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Marseille money-laundering case implicates Russian oligarch and Corsican developer

Original: [Article] Affaire de blanchiment à Marseille : casting royal Un oligarque russe en disgrâce, un flamboyant promoteur imm

A money-laundering affair in Marseille has drawn attention for its colourful cast of characters: a disgraced Russian oligarch, a flamboyant Corsican property developer, a Luxembourg businessman, a financier linked to the Front national, and a globally renowned Swiss bank. The reported involvement of such high-profile international figures in a French financial investigation is what has caught readers' attention.

Why now: The striking combination of a Russian oligarch, politicians' financiers and a major Swiss bank in a French laundering case makes the story unusually newsworthy.

MarseilleRussian oligarchCorsican property developerLuxembourg businessmanSwiss bank

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