Money-laundering investigation

Moscow - Russia's acting chief prosecutor, Mr Vladimir Ustinov, said yesterday the security services had been ordered to look…

Moscow - Russia's acting chief prosecutor, Mr Vladimir Ustinov, said yesterday the security services had been ordered to look into Russian involvement in an alleged multi-billion dollar money laundering scheme at a US bank.

British and US authorities are investigating claims that mobsters, businessmen and senior officials may have been funneling billions of dollars out of Russia through the Bank of New York, including aid from the IMF.