Freezing Order: A True Story of Russian Money Laundering, Murder,and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath

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A] zesty new book about the theft, extortion, intimidation, lies and murder that are the Russian state’s daily levers of power. Bill Browder is the founder and CEO of Hermitage Capital Management and was the largest foreign investor in Russia until 2005.

But they are related events, and as this book makes all too clear, we’ve taken far too long to recognise the true nature of the regime that connects them. He and his cronies set up honey traps, hired process servers to chase Browder through cities, murdered more of his Russian allies, and enlisted some of the top lawyers and politicians in America to bring him down. It is among a crop of excellent recent books about Russia…If its subject matter weren’t so grave, the book could be said to have all the elements of a high-octane drama. I thought of my 10-year-old daughter, Veronica, whom I had promised a similar trip, but who might now have to wait a very long time.

It would be entertaining fiction, but it is a true story that serves as a roadmap for fighting back against the crime and corruption from Putin’s Russia.

I understand I can change my preference through my account settings or unsubscribe directly from any marketing communications at any time. Revealing and damning, exposing Putin and his minions as little more than greedy international criminals. A few minutes later, the senior officer who’d presented the charge sheet re-entered the room, translator in tow, both with heads bowed.Bill’s courage, determination and tenacity with creating and putting the Magnitsky Act into action are truly remarkable. My admiration for Bill and those who helped fight for the Magnitsky Act to prevent such huge money laundering across the globe is beyond measure. It asks what one person can do in the face of such insidious corruption, and what we can find in ourselves to stand up and resist those forces that would steal, deceive and murder for their own gain. 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.

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. As Browder and his team tracked the money as it flowed out of Russia through the Baltics and Cyprus and on to Western Europe and the Americas, they were shocked to discovered that Vladimir Putin himself was a beneficiary of the crime. I noticed there was a light out at the far end of the hall, and that there was a small stain on the manager’s lapel. Could not be more timely in illustrating why the support of Russia’s super-rich and their funds have become crucial to Putin’s powerbase.Then in 2003 Putin jailed Mikhail Khodorkovsky, at the time the richest oligarch in Russia, and instead of opposing corruption, began putting the squeeze on the duly intimidated oligarchy. The Russians hired a lawyer who had previously worked for Browder, a conflict of interest that eventually had the lawyer barred, but not before Browder feared his personal information had been passed on to the people who were out to get him. It would be entertaining fiction, but as a true story it’s a warning and a roadmap for fighting back against the waves of crime and corruption emanating from Putin’s Russia and other dictatorships.