Abramovich Under Fire Over 'Bankrupt' Province

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A RUSSIAN TV reporter has raised the prospect of Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich going to jail over alleged financial irregularities in Chukotka, the remote Arctic region considered by many to be his personal fiefdom.

The comments have led to speculation that Abramovich may become the next so-called oligarch in the Kremlin's firing line. The reporter, interviewing Russian Audit Chamber chairman Sergei Stepashin on his department's findings that the province was bankrupt, repeatedly mentioned the prospect of Abramovich going to jail, at one stage pointing out that improper use of budget funds can bring five years' jail.

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Abramovich Under Fire Over 'Bankrupt' Province

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