Cyprus police investigate financial and tax affairs of ex-Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich
Source: The Guardian ·
Inquiry follows report by Guardian and partners that aides of Russian oligarch appeared to have falsified paperwork mapping his businessesPolice in Cyprus have opened an investigation into the financial and tax affairs of the former Chelsea FC owner, Roman Abramovich, following a report by the Guardian and media partners.In a committee hearing in the Cypriot parliament, a senior official in the…
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Police in Cyprus have opened an investigation into the financial and tax affairs of the former Chelsea FC owner, Roman Abramovich, following a report by the Guardian and media partners. In a committee hearing in the Cypriot parliament, a senior official in the island’s police said they were looking into events between 2003 and 2006, with the probe likely to last several months. It comes in the wake of an investigation by the Guardian, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and the BBC into the management of the billionaire Russian oligarch’s sprawling business empire. The report found that aides of Abramovich – including staff at the Cypriot outpost of the global accountancy firm Deloitte – appeared to have falsified paperwork mapping his offshore businesses. Their actions, including the apparent backdating of key documents concerning billions of pounds in assets, appear to have helped businesses owned by Abramovich to dodge tax and disguise assets, the investigation found. The…