Paris Tries Ex‑Banker Dmitry Klyuev in Absentia Over Magnitsky‑Linked Money Laundering
The case advances France's bid to trace suspected laundering of funds from the $230 million fraud exposed before Sergei Magnitsky's 2009 death.
Overview
- Dmitry Klyuev, tried in absentia Monday in Paris, faces aggravated money‑laundering charges tied to a scheme uncovered by lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.
- Court filings say Klyuev has been under an arrest warrant since March 2025 and is suspected of spending part of the diverted money in France.
- The hearing is being led by Peimane Ghaleh Marzban, who serves as president of the Paris judicial tribunal.
- Bill Browder, the Hermitage Capital founder who hired Magnitsky, is attending the session and says threats have not shaken his push for accountability.
- Hermitage alleges three fund subsidiaries were stolen to pull off a roughly $230 million tax fraud, which Magnitsky reported before he was jailed and beaten to death in 2009.