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How sanctioned Russian oligarchs slipped through loopholes in UK law – BBC News

  • James Oliver, Nassos Stylianou, Will Dahlgreen, Steve Swann
  • The BBC Data Journalism Team and the BBC Wide View programme

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Arkady Rotenberg

A sanctioned Russian oligarch, a member of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle, found and exploited loopholes in British corporate confidentiality and transparency laws, the investigation found.

Brothers Arkady Rotenberg and Boris Rotenberg are Putin’s judo buddies. The legal loophole they exploited involves a company that does not need to disclose its true owner.

UK government ministers have acknowledged that the category, known as UK Limited Liability Partnerships (ELPs), has a worrying potential for abuse by criminals.

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