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ProfessorGAC

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7. Laundering Public Money?

Tue Oct 21, 2025, 01:54 PM

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How would that make sense?
Why would oligarchs care about laundering money. 99% of their fortunes are legally obtained. We may fairly question their ethics & morals, but there's no evidence they broke the law.
Look, I don't care for this "remodeling project" any more than you do, but I think it's easier to chalk it up to a megalomaniac wasting money to pay homage to himself.
You want to speculate that there are kickbacks involved, I can buy that.
But, money laundering seems far fetched.

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