There was a dining room, its table laid out with pastries, chocolates, and champagne on ice; then came the reading room, with a small private library; then a lounge with a glass-topped bar; then a little office with subdued lighting; and finally, the bedroom, which had a freestanding bathtub tucked under a high window. There will never be enough people in the world with the courage that he, and those that experienced all this and continue to fight, possesses. I was there to share evidence about how dirty money connected to the murder of my Russian lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, had been used to purchase luxury properties along Spain’s Costa del Sol.

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. Photograph: Mikhail Voskresenskiy/Reuters View image in fullscreen Mourners at the funeral of anti-corruption lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, Moscow, 2009. An event with Magnitsky's son Nikita in the fall of 2022 is referred to as if it has already happened (pg. This exploration of the dark heart of corruption asks the question of what one person can do in the face of such insidious corruption, and makes us ask what we can find in ourselves to stand up and resist those forces that would steal, decieve and murder for their own gain. What was it about the Magnitsky Act that was so important that the Russians spent endless resources threatening and harassing Browder while spending untold sums on expensive US law firms and lobbyists?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.

I leave this this book feeling frustrated that many avoided the consequences of their actions, greed prevailing regardless of the murders, blackmail and coercion and that Putin is still in power, that Trump is once more attempting to grab the presidency and that we seem to be on the verge of something even more terrifying unless these people are stopped. For doubters, everything in the book was so publicized during the actual events it would be easy to fact check any claim or event. When Bill Browder's young Russian lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, was beaten to death in a Moscow jail, Browder made it his life's mission to go after his killers and make sure they faced justice. It is not clear whether Putin "loaned" Donald the money to build his golf course in Scotland, or if there was some other form of Kompromat on Trump, but Trump's behavior in favoring Putin fits the model of other officials over whom Putin has or had leverage, like Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (who should definitely be investigated, by the way).I’m now totally disgusted by people who have to tell us how privileged they are by dropping in details about their family skiing vacations whilst telling us an espionage story. Fast-paced and all too relevant, this is a interesting and important read for people hoping to better understand the machinations of power within Russia and how those impact the rest of the world. Unbelievably, Browder is still alive—even though Russian president Vladimir Putin has placed him in both legal and personal jeopardy more than once. Representatives of each of these groups feature in this book, in which witnesses to Russian corruption die in bizarre circumstances, falling off roofs or from sudden heart attacks.

This book tells the story of the Magnitsky Act, the tragic circumstances that surround its creation, and the role that it has had in freezing money laundering assets trailing from Russia and Vladimir Putin to banks and countries across the world. Especially in light of current events, this book is a must read that takes a look the psyche of Putin and his horrific regime.Bill Browder is the founder and CEO of Hermitage Capital Management and was the largest foreign investor in Russia until 2005. I know that is nothing like what Browder has put up with, but I was working with stripe shirts and thugs, while he faced off the powerful. A few minutes later, the senior officer who’d presented the charge sheet re-entered the room, translator in tow, both with heads bowed.

There are a few small hints that there might have been a rush to print by the publisher due to current events. The officer and translator who were with me looked at each other and then disappeared, leaving me alone again.I may not have been kidnapped, but I was now in the Spanish criminal justice system on a Russian arrest warrant.