According to the leaked emails, Pavlov sought, in retaining Goldsmith and Debevoise, to stave off any EU sanctions list and also to respond directly to allegations made against him by William Browder, the CEO of Hermitage Capital. Browder, relying on evidence uncovered by Magnitsky, accused Pavlov of being consigliere to the organized crime syndicate responsible for raiding Hermitage Capital’s offices, stealing three of its subsidiary companies, and perpetrating a $230 million tax fraud—a financial crime then pinned on Magnitsky himself.
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