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Roman Abramovich aides falsified paperwork to disguise assets and dodge tax, records suggest

National Trade News capital-markets note (2026-10-12): Aides of Roman Abramovich – including staff at the global accountancy firm Deloitte – falsified paperwork mapping the oligarch’s sprawling offshore business… Primary source: original at The Guardian (theguardian.com).

· The Guardian

Roman Abramovich aides falsified paperwork to disguise assets and dodge tax, records suggest

Aides of Roman Abramovich – including staff at the global accountancy firm Deloitte – falsified paperwork mapping the oligarch’s sprawling offshore business empire, records suggest, helping his businesses dodge tax and disguise assets.

New analysis of leaked corporate records uncovers what appears to have been a long-running and carefully orchestrated strategy of backdating documents.

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