What began as allegations circulating in international financial circles concerning an “Astor”-branded lending operation has now escalated into a criminal prosecution in the United States. In a significant development, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York has indicted Vladimir Sklarov — also known as “Val Sklarov”, “Gregory Mitchell” and “Mark Simon Bentley” — on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wi…
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