Prosecutors Broaden Case Against Yukos
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Russia has issued international arrest warrants for 10 people accused of crimes in connection with the case against Russia’s biggest oil producer, Yukos Oil Co., Interfax news agency reported. Prosecutor Yuri Biryukov said seven of those sought headed front companies used for tax evasion, Interfax reported.
Biryukov said the 10 included major Yukos shareholders Leonid Nevzlin, Vladimir Dubov and Mikhail Brudno. Billionaire Mikhail Khodorkovsky, its former chief executive, is being held on fraud and tax evasion charges.
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