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Bribe, Swindle or StealExtreme Wealth - Episode 4: Bill Browder and the Pitiless Greed of Vladimir PutinSir William Browder ("Bill"), a financier turned justice advocate, is our guest for this episode of our ongoing series on extreme wealth. Bill has been the engine behind the Magnitsky Act, a law that for the past 12 years has empowered governments to seize the assets of foreign leaders who abuse human rights — a significant countermeasure against corruption and atrocity that has exasperated Vladimir Putin and oligarchs in Russia, where Bill was once a leading foreign investor. His experience working in (and subsequently abandoning) Russia allowed him to see inside that culture and economy, and have led him to conclude Pu...
2024-10-1635 minBribe, Swindle or StealThe Death of Sergei MagnitskyIn recognition of the recent honor of Sir Bill Browder KCMG with the title Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George for his significant contributions to human rights and anti-corruption, we are revisiting a 2017 interview with Bill. He describes the brazen fraud and violence of Putin's Russia, the death of Sergei Magnitsky, and the passage of the Magnitsky Act. (This episode was originally published on 31 May 2017)
2024-06-1929 minBribe, Swindle or StealThe Death of Sergei Magnitsky: Bill BrowderAs Russia's war on Ukraine drags on, we revisit Russian corruption and its weaponization of financial crime in our 2017 interview with Bill Browder. He describes the brazen fraud and violence of Putin's Russia, the death of Sergei Magnitsky, and the passage of the Magnitsky Act. You can also listen to our most recent interview with Bill, discussing his excellent book, "Freezing Order." (That episode was originally published in 2017.)
2023-11-0129 minBribe, Swindle or StealBill Browder at the TRACE London ForumThis week, we're listening in on our conversation with Bill Browder at the TRACE London Forum. Bill discusses his new book, Freezing Order, and his ongoing quest for accountability and justice following the abuse and murder of his lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky.
2022-09-2842 minBribe, Swindle or StealThe Death of Sergei MagnitskyBill Browder of Hermitage Capital describes the brazen fraud and violence of Putin's Russia.
2022-06-0129 minBribe, Swindle or Steal"Freezing Order"Bill Browder joins the podcast again to talk about his fascinating new book, the many successes of the Global Magnitsky Act which he promoted with energy and ingenuity and where he is turning his attention now.
2022-05-0421 minBribe, Swindle or StealMagnitsky Update: CanadaBill Browder discusses Canada's new Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act and which country he hopes will be the 6th to adopt a similar law.
2017-12-1817 minBribe, Swindle or StealThe Death of Sergei MagnitskyBill Browder of Hermitage Capital describes the brazen fraud and violence of Putin's Russia.
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