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...victim of a raid aimed at seizing his synthetic leather factory in Moscow, was convicted of fraud in May and sentenced to eight years in prison. In a telephone interview from prison, Kozlov said that Butyrka is teeming with entrepreneurs locked up on phony charges brought against them in raider attacks. "Before I landed behind bars, I thought only criminals were in jail," Kozlov said. "Now I know it's not only criminals." (Read: "Putin: Yes, I May Run Again. Thanks for Asking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Danger of Doing Business in Russia | 12/19/2009 | See Source »

...There are no reliable statistics on the number of corporate raider attacks carried out each year, although media reports have put the number as high as 70,000. But the impact of the criminal practice on the economy is quite clear - business lobbyists and corruption experts say it is paralyzing small- and mid-sized businesses, as well as scaring off foreign investment. "If an Italian is doing business here and is targeted in a raider attack, he's going to tell his countrymen," says Alexander Brechalov, vice president of Opora, a Russian lobbying group for small businesses. "Who is going...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Danger of Doing Business in Russia | 12/19/2009 | See Source »

...Interior Ministry has denied any ulterior motives in Magnitsky's detention, saying he was being held solely because of the tax evasion charges. (Browder says those charges were without merit.) In April, a Moscow court convicted a sawmill foreman, Viktor Markelov, of fraud in connection with the raider scam, sentencing him to five years in prison. The verdict mentions only "unidentified persons" as Markelov's co-conspirators and does not include any reference to the Hermitage subsidiaries being stolen. But the company says Markelov was likely just a bit player and notes the $230 million has yet to be returned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Danger of Doing Business in Russia | 12/19/2009 | See Source »

...minutes into the first period, junior defenseman Chris Huxley netted a power play goal off assists from sophomores Ryan Grimshaw and Alex Killorn. Five minutes later, Killorn scored one himself, and two minutes after that, sophomore Eric Kroshus made the score 3-0 when he snuck the puck past Raider goaltender Alex Evin. Evin was pulled in favor of a new goalie, Charlie Long, immediately following the third goal. By the end of the first period, Harvard had built a sizeable lead and looked to be firing on all cylinders...

Author: By Jake I. Fisher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Gives Up Lead Against Colgate | 11/9/2009 | See Source »

...Raiders beat Crimson senior goaltender Kyle Richter 30 seconds into the frame to close the gap to two. Then Raider forward Austin Smith brought his team even closer with a goal at the 10-minute mark. Just two minutes later, Smith tallied another, tying up the game at four. With four minutes remaining, Colgate freshman Robbie Bourdon broke the deadlock, giving the Raiders a 5-4 edge. A late-game Crimson power play and other attempts on goal were unsuccessful...

Author: By Jake I. Fisher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Gives Up Lead Against Colgate | 11/9/2009 | See Source »

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