have you met him? i ve not, no. would you like to? absolutely. he s fantastic. g. klein preston iv, a successful lawyer, family man and christian conservative. russian dolls, russian books, russia everywhere here. we re very similar people. preston does business in russia and has built some very close ties with power players like the deputy head of russia s central bank, aleksandr torshin, a former senator and putin ally. do you consider aleksandr torshin a friend? absolutely. senator torsion is a gun enthusiast and he s a big proponent of the right to bear arms. do you ever suspect that there s more to torshin than just a great friend and public servant? do i suspect that? well, you know, i don t live with him. he s a brilliant man.
russian dolls, russian books, russia everywhere here. we re very similar people. preston does business in russia and has built some very close ties with power players like the deputy head of russia s central bank, aleksandr torshin, a former senator and putin ally. do you consider aleksandr torshin a friend? absolutely. senator torsion is a gun enthusiast and he s a big proponent of the right to bear arms. do you ever suspect that there s more to torshin than just a great friend and public servant? do i suspect that? well, you know, i don t live with him. he s a brilliant man. i ve never heard a bad word about him. so, klein preston didn t have any suspicions about torshin, not a hint. he liked him so much he
know, everything about senator torsion. reporter: in fact, preston knows torsion was a wanted man in spain. spanish judicial sources say they were investigating allegations that in 2013, torsion was directing a money laundering operation for the russian mob. spanish police tell us they were ready to arrest torsion the second he stepped off a plane. they say they had teams here at the airport, and the prosecutors were on standby around the clock for days. torsion never showed. we hope that he come hiere, but at the end no come here. can t do anything? reporter: torsion did not respond to our request to comment on the allegations. klein preston believes he s innocent. he s a brilliant man, but he s not a mobster.