Leaked files contain more evidence of Kremlin links to one of the biggest donors to Boris Johnson's Conservative party
The leaks are part of a tranche of files leaked to news organisations, called the FinCen files, which allegedly show some of the world's biggest banks allowing criminals to launder dirty money across the world with ease.
Chernukhin received the money in 2016 from a company registered in the British Virgin Islands which was linked to Kerimov, a member of the Federation Council, the Russian parliament's upper chamber. Vladimir Chernukhin was a deputy finance minister in Russia until 2004, before he fell out with Putin and moved to London. Lubov, a banker, last year donated £135,000 at a Conservative party fundraiser to have a "The leak comes amid significant concern over the influence of Russian money in UK politics. A
by UK lawmakers published in July showed that Russia's elites had integrated themselves with a high degree of success into the UK's social, business, and political circles.," adding that "there are a lot of Russians with very close links to Putin who are well integrated into the UK business and social scene and accepted because of their wealth."
It also said London had become the focus of a significant amount of money-laundering, saying that the UK was "viewed as a particularly favourable destination for Russian oligarchs and their money."LoadingBy clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Business Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our
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