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Corruption Scandal Surfaces In Sochi
by Paul on 09/06/10 at 06:21 PM ET
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from the AFP at Yahoo,
The chief of a top contractor building infrastructure for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in the Russian city of Sochi has been fired in a corruption scandal, its holding company announced Monday.
Ivan Kuznetsov, CEO of the Transstroi corporation, which belongs to the Basic Element holding company of leading Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, was dismissed for stealing shareholders’ money, Basic Element said.
A statement from the holding company gave no further details on the nature of the alleged violations but said the funds involved amounted to tens of millions of dollars.
“Funds misappropriated from shareholders amount to hundreds of millions of rubles ($1 is 30.6 rubles),” the holding said in a statement.
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corruption? In Russia? I don’t believe it.
Posted by 13 user names on 09/06/10 at 06:47 PM ET
I don’t know what’s more shocking corruption involving Russia or corruption involving the Olympics. /sarcasm
Posted by Susan on 09/06/10 at 09:02 PM ET
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkMsSIjQXxo&feature=related
Posted by snafu from North America on 09/06/10 at 10:23 PM ET
it happened in vancouver, why not sochi. Billions of dollars in overspending happened in vancouver due to some shady practices. I don’t know how some of these politicians like gordon campbell get away with this crap
Posted by Luongo-is-my-hero on 09/07/10 at 01:47 AM ET
Cowboy capitalism + mob connections + international attention = business as usual in Russia.
Posted by redxblack from Akron Ohio on 09/07/10 at 01:59 PM ET
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Posted by snafu from North America on 09/06/10 at 08:38 PM ET