ABC News has reported that U.S. prosecutors have accused an influential Ukrainian oligarch and five others in allegedly involved bribes of officials in India for a racketeering conspiracy that would allow the mining of titanium minerals.
U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago made a statement today saying, “Dmytro Firtash and other defendants conspired to pay more than $18 million in bribes to acquire licenses for the purpose of mining minerals in eastern India.”
Firtash was arrested on an American warrant in Vienna last month. The U.S. authorities at no time revealed details of the allegations at the time of his arrest. Firtash was later released on more than a 172 million bail on guarantees that he wouldn’t leave Austria.
Firtash is a supporter of ex-Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and he has been a substantial figure in selling Russian natural gas to Ukraine.
Firtash has denied any wrongdoing.
Writer of this article is Barbara Kasey Smith and it is based on an ABC News.Com report.
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ABC News.Com