reporter: according to the investigation, and a whistleblower who came forward, the money for the palace came from a russian investment fund company that solicited charity donations from the russian oligarchs. there are these rumors about putin being the richest man in the world. and he may be. it is very, very hard to try to understand what his wealth is, and where it s held. reporter: rumored to be worth more than $100 billion, he claims an 800 square foot apartment and a few cars and a modest salary in 2020, valued at about $140,000. but his income is irrelevant. putin controls russia by determining who gets money and who doesn t. who gets to run business, who skims profit and how the wealth is passed. he doesn t need any assets list the in his name, his journalist tom burgees, it is all his when he asks. it is closer to something like the godfather.
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