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Russian billionaire banker Tinkov stranded in London for US extradition probe reveals he has BLOOD CANCER
Russian billionaire Oleg Tinkov, whom the US wants to extradite from Britain over alleged tax evasion, has revealed he cannot leave his home in London because he is undergoing chemotherapy for leukemia.
The 52-year-old Russian-born businessman said he chose to make his condition public due to “speculations” after the US DoJ indicted him with failure to pay due taxes when renouncing his American citizenship in 2013. Tinkov, according to the US authorities, underreported his income and wealth to dodge the payments.
“I have been diagnosed with an acute form of leukemia. The diagnosis came in October, and I have already undergone several courses of chemo therapy,” a statement from Tinkov cited by Forbes Russia said. “I had to fight for myself and my business previously, but now I am in the biggest fight, that for my life.”
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