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27 Mar, 2013

Russian oligarch exposed over Israeli citizenship | National Post

A Russian oligarch who has maintained high-level influence in Moscow since the close of the Cold War resigned his seat in Russian parliament Tuesday after the National Post revealed he held dual citizenship and had extensive assets in Canada.

Vitaly Malkin tried for almost 20 years to relocate to Canada, investing millions in Toronto, but had been turned away over alleged ties to organized crime. During his failed immigration process he told Canadian officials he had Israeli citizenship and extensive foreign investments.

Read the rest: Russian oligarch Vitaly Malkin resigns from parliament after National Post investigation reveals his Israeli citizenship, Canadian assets | National Post.