Panama Leak: Lithuanian Authorities Confirm Transactions by Putin Associate Roldugin

Is Sergei Roldugin being thrown beneath the bus to protect Putin?

Is this the tip of the iceberg in Russia?  Can and will Russian investigative journalists, or someone else, tie this all together to implicate Putin?

• Can. Russian investigative journalists CAN investigate ties to Putin.
• Will they?  Doubtful. I believe they would prefer breathing.

If external investigators can receive copies of Russian internal financial documents, this would be the best and safest way to uncover the truth. Still, whoever leaks those documents risks their life.

Notice, already the Lithuanian Financial Crime Investigation Service (FCIS) is involved and making disclosures injurious to Putin.  Note the word crime in their title.  Putin has enemies outside Russia.

Notice, the Moscow Times is publishing these stories, which may be damaging to Putin’s reputation.  Respect, Moscow Times. Mad respect. You have mine.

This is information warfare at its base.

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The Moscow Times

Apr. 06 2016 16:27

The Lithuanian Financial Crime Investigation Service (FCIS) has confirmed that Sergei Roldugin, a close friend of President Vladimir Putin who was named in the Panama Papers, used Lithuanian bank accounts to carry out transactions using offshore companies, the Meduza news website reported Wednesday.

Four accounts in Ukio Bankos, which was placed into administration by Lithuanian authorities in 2013, were used to move a significant amount of money, the FCIS said, Meduza reported.

Transactions relating to the shares of Russian state-owned oil giant Rosneft were carried out by Dino Capital SA, registered in Panama, and Starcourt Worldwide Ltd, registered in Belize — companies identified as fictitious traders by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project.

When the transactions were stopped at the request of the seller, a “penalty” of more than $1.5 million was paid to companies affiliated with Roldugin, the FCIS said.

These operations are an indication of money laundering, FCIS director Kestutis Jucevicius said, Meduza reported.

Source: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article.php?id=564847&lang=en