Manafort's Deals With Russian Oligarch Hint at Financial Web

  • Shell companies used for business with billionaire Deripaska
  • Millions of dollars moved through Cyprus and the Caribbean

Russia Investigations: Connecting the Dots

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His name appears nowhere in the indictment rocking Washington -- the one that accuses Paul Manafort of spiriting millions through secret accounts and shell companies.

But Manafort’s fraught relationship with Oleg Deripaska, the Russian oligarch who once did business with Trump’s former campaign manager, is essential context for the federal investigation of Manafort and Russia’s meddling in U.S. politics.