Alexei Navalny, Russia Opposition Leader, Accused Of Financial Corruption

The Huffington Post News Editors, Huffington Post
Fri, 12/14/2012 - 7:18am

MOSCOW -- Russian investigators on Friday accused a prominent opposition leader of fraud and money-laundering, intensifying legal pressure on the anti-Kremlin protest movement as it prepares to hold its next big demonstration this weekend.Investigators said they suspect Alexei Navalny and his brother Oleg of defrauding a transportation company of 55 million rubles ($1.8 million) by overcharging it for postal services.

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Alexei Navalny, Russia Opposition Leader, Accused Of Financial Corruption

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