, 45–46

  share price, 46–47

  Maxwell House, 41, 43, 50

  McCain, John, 306–9

  Magnitsky Act and, 306–9, 327, 332, 335 and n, 341, 355

  McCarthy, Joseph, 13

  McGovern, Jim, 302–5, 308, 332, 341, 355

  McKinsey, 19

  media, 91, 137, 165

  on Browder’s banishment from Russia, 171–72, 180–82, 185, 187, 194

  on Hermitage tax-rebate fraud, 236, 252, 271–72

  on Magnitsky case, 263–64, 270–72, 283, 288, 301, 313–14, 330, 337, 343, 352, 359–60, 369

  on oligarch corruption, 124–30, 160–61, 165

  on Perepilichnyy’s death, 352

  persecuted journalists in Russia, 303

  Russian, 91, 182, 214, 236, 252, 264, 288, 301, 359, 365

  on Russian adoption ban, 359–61

  on Sidanco’s dilutive share issue, 124–30

  Medvedev, Dmitri, 193–95, 263, 364n

  Browder and, 193–95, 363–64

  Magnitsky case and, 262, 286–87

  Mergers & Acquisitions Europe, 40, 41

  Mikheeva, Ekaterina, 310–11

  Mikheeva, Fyodor, 310–11

  Milan, 243, 245

  Miller, Alexey, 162

  MIT, 13, 15

  MNPZ, 98–100

  Molokova, Elena. See Browder, Elena

  Morgan Stanley, 19

  Moscow, 1–11, 12, 59, 66–70, 84, 95–103, 104, 143, 163–65, 247, 254, 311

  anti-Putin demonstrations, 361

  bureaucracy, 158

  Hermitage offices, 96–103, 121, 196–200

  Interior Ministry, see Interior Ministry

  Kremlin, 107, 141, 165

  1998 financial crisis and aftermath, 131–46

  Pushkin Square, 157–58

  real estate, 311–15, 321, 324–26

  Red Square, 59, 67

  taxis, 96

  voucher privatization, 67–70, 105

  Moscow Detention Center No. 5, 258

  Moscow Oil Refinery. See MNPZ

  Moscow Public Oversight Commission (MPOC) report, 287

  Moscow Registration Chamber, 158

  Moscow State University, 147, 258

  Moscow Times, 126, 188

  Moscow Traffic Police, 4, 101, 312

  Mossad, 5, 74

  Murmansk, 55–59

  Murmansk Trawler Fleet, 55–59

  Musacchio, Aldo, 354

  National Medal of Science, 14

  National Security Council, 180, 182, 341

  natural gas. See oil and gas

  Natural Gas Partners, 23n

  Navalny, Alexei, 329

  Nazism, 14, 135, 280, 369

  Nekhoteevka, 242

  nepotism, 45

  New Diorama Theatre, London, 350

  New Times magazine, 313–14

  New Year’s, 117, 175, 361

  New York, 62, 70, 77–78, 129, 269

  New York Times, The, 131, 160, 182, 194, 236

  Nice, 73, 74

  Nizhny Novgorod, 247

  NKVD, 279 and n

  Norten, Richard, 237–38

  Northern Distribution Network, blockade of, 356–57

  Norway, 367–68

  Novaya Gazeta, 288

  Novocherkassk, 232

  Novosibirsk, 287

  NTV, 365

  Nuremberg trials, 280

  Nuskhinov, Dmitry, 226–27

  Obama, Barack, 263, 293, 295, 301, 329, 330, 334, 356, 358

  Oborne, Peter, 369

  Occidental Petroleum, 156

  oil and gas, 60, 104, 144, 191

  barrels of oil (BOE), 156 and n

  Gazprom theft and investigation, 154–62, 192–93

  MNPZ, 98–100

  oligarch corruption, 115–30, 154–62, 167–79

  Russian, 60, 69, 98–101, 104–30, 143–44, 167–69

  Sidanco, 104–30

  See also specific companies

  Ojuland, Kristiina, 379

  oligarchs, Russian, 3–5, 87, 91, 104, 113–30, 134, 177, 221

  Browder’s anti-corruption campaigns against, 115–30, 144–48, 154–69, 181, 192–93

  corporate-governance abuse, 144–48, 165–69

  corruption and theft, 115–30, 144–48, 154–69, 181, 192–93

  1996 presidential elections and, 91–94, 101–3

  1998 financial crisis and, 134–38, 144–46

  Potanin, 104, 113, 115–30, 134–35

  Putin and, 165–69, 183

  Wall Street and, 144

  See also specific oligarchs

  Olswang, 344–45

  One Hour Eighteen Minutes (play), 347, 350

  Oslo Airport, 367

  Oslo Freedom Forum, 366–67

  Ostrovsky, Arkady, 181

  Oz (TV show), 256, 260

  Pakistan, 356–57

  Pan, Philip, 263–64

  Parfenion, 229, 234, 235

  Paris, 70, 151–53, 199

  Park, Kevin, 211, 213

  Parker, Kyle, 263, 295–97

  Magnitsky case and, 295–306, 327–39, 341–46, 353, 355

  Pastukhov, Vladimir, 179, 216, 237–40, 273–74, 282, 286, 320–21, 349, 355, 367

  flees Russia, 242–45

  Patrushev, Nikolai, 175

  Pavel Karpov v. William Browder, 344–45, 374

  Pechegin, Andrei, 267

  Perepilichnyy, Alexander, 318–26, 347–50

  death of, 347–53


  physics, 15

  poisoning, 317–18, 351

  Pluton, 214

  poker, 47, 48, 143

  Poland, 27–39, 59, 60

  Autosan buses, 30–39

  BCG operations in, 27–39

  economy, 36

  fall of communism, 30, 36

  food, 32–33, 34–36

  Katyn massacre, 279–80

  privatizations, 36–39, 41, 54

  Polanski, Roman, 299

  Politkovskaya, Anna, 303

  Potanin, Vladimir, 104, 113, 115–30, 134–35

  Sidanco dilutive share issue, 115–30

  preferred shares, 98–101

  Preobrazhensky Cemetery, Moscow, 285

  press. See media; specific publications

  PricewaterhouseCoopers, 161

  Prikhodko, Sergei, 171, 178

  Princeton University, 13

  Institute for Advanced Study, 13

  privatizations, 36–37

  in Eastern Europe, 36–37, 41, 53–54

  in Poland, 36–39, 41, 54

  in Russia, 54–63, 64–76, 87, 91–93, 98–101

  voucher, 59–60, 67–70, 105

  Proclamation 7750, 291, 293–94, 297, 298, 299–309, 327–39

  Prutkov, Yuri, 57–58

  Pulkovo Airport, 56

  Pussy Riot, 365

  Putin, Vladimir, 162, 165–69, 175, 183, 193, 280, 356–70

  adoption ban law, 357–62

  becomes president, 165

  Browder and, 166–69, 175–77, 183–89, 236, 363–70, 375

  inner circle, 175–76

  leadership style, 359–62

  Magnitsky case and, 302, 328, 344, 356–62, 363–70, 373–74

  oligarchs and, 165–69, 183

  response to Magnitsky Act, 356–62

  radio, 236

  Rassokhov, Rostislav, 224

  Reagan, Ronald, 301

  recessions, 131

  1998 Asian crisis, 131–32

  Reid, Harry, 353

  Renaissance Capital, 117–20, 219, 220, 222

  Republic National Bank, 72, 138

  HSBC takeover of, 138–39, 142

  Rettman, Andrew, 375–76

  Reuters, 46, 115, 116, 126, 128, 181–82, 185

  Rilend, 213, 214, 234, 235

  Riyadh, 220

  Robertson, Geoffrey, 378–79

  Robertson, Julian, 70 and n

  Romney, Mitt, 346

  Roosevelt, Eleanor, 14

  Roosevelt, Franklin D., 12, 14

  Rostelecom, 69

  Rozhetskin, Leonid, 118–20, 124

  Russia (post-Soviet), 1–11, 156–57

  adoption ban law, 357–62

  Audit Chamber, 161

  bond market, 132–38

  Border Service, 194, 195, 242, 312

  Browder banned from, 11–13, 169, 170–89, 193

  Browder’s trial in abstentia, 364–70

  bureaucracy, 158, 232

  business culture, 125

  conspiracy theories, 166

  corporate-governance abuse, 144–49, 165–69

  dachas, 104, 156, 249

  economy, 60, 87

  fall of communism, 2–3, 59–60, 112, 158, 291

 

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