A ten-month criminal investigation into London’s last Russian oligarch has collapsed after the National Crime Agency admitted its raid on his mansion was unlawf
The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has dropped part of its investigation into sanctioned Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman after dramatically raiding his London home and arresting him late last year.
Graham Bonham-Carter, 62, faces charges of wire fraud for allegedly funding American properties bought by Oleg Deripaska and attempting to expatriate his artwork in the US.
British authorities have arrested a wealthy Russian businessman on suspicion of money laundering, amid efforts to disrupt potential criminal activity by oligarchs and others linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The National Crime Agency said more than 50 officers from a specialized unit raided the suspect's multimillion-pound home in London on Thursday, seizing several digital…