Deloitte falsified documents to evade tax on Abramovich's wealth

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• Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c64g1l5389kvo Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50054207 Points: 293 # Comments: 81…
• Reported by Hacker News and published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:21:27 UTC.

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