Freezing Order: A True Story of Russian Money Laundering, Murder,and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath

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If something like this ever happens again,” she said, “and you can’t reach anyone, post it on Twitter. An eye-opening exposé of the lengths Putin’s cronies will go to hide their crimes and punish their accusers. I may not have been kidnapped, but I was now in the Spanish criminal justice system on a Russian arrest warrant.

We all know of Putin's total disregard for the deaths he is currently responsible for in Ukraine and amongst his own soldiers, but the greed of this evil man, who for years has been robbing Russia's citizens of billions, aided by those in the West, has been a revelation.Bill Browder has shown that one man with courage can make a difference, and that even the most powerful regimes have weak spots.

In terms of western relations with Vladimir Putin, Bill Browder has performed the role of the canary in the coalmine – or perhaps goldmine would be more fitting. He spoke quickly to the officers, and then said, “These gentlemen will give you a few moments to pack. A] zesty new book about the theft, extortion, intimidation, lies and murder that are the Russian state’s daily levers of power.there is no question that Browder’s dogged persistence against a backdrop of undoubted stress and personal courage have made an important contribution in highlighting the failures of contemporary Russia and the west alike, and offered new tools with potential to try to redress them. I've just complete Bill's book and have been left feeling incredibly angry, shocked and fearful but predominantly, amazed at the tenacity and bravery shown by those mentioned in this deep expose of Putin and his cabal of liars, thieves and murderers. They expected some kind of reaction, but the Russians had been accusing me of much more serious crimes for such a long time that the sole accusation of “fraud” had almost no impact. Bill Browder, founder and CEO of Hermitage Capital Management, was the largest foreign investor in Russia until 2005.

Once adopted, however, the Magnitsky law remained mostly unused in the US, and particularly in the UK. Since the murder of Sergei Magnitsky, Browder's advocacy has led to the passage of the Magnitsky Act in 34 countries. This personal account of Browder's battle for justice is at times terrifying, at times deeply touching— and leads inexorably to a vast money laundering scheme the Kremlin will stop at nothing to cover up.Eighteen months later, Hermitage’s offices were raided by the Russian authorities and its paperwork removed.