Medvedev Associate Flees Russia Ahead of Prosecution

Sergei Guriev, an associate of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and rector of the New Economic School in Moscow, has fled Russia to avoid possible prosecution in a criminal case, said two people with knowledge of the matter.

Investigators questioned Guriev as a witness and raided the school, prompting his departure from the country, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the information isn’t public. They didn’t say where he is.