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Silicon Curtain
703. Aaron Gasch Burnett and Bill Browder - We Must Choke Off Funds to Putin's War Economy to End the War

Silicon Curtain

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 52:36


Aaron Gasch Burnett is a German Canadian political analyst, news journalist, communications strategist, and expert on German politics with over a decade of experience based in Berlin and over 15 years in journalism, research, and communications. ----------William Browder was the largest foreign investor in Russia until 2005, as CEO of Hermitage Capital, when he was denied entry to the country and declared “a threat to national security” for exposing corruption in Russian state-owned companies. Since his business was stolen through a massive fraud by Russian state officials, and his lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky ruthlessness murdered, Mr. Browder has sought justice outside of Russia and started a global campaign for governments around the world to impose targeted visa bans and asset freezes on human rights abusers and highly corrupt officials. The United States was the first to impose these targeted sanctions with the passage of the Sergei Magnitsky Accountability Act in 2012, followed by the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act in 2016. William Browder is Head of Global Magnitsky Justice campaign, and author of Red Notice & Freezing Order (April 2022). Now he is seeking justice for crimes committed by Russia at the behest of Putin, in Ukraine. ----------BOOKS:Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice (2015)Freezing Order: A True Story of Russian Money Laundering, Murder,and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath (2022)----------Your support is massively appreciated! SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon CurtainNEXT EVENTS - LVIV, KYIV AND ODESA THIS MAY.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur first live events this year in Lviv and Kyiv were a huge success. Now we need to maintain this momentum, and change the tide towards a Ukrainian victory. The Silicon Curtain Roadshow is an ambitious campaign to run a minimum of 12 events in 2025, and potentially many more. We may add more venues to the program, depending on the success of the fundraising campaign. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasWe need to scale up our support for Ukraine, and these events are designed to have a major impact. Your support in making it happen is greatly appreciated. All events will be recorded professionally and published for free on the Silicon Curtain channel. Where possible, we will also live-stream events.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:Save Ukrainehttps://www.saveukraineua.org/Superhumans - Hospital for war traumashttps://superhumans.com/en/UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukrainehttps://unbroken.org.ua/Come Back Alivehttps://savelife.in.ua/en/Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchenhttps://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraineUNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyyhttps://u24.gov.ua/Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundationhttps://prytulafoundation.orgNGO “Herojam Slava”https://heroiamslava.org/kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and Przemyślhttps://kharpp.com/NOR DOG Animal Rescuehttps://www.nor-dog.org/home/----------PLATFORMS:Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSiliconInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqmLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------

Tax Notes Talk
From Cape Town: A Practitioner's Take on Tax in the Baltics

Tax Notes Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 18:04


Send us a textJānis Taukačs, a partner at Sorainen in Latvia, discusses the Baltic region's tax priorities, as well as his own professional journey through the world of tax. For other episodes from Cape Town, listen to:"From Cape Town: A Sit-Down With South Africa's Top Tax Official.""From Cape Town: Developing Tax Policy for Developing Nations."For more about the Sergei Magnitsky story, read David Stewart's article in Tax Notes, "Death of Russian Lawyer Puts Spotlight on Hermitage Tax Fraud."   For more coverage, read the following in Tax Notes:OECD Framework Discussing Permanent Pillar 2 Safe HarborsFrustration Persists in OECD Framework Over Pillar 1Lithuania Tax Authority Proposes Pillar 2 Implementing RulesLatvian Parliament Passes Global Minimum Tax LegislationFollow us on X:David Stewart: @TaxStewTax Notes: @TaxNotes***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige JonesShowrunner: Jordan ParrishAudio Engineers: Jordan Parrish, Peyton RhodesGuest Relations: Alexis Hart

The Secrets of Statecraft
The Courage of Sir Bill Browder | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

The Secrets of Statecraft

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 45:25 Transcription Available


How Bill Browder reacted when Vladimir Putin murdered Browder's friend and lawyer Sergei Magnitsky. Recorded on October 11, 2024.

Middle Market Musings
Episode 56 Bill Browder, CEO of Hermitage Capital Management

Middle Market Musings

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 50:44


Sir William Felix Browder provides a distinguished start to Season 4.  As CEO and Founder of Hermitage, Bill Browder became the largest portfolio investor in Russia.  He traces his family's early connections to Russia, and then tells one of the singular tales of courage in this century.  Browder went from Russian insider to mortal Putin foe.  He was able to escape Russia, but his attorney and friend Sergei Magnitsky was imprisoned on phony embezzlement charges, tortured and killed.  Bill responded by pushing for the enactment of the Magnitsky Act in the United States, as well as laws in 16 other nations providing for asset seizure and sanctions in response to human rights violations.  Bill talks about his ongoing interests in global politics as well as his post-Russia activities as a private investor in US Middle Market private equity.  

Bribe, Swindle or Steal
The Death of Sergei Magnitsky

Bribe, Swindle or Steal

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 29:19


In recognition of the recent honor of Sir Bill Browder KCMG with the title Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George for his significant contributions to human rights and anti-corruption, we are revisiting a 2017 interview with Bill. He describes the brazen fraud and violence of Putin's Russia, the death of Sergei Magnitsky, and the passage of the Magnitsky Act. This episode was originally published on 31 May 2017

BOOKED IN
BILL BROWDER: Red Notice, Putin and the Magnitsky Act

BOOKED IN

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 32:14


Bill Browder is the best selling author of two books, Red Notice and Freezing Order. In them, he documents his time in Russia, the killing of his lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, and what led to him becoming one of President Putin's most outspoken critics. We spoke about all of this, plus the war in Ukraine and the impact of sanctions. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My Worst Investment Ever Podcast
William Browder - Don't Go to Russia

My Worst Investment Ever Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 35:03 Transcription Available


BIO: William Browder is the CEO of Hermitage Capital Management, Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign, and author of Red Notice and Freezing Order.STORY: Bill moved to Moscow at the age of 31 and was the only Westerner there with any Wall Street skills. That led him to become the largest foreign investor in the country. His decision to go to Russia was the worst investment of his life. Although Bill made a fortune for his clients and a smaller portion for himself, he wishes he never moved to Russia because a lot of people have died, and a lot of lives have been ruined.LEARNING: Don't go to Russia. “My friend Vladimir is the second most important political prisoner in Russia, and I'm desperately trying to get them out. Hopefully, I'll succeed.”William Browder Guest profileWilliam Browder is the CEO of Hermitage Capital Management, Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign, and author of Red Notice and Freezing Order. Bill was once Russia's largest foreign portfolio investor until being declared “a threat to national security” in 2005 for exposing corruption in Russian state-owned companies.In 2008, Mr. Browder's lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, uncovered a massive fraud committed by Russian government officials stealing US$230 million of state taxes and was subsequently arrested, imprisoned without trial, and systematically tortured.Sergei Magnitsky died in prison on November 16, 2009. Ever since, Bill Browder has led the Global Magnitsky Campaign for governments around the world to impose targeted visa bans and asset freezes on human rights abusers and highly corrupt officials, introducing the passage of the Sergei Magnitsky Accountability Act in 2012, & the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act 2016. Which has since been adopted by 11 countries, including the USA, UK, Canada, and New Zealand.Worst investment everDuring his teenage rebellion, Bill faced a unique challenge, how to rebel from a family of communists. Undeterred, he hatched a daring plan to don a suit and tie and embrace capitalism. His graduation from Stanford Business School in 1989 coincided with the fall of the Berlin Wall, a moment that sparked a profound realization. With his grandfather's communist legacy and the Berlin Wall's collapse, Bill set his sights on an audacious goal to become the leading capitalist in Eastern Europe.Bill aimed to become the largest investor in that part of the world. He eventually achieved that goal at the very young age of 25. Bill discovered the Russian privatization program, which basically gave everything away for free.Bill moved to Moscow at the age of 31 in 1986, and he was the only Westerner there with any Wall Street skills. That led him to become the largest foreign investor in the country.While initially lucrative, Bill's decision to move to Russia proved to be a double-edged sword. He made a fortune for his clients and a smaller portion for himself, but the cost was high. Lives were lost, and many were left in ruins. Bill reflects on this, considering it the worst investment of his life.Lessons learnedThere are two choices for people who want to rebuild Russia: You can either go back and become part of the criminal enterprise or don't go back. If you go back and try to fix it, you'll become an enemy of the regime and go to jail. So, you can either become imprisoned or become a...

Insights with Sean O'Rourke

Bill Browder is an international campaigner against corruption and human rights abuses in Russia. Bill was an investor in Russia prior to his expulsion from the country in 2005. The death of his lawyer Sergei Magnitsky prompted him to turn his firm Hermitage Capital Management into a campaigning organisation promoting the Magnitsky Act.

Heimsglugginn
Grimm örlög andstæðinga Pútíns

Heimsglugginn

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 22:55


Bogi Ágústsson , Eyrún Magnúsdóttir og Þórunn Elísabet Bogadóttir ræddu örlög þeirra sem hafa sett sig upp á móti Vladimír Pútín Rússlandsforseta. Alexei Navalny hefur bæst í hóp þeirra sem hafa dáið beint eða óbeint vegna andstöðunnar við forsetann. Á Vesturlöndum er litið svo á að Navalny hafi verið myrtur að undirlagi Pútíns. Í hópi þeirra Rússa sem handlangarar Pútíns hafa myrt eru meðal annarra Alexander Litvinenko, Anna Politkovskaya, Sergei Magnitsky, Boris Nemtsov og Jevgení Prígósjín. Þá ræddu þau í lokin um skýrslu sænsku öryggislögreglunnar SÄPO um ógnanir við Svíþjóð. Þar segir að mest hætta stafi af Rússlandi, Kína og Íran. Charlotte von Essen, yfirmaður SÄPO, sagði að friði væri ógnað og ástandið yrði alvarlegt í fyrirsjáanlegri framtíð. Grænlenska landsstjórnin í gær utanríkis-öryggis- og varnarmálastefnu og þar kemur meðal annars fram að stefnt skuli að aukinni samvinnu við Norður-Ameríku og Ísland. Þetta er stefnumótun til næsta áratugar og að henni standa allir flokkar á þingi nema einn, Naleraq.

Behind the Balance Sheet
#31 The Justice Warrior

Behind the Balance Sheet

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024 64:12


Bill Browder is a human rights activist who championed the Magnitsky Act, signed into law by President Obama. It not only sanctions Russians, but others around the world. Similar legislation is now in place in over 30 countries. He is also a bestselling author and former hedge fund manager. In this episode, we talk about his career, about how he coped with a 90% fall in the value of his fund, about how he subsequently engineered a 37x recovery for the portfolio, about his deportation from Russia and how he subsequently secretly cashed in the gains and returned the cash to investors. And of course we talk about the events that led up to the tragic death of his lawyer and friend Sergei Magnitsky.   Warning: Listeners may find some of this discussion upsetting. Disclaimer: Bill's views are his own and do not reflect the views of this podcast. Show Notes

Bribe, Swindle or Steal
The Death of Sergei Magnitsky: Bill Browder

Bribe, Swindle or Steal

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 29:19


As Russia's war on Ukraine drags on, we revisit Russian corruption and its weaponization of financial crime in our 2017 interview with Bill Browder. He describes the brazen fraud and violence of Putin's Russia, the death of Sergei Magnitsky, and the passage of the Magnitsky Act. You can also listen to our most recent  interview with Bill, discussing his excellent book, "Freezing Order." (That episode was originally published in 2017.)

Jonny Gould's Jewish State

This is a special episode featuring a competition winner from a primary school who won the chance to make an episode of Jonny Gould's Jewish State. I ran it for Year 6 pupils at North West London Jewish Day School and was delighted when 11-year-old Bella Bolot stepped up to the plate and secured us an interview with Bill Browder. Bill is a London-based American-born financier, the CEO and co-founder of Hermitage Capital Management, once the largest foreign portfolio investor in Russia. On discovering that taxes he was paying to the Russian exchequer were being stolen by middlemen officials, he started to expose large scale systemic corruption in the country. With his Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, he took on large companies like Gazprom and Sidanco. But as they confronted faceless power, the consequences were fatal. In retaliation, in November 2005, Bill was refused entry to Russia, deported to the UK, and declared a threat to Russian national security. But Sergei was tortured and murdered in prison for testifying on Bill's behalf. He takes responsibility for this terrible crime and it totally changed the trajectory of his life, both private and commercial. Bill now heads the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign. He gives us a snapshot of what Russia's become under Vladimir Putin and how life isn't just made up of comfortable decisions. Sometimes we have to take a stand. My thanks to Miss Caplan and Mr Radomsky at North West London Jewish Day School. Listen here to Bella's interview with Bill Browder.

Stand Up! with Pete Dominick
Bill Browder! Can you talk Real Quick?

Stand Up! with Pete Dominick

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2023 22:22


Welcome to my new Series "can you talk real quick?" This is a short, efficiently produced conversation with someone who knows stuff about things that are happening and who will let me record a quick chat to help us all better understand an issue in the news or our lives as well as connect with each other around something that might be unfolding in real time.  Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day.  Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 700 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls I just spoke to Bill Browder about what the hell is happening in Russia!  Bill is the CEO Hermitage Capital Management, Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign and author of Red Notice William Browder was the largest foreign investor in Russia until 2005, when he was denied entry to the country and declared “a threat to national security” for exposing corruption in Russian state-owned companies. In 2008, Mr. Browder's lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, uncovered a massive fraud committed by Russian government officials that involved the theft of US $230 million of state taxes. Sergei testified against state officials involved in this fraud and was subsequently arrested, imprisoned without trial and systematically tortured. He spent a year in prison under horrific detention conditions, was repeatedly denied medical treatment, and died in prison on November 16, 2009, leaving behind a wife and two children. Since then, Mr. Browder has sought justice outside of Russia and started a global campaign for governments around the world to impose targeted visa bans and asset freezes on human rights abusers and highly corrupt officials. The United States was the first to impose these targeted sanctions with the passage of the Sergei Magnitsky Accountability Act in 2012, followed by the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act in 2016. Since then, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Baltic states, the European Union and most recently Australia have passed their own versions of the Magnitsky Act. Mr. Browder is currently working to have similar legislation passed in other countries worldwide including New Zealand and Japan, to name a few. Pete on Tik Tok Pete on YouTube  Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page All things Jon Carroll  Follow and Support Pete Coe  

Stand Up! with Pete Dominick
Episode 794 Russian , Putin , Finance Expert and Author Bill Browder

Stand Up! with Pete Dominick

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 54:46


Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 740 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Check out StandUpwithPete.com to learn more Bill Browder is the founder and CEO of Hermitage Capital Management, which was the investment adviser to the largest foreign investment fund in Russia until 2005, when Bill was denied entry to the country and declared a “threat to national security” as a result of his battle against corporate corruption. Following his expulsion, the Russian authorities raided his offices, seized Hermitage Fund's investment companies and used them to steal $230 million of taxes that the companies had previously paid. When Browder's lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, investigated the crime, he was arrested by the same officers he implicated, tortured for 358 days, and killed in custody at the age of 37 in November 2009.   Since then, Browder has spent the last 5 years fighting for justice for Mr. Magnitsky. The Russian government exonerated and even promoted some of the officials involved so Browder took the case to America, where his campaigning led to the US Congress adopting the ‘Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act' in 2012, which imposed visa sanctions and asset freezes on those involved in the detention, ill-treatment and death of Sergei Magnitsky (as well as in other human rights abuses). This law was the first time the US sanctioned Russia in 35 years and became the model for all subsequent US sanctions against Russia. Browder is currently working to have similar legislation passed in Magnitsky's name across the European Union.  Get Bill's amazing book Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice   Check out all things Jon Carroll Follow and Support Pete Coe Phil Round Music Pete on YouTube Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page

Diplomates - A Geopolitical Chinwag
Bill Browder: Sending Putin Broke — Dirty Money, Oligarchs and Sanctions

Diplomates - A Geopolitical Chinwag

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 41:58


Bill Browder is the head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign the author of Red Notice and Freezing Order. Bill was the largest foreign investor in Russia until 2005, when he was denied entry to the country and declared “a threat to national security” for exposing corruption in Russian state-owned companies.In 2008, Browder's lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, uncovered a massive fraud committed by Russian government officials that involved the theft of US $230 million of state taxes. Sergei testified against state officials involved in this fraud and was subsequently arrested, imprisoned without trial and systematically tortured. He spent a year in prison under horrific detention conditions, was repeatedly denied medical treatment, and died in prison on November 16, 2009, leaving behind a wife and two children.Since then, Mr. Browder has sought justice outside of Russia and started a global campaign for governments around the world to impose targeted visa bans and asset freezes on human rights abusers and highly corrupt officials. The United States was the first to impose these targeted sanctions with the passage of the Sergei Magnitsky Accountability Act in 2012, followed by the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act in 2016. Misha and Bill caught up for a chinwag about Russian sanctions, whether the world could have done more to stop Putin's invasion, what the deaths of Russian oligarchs tells us, what the world including Australia can do to help Ukraine and whether Russian democracy is possible. You can follow misha and the show @mishazelinsky and @diplomatesshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

52 Insights Podcast
#16 Bill Browder: My War Against Putin

52 Insights Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 46:21


What would you do if a wealthy and powerful tyrant decided you were a direct challenge to his power? This is the dilemma that Bill Browder, best-selling author and human rights activist, has faced over the last fifteen years. Earning the ire of Vladimir Putin, in 2009, his lawyer Sergei Magnitsky was tortured and murdered in cold blood; this heinous act set off a chain of events that would lead Browder to work both ends of the candle to raise a stunning piece of legislation called the Magnitsky act. Now enacted in 35 countries, it allows governments sweeping powers to freeze the assets and visas of foreign government officials deemed to be human rights offenders.  At 58, this American native, in this latest episode of 52 Insights, recounts his incredible tale of survival with me. His chilling story,  documented in his bestselling novels Freezing Order and Red Notice, read like omens leading up to the gravest geopolitical conflict in Europe since WW2. Browder's story isn't just about one man's endless fight to dismantle a sociopathic regime but a tale built on protecting his virtues - justice, perseverance and a higher calling. It's hard not to be inspired by his story. In this discussion, we delve into the following: Browder's personal history Russia's erratic journey to the present day Examining the relationship between Browder's sanction work and Putin's War with Ukraine Trump's collusion with Russia Putin's personal vendetta against Browder The war in Ukraine and its eventual conclusion Browder's legacy

Talk TV Radio
Why Vladimir Putin IS A Psychopath By His No.1 Foreign Enemy

Talk TV Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2023 24:11


Vladimir Putin wants Bill Browder dead. The US businessman is the Russian dictator's No.1 foreign enemy and this is the first episode of a new series where Browder gets Inside Putin's Mind. After Vladimir Putin allegedly had Browder's lawyer Sergei Magnitsky tortured and killed, the American has made it his life goal to bring down Putin. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/talktv/support

RADIO AYK
«Նոր Յառաջ»-1824-ի ձայնագրեալ լրահոսը 7 Յունուար 2023

RADIO AYK

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2023 8:38


ՄԻԱՑԵԱԼ ՆԱՀԱՆԳՆԵՐ ՈՒԱՇԻՆԿԸՆ ԲԵՐՁՈՐԻ ՄԻՋԱՆՑՔԸ ԱՊԱՇՐՋԱՓԱԿԵԼՈՒ ԿՈՉ Կ՚ԸՆԷ ԼՈՍ ԱՆՃԸԼԸՍԻ ՔԱՂԱՔԱՊԵՏՈՒՀԻՆ ԵՒ ՔԱՂԱՔԱՊԵՏԱԿԱՆ ԽՈՐՀՈՒՐԴԻ ՆԱԽԱԳԱՀԸ ՊԱՅՏԸՆԻՆ ԿՈՉ ՈՒՂՂԱԾ ԵՆ՝ ՕԳՆՈՒԹԵԱՆ ՀԱՍՆԵԼՈՒ ԱՐՑԱԽԻՆ (*) Մակնիցքիի օրէնքը, որ պաշտօնապէս ծանօթ է «Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky rule of law Accountability Act of 2012» անուանումով, երկկուսակցական օրէնք մըն է, ընդունուած՝ Միացեալ Նահանգներու Գոնկրէսին եւ նախագահ Օպամայի կողմէ 2012 Նոյեմբեր-Դեկտեմբերին: Այս օրէնքը կը նախատեսէ 2009-ին Մոսկուայի Պութիրքայի բանտին մէջ՝ քաղաքական համակարգի եղծանման դէմ պայքարի խորհրդանիշ հանդիսացող փաստաբան Սերկէյ Մակնիցքիի մահուան հետ առնչուած կասկածելի ռուս պաշտօնատարներու նկատմամբ ֆինանսական պատիժներ եւ այցագիրի (վիզա) արգելքներ։ ■ Genocide Watch-ը ցեղասպանութեան դէմ հանդէս եկող դաշինքի համակարգողն է, որ հիմնուած է 1999-ին: Կառոյցը կը ներառէ աշխարհի աւելի քան 75 կազմակերպութիւն: Genocide Watch-ը կազմակերպութիւններու առաջին դաշնակցութիւնն է, որ ամբողջովին կեդրոնացած է ցեղասպանութեան կանխարգիլման վրայ: --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/radioayk/message

Real Vision Presents...
My Life in 4 Trades - How Bill Browder Took on Putin's Oligarchs

Real Vision Presents...

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2022 51:42


There's nothing ordinary about Bill Browder's life. After earning an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1989, he moved to Russia with the intention of becoming the “biggest capitalist in Eastern Europe.” Bill's dream manifested with the opening of the Hermitage Fund, which became the best-performing hedge fund in the world. In this captivating episode of My Life in Four Trades, the venture capitalist turned political activist joins Maggie Lake to share the distinct highlights and harrowing downsides to his success: taking on and taking down business oligarchs of the old Soviet republics, the tragic death of his lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, and his emergence as Vladimir Putin's No. 1 enemy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My Life in 4 Trades
How Bill Browder Took on Putin's Oligarchs

My Life in 4 Trades

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 51:42


There's nothing ordinary about Bill Browder's life. After earning an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1989, he moved to Russia with the intention of becoming the “biggest capitalist in Eastern Europe.” Bill's dream manifested with the opening of the Hermitage Fund, which became the best-performing hedge fund in the world. In this captivating episode of My Life in Four Trades, the venture capitalist turned political activist joins Maggie Lake to share the distinct highlights and harrowing downsides to his success: taking on and taking down business oligarchs of the old Soviet republics, the tragic death of his lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, and his emergence as Vladimir Putin's No. 1 enemy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bribe, Swindle or Steal
Bill Browder at the TRACE London Forum

Bribe, Swindle or Steal

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 42:26


This week, we're listening in on our conversation with Bill Browder at the TRACE London Forum. Bill discusses his new book, Freezing Order, and his ongoing quest for accountability and justice following the abuse and murder of his lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky.

Heimskviður
116 | Bill Browder og Elísabet Englandsdrottning

Heimskviður

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2022 37:37


Það eru næstum sjö mánuðir liðnir síðan Rússar réðust inn í Úkraínu og það eru allskonar afleiðingar að koma betur og betur í ljós. Orkukreppan og verðbólgan í mörgum ríkjum Evrópu er til dæmis bein og óbein afleiðing af þessum átökum, orkukreppan vegna þeirra viðskiptaþvingana og refsiaðgerða sem Evrópusambandið og önnur vestræn ríki, Ísland þar með talið, hafa sett, bæði á stjórnvöld í Rússlandi og líka á ákveðna einstaklinga sem taldir eru sekir um mannréttindabrot og spillingu. Slíkar aðgerðir, gegn einstaklingum, eru margar hverjar byggðar á löggjöf sem kennd eru við rússneskan lögfræðing sem hét Sergei Magnitsky og maðurinn sem barist hefur fyrir því óslitið síðan 2009 við að koma þessari löggjöf á koppinn víða um heim, heitir Bill Browder. Hann er orðinn heimsþekktur fyrir þessa baráttu sína. Björn Malmquist ræddi við Browder. Þegar kistu Elísabetar Englandsdrottningar var flogið frá Skotlandi yfir til Lundúna á miðvikudag var fóru sex milljónir inn á vefsíðuna Flightradar24 til að fylgjast með ferðalaginu. Aldrei í sögu vefsíðunnar hafa fleiri fylgst jafn grannt með ferðalagi einnar flugvéla. Áhorfið á sjónvarpsþættina The Crown gegnum streymisveituna Netflix hefur aukist um 800 prósent frá því að Elísabet lést. Þá hafa verið fluttar óteljandi fréttir af öllu sem tengist andláti Elísabetar og valdaskiptum í Bretlandi, fréttir um allt frá nýlendustefnu til samloka með marmelaði. Birta Björnsdóttir fjallar um andlát Elísabetar. Heimskviður er fréttaskýringaþáttur um allt sem gerist ekki á Íslandi. Umsjónarmenn þáttarins eru Birta Björnsdóttir, Bjarni Pétur Jónsson og Sunna Valgerðardóttir.

Heimskviður
116 | Bill Browder og Elísabet Englandsdrottning

Heimskviður

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2022


Það eru næstum sjö mánuðir liðnir síðan Rússar réðust inn í Úkraínu og það eru allskonar afleiðingar að koma betur og betur í ljós. Orkukreppan og verðbólgan í mörgum ríkjum Evrópu er til dæmis bein og óbein afleiðing af þessum átökum, orkukreppan vegna þeirra viðskiptaþvingana og refsiaðgerða sem Evrópusambandið og önnur vestræn ríki, Ísland þar með talið, hafa sett, bæði á stjórnvöld í Rússlandi og líka á ákveðna einstaklinga sem taldir eru sekir um mannréttindabrot og spillingu. Slíkar aðgerðir, gegn einstaklingum, eru margar hverjar byggðar á löggjöf sem kennd eru við rússneskan lögfræðing sem hét Sergei Magnitsky og maðurinn sem barist hefur fyrir því óslitið síðan 2009 við að koma þessari löggjöf á koppinn víða um heim, heitir Bill Browder. Hann er orðinn heimsþekktur fyrir þessa baráttu sína. Björn Malmquist ræddi við Browder. Þegar kistu Elísabetar Englandsdrottningar var flogið frá Skotlandi yfir til Lundúna á miðvikudag var fóru sex milljónir inn á vefsíðuna Flightradar24 til að fylgjast með ferðalaginu. Aldrei í sögu vefsíðunnar hafa fleiri fylgst jafn grannt með ferðalagi einnar flugvéla. Áhorfið á sjónvarpsþættina The Crown gegnum streymisveituna Netflix hefur aukist um 800 prósent frá því að Elísabet lést. Þá hafa verið fluttar óteljandi fréttir af öllu sem tengist andláti Elísabetar og valdaskiptum í Bretlandi, fréttir um allt frá nýlendustefnu til samloka með marmelaði. Birta Björnsdóttir fjallar um andlát Elísabetar. Heimskviður er fréttaskýringaþáttur um allt sem gerist ekki á Íslandi. Umsjónarmenn þáttarins eru Birta Björnsdóttir, Bjarni Pétur Jónsson og Sunna Valgerðardóttir.

Heimskviður
116 | Bill Browder og Elísabet Englandsdrottning

Heimskviður

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2022


Það eru næstum sjö mánuðir liðnir síðan Rússar réðust inn í Úkraínu og það eru allskonar afleiðingar að koma betur og betur í ljós. Orkukreppan og verðbólgan í mörgum ríkjum Evrópu er til dæmis bein og óbein afleiðing af þessum átökum, orkukreppan vegna þeirra viðskiptaþvingana og refsiaðgerða sem Evrópusambandið og önnur vestræn ríki, Ísland þar með talið, hafa sett, bæði á stjórnvöld í Rússlandi og líka á ákveðna einstaklinga sem taldir eru sekir um mannréttindabrot og spillingu. Slíkar aðgerðir, gegn einstaklingum, eru margar hverjar byggðar á löggjöf sem kennd eru við rússneskan lögfræðing sem hét Sergei Magnitsky og maðurinn sem barist hefur fyrir því óslitið síðan 2009 við að koma þessari löggjöf á koppinn víða um heim, heitir Bill Browder. Hann er orðinn heimsþekktur fyrir þessa baráttu sína. Björn Malmquist ræddi við Browder. Þegar kistu Elísabetar Englandsdrottningar var flogið frá Skotlandi yfir til Lundúna á miðvikudag var fóru sex milljónir inn á vefsíðuna Flightradar24 til að fylgjast með ferðalaginu. Aldrei í sögu vefsíðunnar hafa fleiri fylgst jafn grannt með ferðalagi einnar flugvéla. Áhorfið á sjónvarpsþættina The Crown gegnum streymisveituna Netflix hefur aukist um 800 prósent frá því að Elísabet lést. Þá hafa verið fluttar óteljandi fréttir af öllu sem tengist andláti Elísabetar og valdaskiptum í Bretlandi, fréttir um allt frá nýlendustefnu til samloka með marmelaði. Birta Björnsdóttir fjallar um andlát Elísabetar. Heimskviður er fréttaskýringaþáttur um allt sem gerist ekki á Íslandi. Umsjónarmenn þáttarins eru Birta Björnsdóttir, Bjarni Pétur Jónsson og Sunna Valgerðardóttir.

Carnegie Council Audio Podcast
Freezing Order: Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath, with Bill Browder

Carnegie Council Audio Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2022 57:45


What will it take to stop Russia's President Vladimir Putin? Few have seen his wrath as closely as American-born British financier Bill Browder, who was the largest foreign investor in Russia until investigations led by his lawyer Sergei Magnitsky exposed massive corruption and misconduct by Russian officials leading all the way to Putin. After Magnitsky's murder in a Moscow jail, Browder continued to advocate for justice, becoming Putin's next target, a story he tells in his latest book Freezing Order and in this Book Talk with Doorstep co-hosts Tatiana Serafin and Nikolas Gvosdev. For more, please go to carnegiecouncil.org. 

One Decision
The businessman who took on Putin

One Decision

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 42:36


Bill Browder was the largest foreign investor in Russia until 2005, when he was denied entry to the country for exposing corruption in Russian state-owned companies. Browder's colleague Sergei Magnitsky uncovered a massive tax scam totalling hundreds of billions of dollars, and the officials he accused of stealing the funds threw him into jail, where he was beaten, tortured, and then died in custody in 2009. Browder decided to act, pushing for accountability of those involved in Magnitsky's death. Browder's activism has led to the passing of the Global Magnitsky Act, which authorizes the US government to sanction international government officials believed to be behind human rights violations. Julia Macfarlane sits down with Browder to discuss his work targeting corrupt Russian officials while Sir Richard Dearlove, former head of Britain's Mi6, shares his insight on the complex trails of Russian money, who's hiding it, and who has access to it.

The Julia La Roche Show
Bill Browder on Surviving Putin's Wrath

The Julia La Roche Show

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 55:29


Bill Browder is one of the most influential human rights activists in the world today, working to hold human rights abusers to account. Browder architected and spearheaded the campaign to pass The Magnitsky Act, a federal law that allows for sanctions, freezing assets, and visa bans on foreign nationals who've committed human rights abuses. Browder, the founder of hedge fund firm Hermitage Capital Management, was once the largest foreign investor in Russia, where he took an activist investing approach by exposing high-level corruption among company managers and officials. He was expelled from Russia in 2005 and declared a threat to national security. Police later raided his Moscow offices, and those officials used the seized documents to commit a complex and massive fraud. This $230 million fraud was discovered by Browder's friend Sergei Magnitsky, a 37-year-old Russian lawyer. Magnitsky, a married father, was tortured and ultimately beaten to death while in a Russian prison in 2009. Magnitsky's murder changed Browder's life. From that day, he vowed to put aside his business and dedicate all his time and resources to exposing the corrupt Russians responsible for Magnitsky's death. He joins Julia La Roche on this episode taped in mid-June 2022 to discuss his newest book, “Freezing Order: A True Story of Russian Money Laundering, State-Sponsored Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath.”

The Jordan Harbinger Show
681: Bill Browder | Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath

The Jordan Harbinger Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2022 81:59 Very Popular


Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) pioneered a brand-new market after the fall of The Iron Curtain while making powerful enemies — including Vladimir Putin. He is the author of Red Notice and Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath. What We Discuss with Bill Browder: The real purpose of disinformation: not to convince you that it's presenting accurate facts, but to cast a seed of doubt over the credibility of the position it's opposing. How a timely tweet upon being arrested by Russia-corrupted police officers in Spain may have saved Bill Browder's life. How the Magnitsky Act came about and what it does to sanction Russian human rights violators and kleptocrats. How the power of Interpol is regularly abused by genocidal policymakers to retrieve escaped prisoners from "safe" havens. Bill's thoughts on why Putin is making his move in Ukraine now, and what he hopes to accomplish there. And much more... Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/681 See Jordan (with Ryan Holiday) Live in L.A. June 13th!: Go to jordanharbinger.com/tickets for more info Sign up for Six-Minute Networking -- our free networking and relationship development mini course -- at jordanharbinger.com/course! Like this show? Please leave us a review here -- even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so we can thank you personally!

Bribe, Swindle or Steal
The Death of Sergei Magnitsky

Bribe, Swindle or Steal

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 29:19


Bill Browder of Hermitage Capital describes the brazen fraud and violence of Putin's Russia.

A Load of BS: The Behavioural Science Podcast with Daniel Ross
038: Bill Browder on Putin the skilled psychologist and psychopath

A Load of BS: The Behavioural Science Podcast with Daniel Ross

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 44:16


Today I'm talking with another titan, the inspiring Bill Browder. If all Bill had achieved was hedge fund success, he would be regarded, as the most significant foreign private investor in Russia, as standout.But it's Bill work as a human rights activist over the last decade that marks him out as a man of great courage and conviction; for he has fought Russian corruption, and by proxy Vladimir Putin, in the name of his lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who was brutally tortured and murdered for standing up against the regime. Now, the international Magnitsky Act stands in Sergei's name.Show notesCommunists, academics and family rebellionThe story of the Magnitsky Act & Putin's Achilles HealPutin and the Trump familyHow we behave under duress: moral valour vs. physical painStanding up to Russian corruption and the consequencesPutin the skilled psychologist and psychopathUnder threat of Russian arrest and coping strategiesTrump, Robert Mueller, Putin and the fateful press conferenceTime to stop dealing with countries committing human rights abusesBefore you go, please leave me a review. I love hearing from you and your support makes all the difference to A Load of BS. Thank you!Subscribe for more hereClick here to access rewards to power your brainFollow me on TwitterEnd Hype with Callye KeenEnd Hype coaches entrepreneurs to transform product ideas into business realityListen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Missions to MovementsThe Podcast for Marketers Looking to Amplify Their Online PresenceListen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

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Mooch FM
Freezing Order with Bill Browder

Mooch FM

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2022 36:07


In this special extended episode, Anthony joins Bill Browder, founder and CEO of Hermitage Capital Management, head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign and the best-selling author of Red Notice and Freezing Order. Together they discuss Bill's career path, from being the largest foreign investor in Russia to a declared “threat to national security” for exposing corruption in Russian state-owned companies. They delve into the story behind his associate, tax lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who was imprisoned and eventually killed in detention in 2009 after attempting to expose a plot to extort $230 million worth of Russian tax money. Bill discusses the story of Magnitsky's arrest, imprisonment, torture and death, and how he has made it his “exclusive mission” to get justice for Sergei and his family. His latest book, Freezing Order: A True Story of Russian Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath, follows the money all the way to the top of Russia's murderous kleptocracy. Bill provides a personal account of the threats he has faced over the last 15 years and gives an insight into Putin's Russia, explaining why ​​even the most powerful regimes have weak points. Follow our guest on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Billbrowder Follow us:https://twitter.com/moochfm  https://twitter.com/scaramucci  Subscribe on YouTube: //bit.ly/3ICdZXx Sign up for our newsletter at:www.mooch.fm Created & produced by Podcast Partners:www.podcastpartners.com 

The Bob Lefsetz Podcast
Bill Browder

The Bob Lefsetz Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 71:42 Very Popular


Bill Browder is the author of "Red Notice" and "Freezing Order," which delineate his investments in Russia and the ultimate death of his attorney Sergei Magnitsky after he refuses to back down on his accusation that Russian government officials fraudulently claimed a $230 million tax refund for Browder's company, Hermitage Capital. We cover Browder's history and ultimate investments in Russia as well as Putin's personal vendetta against him and the status of Russia today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

RNZ: Saturday Morning
Bill Browder: the man high on Putin's hit list

RNZ: Saturday Morning

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 48:07


For the last 12 years Bill Browder has been firmly in the sights of Russian president Vladimir Putin. Initially a supporter of Putin, Browder's company Hermitage Capital Management was the largest foreign investor in Russia until 2005 - when it was blacklisted. Browder was deemed a threat to national security and deported to the UK.

Ways to Change the World with Krishnan Guru-Murthy
Bill Browder on his life as a target of Putin, if sanctions can stop the war and the legacy of Sergei Magnitsky

Ways to Change the World with Krishnan Guru-Murthy

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 34:02


Bill Browder was one of the biggest foreign investors in Russia until 2005 when he was kicked out of the country. He is now known for being one of Vladimir Putin's fiercest critics.   He joins Krishnan to talk about his new book called Freezing Order - in which he details his mission to pursue justice for his lawyer and friend Sergei Magnitsky who died in a Russian jail.    Produced by: Nina Hodgson   Photo credit: Luke MacGregor

The Bottom Line
What is the US Magnitsky Act, and why does Putin hate it? | The Bottom Line

The Bottom Line

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 24:09


American-born British businessman Bill Browder did not set out to expose Russian money laundering operations and link President Vladimir Putin to those schemes. But after Browder's Russian lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, was arrested and found dead in his jail cell, the gloves were off. Browder lobbied Congress for years until the Magnitsky Act was passed in 2012, allowing the United States to sanction individuals suspected of human rights abuses, including Russian judges, Saudis involved in the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and Chinese officials linked to the abuse of Uighurs. In this episode, host Steve Clemons speaks to Browder about his latest book, Freezing Order.

Signal Boost
Bill Browder!

Signal Boost

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 26:08


Founder and CEO of Hermitage Capital Management joins Zerlina and Jess to discuss his new book Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath. Bill Browder is the founder and CEO of Hermitage Capital Management and was the largest foreign investor in Russia until 2005. Since 2009, when his lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, was murdered in prison after uncovering a $230 million fraud committed by Russian government officials, Browder has been leading a campaign to expose Russia's endemic corruption and human rights abuses. Before founding Hermitage, Browder was vice president at Salomon Brothers. He holds a BA in economics from the University of Chicago and an MBA from Stanford Business School.Following his explosive New York Times bestseller Red Notice, Bill Browder returns with another gripping thriller chronicling how he became Vladimir Putin's number one enemy by exposing Putin's campaign to steal and launder hundreds of billions of dollars and kill anyone who stands in his way.When Bill Browder's young Russian lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, was beaten to death in a Moscow jail, Browder made it his life's mission to go after his killers and make sure they faced justice. The first step of that mission was to uncover who was behind the $230 million tax refund scheme that Magnitsky was killed over. As Browder and his team tracked the money as it flowed out of Russia through the Baltics and Cyprus and on to Western Europe and the Americas, they were shocked to discover that Vladimir Putin himself was a beneficiary of the crime.As law enforcement agencies began freezing the money, Putin retaliated. He and his cronies set up honey traps, hired process servers to chase Browder through cities, murdered more of his Russian allies, and enlisted some of the top lawyers and politicians in America to bring him down. Putin will stop at nothing to protect his money. As Freezing Order reveals, it was Browder's campaign to expose Putin's corruption that prompted Russia's intervention in the 2016 US presidential election.At once a financial caper, an international adventure, and a passionate plea for justice, Freezing Order is a stirring morality tale about how one man can take on one of the most ruthless villains in the world—and win.

Winter is Here with Garry Kasparov and Uriel Epshtein
🎧 Winter is Here Ep5: How do Sanctions Work, Exactly?

Winter is Here with Garry Kasparov and Uriel Epshtein

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 42:30


Bill Browder is the founder and CEO of Hermitage Capital Management, which was the investment adviser to the largest foreign investment fund in Russia until 2005, when Bill was denied entry to the country and declared a “threat to national security” as a result of his battle against corporate corruption. His colleague, tax lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, was detained and murdered by Putin’s regime in 2009 for uncovering state corruption. In 2012, Browder successfully lobbied the US Congress to pass the Magnitsky Act, a bipartisan bill to punish those in Russia responsible for Magnitsky’s death. Bill is the author of the New York Times bestseller Red Notice, and the upcoming book Freezing Order, available April 12th. This week he joins Garry Kasparov and Uriel Epshtein for a discussion on corruption in Russia, how sanctions can weaken Putin along with his propaganda and war machines, and what it would take to make sanctions effective. Subscribe at renewdemocracy.substack.com

Get Your Last Chat On With Sooyang
1616. Ukrainian Crisis.

Get Your Last Chat On With Sooyang

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2022 7:44


Reposted from Google Playbook by Bill Brow.der, "Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, & One Man's fight for Justice." ♎ ⚖️*******"November 2009. An emaciated young lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, is led to a freezing isolation cell in a Moscow prison, handcuffed to a bed rail, and beaten to death by eight police officers. His crime? To testify against the Russian Interior Ministry officials who were involved in a conspiracy to steal $230 million of taxes paid to the state by one of the world's most successful hedge funds. Magnitsky's brutal killing has remained uninvestigated and unpunished to this day. His farcical posthumous show-trial brought Putin's regime to a new low in the eyes of the international community. Red Notice is a searing exposE of the wholesale whitewash by Russian authorities of Magnitsky's imprisonment and murder, slicing deep into the shadowy heart of the Kremlin to uncover its sordid truths. Bill Browder - the hedge fund manager who employed Magnitsky - takes us on his explosive journey from the heady world of finance in New York and London in the 1990s, through his battles with ruthless oligarchs in the turbulent landscape of post-Soviet Union Moscow, to his expulsion from Russia on Putin's orders. Browder's graphic portrait of the Russian government as a criminal enterprise wielding all the power of a sovereign state illuminates his personal transformation from financier to human rights activist, campaigning for justice for his late lawyer and friend. With fraud, bribery, corruption and torture exposed at every turn,Red Notice is a shocking but true political roller-coaster that plays out in the highest echelons of Western power."*****

History Is Dank
The Magnitsky Act

History Is Dank

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 47:59


As the situation develops in Ukraine, Strider looks back to 2012 when U.S. Congress passed the Magnitsky Act. In remembrance of the brave Sergei Magnitsky. patreon.com/striderwilson Sources: ‘Red Notice' by Bill Browder 2015, ‘The Slavic Connexion: The Russian Opposition and the Legacy of Boris Nemtsov with Vladimir Kara-Murza' The University of Texas as Austin, State.gov, Crsreports.congress.gov, Mccaininstitute.org, Meduza.io ‘Remembering The Winter Of Protests', Wikipedia.org, yahoo.com ‘West Unleashes SWIFT Ban, More Crushing Penalties on Russia' by Zeke Miller, Raf Casert, Ellen Knickmeyer, Ken Sweet 2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Talk Cocktail
The Battle of Banks Not Tanks: A Conversation with Bill Browder

Talk Cocktail

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 24:43


Beyond the minute-by-minute reporting of the ground war, the Twitter feeds, TickTock images, there are broader and more economically complex issues surrounding the war in the Ukraine, and the world's response to it. Issues that include sanctions, the SWIFT system, and the seizure of assets, including yachts and private planes parked around the globe. All part of the interconnectedness of a global economic structure that Russia, for better or worse, has been a part of. Few understand the intricacies of these connections better than Bill Browder. Years ago, Browder made millions in Putin's Russia. What he didn't know was what kind of price he would pay for getting involved in the ever-entangling web of Putin and his oligarchs. The ultimate result was the brutal death of Browder's lawyer and friend Sergei Magnitsky, who was murdered in prison after uncovering a multi-million dollar fraud committed by Russian government officials. Browder has carried on Magnitsky's legacy, at great personal risk to himself. That legacy and the Magnitsky Act is a large part of the basis of the sanctions that we've been talking about. Long before current events, Browder's been leading a campaign to expose Russia's endemic corruption and human rights abuses. He's the author of the international bestseller Red Notice and the soon-to-be-published Freezing Order.   My WhoWhatWhy.org conversation with Bill Browder::  

Irish Times Inside Politics
"Putin can never show any weakness" - Bill Browder on war, sanctions and the outlook for Ukraine

Irish Times Inside Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 28:07


Businessman-turned-campaigner Bill Browder returns to the podcast to talk to Hugh about Russian president Vladimir Putin's actions and motivations, the impact of sanctions and other measures on him and his inner circle as well as the outlook for Ukraine as it fights back against invasion.Browder has spearheaded a campaign against Putin and other Russian officials whom he blames for the death in 2009 of his lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in a Moscow prison. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Russian Limbo
Butyrka Prison - Moscow

Russian Limbo

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 26:58


In the center of Moscow lies a prison infamous for the inhumane treatment of inmates. Since its first incarnation 250 years ago, Butyrka Prison has been home to a long history of harsh living conditions, human rights violations, and spectacular escape attempts. While long notorious within Russia, in 2009, the death of Sergei Magnitsky brought global attention to Butyrka and became a focal point of rising international tensions between Russia and the West.

Stansberry Investor Hour
In Putins Russia There Are No Good Guys

Stansberry Investor Hour

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2020 77:59


On this week's episode of the Stansberry Investor Hour, Dan fills in listeners about Warren Buffett's annual Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder's Meeting. Buffett discusses some missteps Berkshire has taken in recent years and gives his outlook for the future. Then, Dan brings special guest, Bill Browder, onto the podcast for this week's interview. Bill is the founder and CEO at Hermitage Capital Management, which was at one time the investment advisor to the largest foreign investment fund in Russia. Browder saw corruption in Russia and exposed it. Because of this he was refused entry to Russia and declared a threat to Russian national security. During Bill's fight for justice, his lawyer Sergei Magnitsky helped him testify against crooked Russian police officers. Sergei was later arrested, tortured, and eventually murdered by the Russian government. Today, Bill works as a political activist working with governments in nations all over the world fighting kleptocracy in an effort to bring the men who killed Sergei Magnitsky to justice.

The Big Steal
The American who made Putin Furious

The Big Steal

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 33:48


In December 2013, Mikhail Khodorkovsky is pardoned by Putin for humanitarian reasons: his mother is sick. But whilst Khodorkovsky is released, others still remain in jail, or even worse, have been killed, by the Putin regime. In this episode we explore some of those victims of Putin's corruption. Yukos employees such as Vasiliy Aleksanyan who have died as a result of their incarceration, and the longest serving political prisoner, Alexei Pichugin. We then hear from Bill Browder, a man that angered Vladimir Putin so much that he was namechecked in the first summit meeting between Putin and President Trump. Bill Browder was doing business in Russia. He was targeted in a corporate identity theft, his companies were stolen and the $230 million tax he'd paid to the Russian government was refunded back to shell companies fraudulently.  His lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, investigated and figured it out. And instead of being rewarded for working out what had happened, he was arrested, thrown into jail and eventually brutally murdered by prison guards. Bill Browder now dedicates his life to getting the Magnitsky Act passed around the world: a law designed to freeze assets of human rights offenders and bans them from entering the country that imposes the act. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Power of One
The Man Who Stood Up To Putin

The Power of One

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2019 40:22


It's been a decade since Sergei Magnitsky was tortured and killed in a Moscow prison. In that time, his name has become synonymous with rule-of-law and international justice—even as those principles come under attack around the world. It is memorialized in the laws of six countries allowing for sanctions against human rights offenders. How did Magnitksy, a mild-mannered tax lawyer, come to symbolize the values of a democratic world in which he didn't live or work? We explore the tragic but inspiring story of a man who exposed corruption and theft in Vladimir Putin's Russia; who was urged to flee his homeland, yet stayed to make his case. Magnitsky believed in the possibility of a Russia—of a world—where justice and truth prevailed. His sacrifice did not go in vain.

The Strategerist
Bill Browder

The Strategerist

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2019 39:36


Bill Browder is Russian President Vladimir Putin's number one enemy. In 2005, Russian government officials committed and attempted to pin a $230 million fraud on Bill. His Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky uncovered the fraud, and ended up in jail, where he was tortured to death. We chatted with Bill about his campaign to expose Putin and Russian government officials for their corruption and human rights abuses. The George W. Bush Institute advances freedom globally by developing leaders in emerging democracies, standing with those who still live under tyranny, and fostering U.S. leadership through policy and action.

Q & A, Hosted by Jay Nordlinger
E179. Wanted by Putin: What's It Like to Be Bill Browder?

Q & A, Hosted by Jay Nordlinger

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2018 27:00


Bill Browder is the financier whose lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, was tortured to death by Russian authorities. Since that time, Browder has worked for justice, spearheading “Magnitsky acts,” which are laws that place sanctions on Russian human-rights abusers. Browder is high on Putin's enemies list. Indeed, he is high on Putin's literal list: the list of people whom Putin wants handed over to the FSB... Source

The Keeper
SPECIAL RE-RELEASE. Episode 2 : Bill Browder

The Keeper

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2018 39:25


On July 16th the world witnessed a stunning and deeply concerning press conference in which the President of the United States seemed to argue that there was a credibility equivalence between US intelligence agencies findings on Russian interference in the 2016 elections and the laughable denials of Vladimir Putin, a former KGB officer who many believe to be a cold blooded killer. Another outrageous moment during this memorable press event was when Putin suddenly launched an attack on Bill Browder, the brilliant and brave man behind the Sergei Magnitsky Accountability Act. Bill Browder's herculean efforts to win the adoption of this ground breaking human rights law have done more to put actual teeth into the enforcement of human rights standards than almost any another initiative over the past two decades. It has also made him Putin's No. 1 enemy and someone who daily faces the very real danger that Putin's agents will succeed in murdering him as they have so many other so-called “enemies” of the Russian President.Businessman Bill Browder Details Dealings With Russian Lawyer Tied To Trump - NPRRed Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice by Bill BrowderBill Browder Senate Testimony - Full Text

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The Truth Perspective: Bill Browder, the Magnitsky Act, and Russophobia: Interview with Alex Krainer

Sott Radio Network

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2017 92:11


This Sunday, we're interviewing Alex Krainer, hedge fund manager and author of The Killing of William Browder: Deconstructing Bill Browder's Dangerous Deception. Bill Browder is the man responsible for much of the anti-Russian sentiment in the West in recent years through his lobbying for the Magnitsky Act, which sanctions individuals believed to have been involved in the death of Russian "lawyer" Sergei Magnitsky in 2009. Browder told his story in a book called Red Notice, in which he...

The Keeper
Episode 2 : Bill Browder

The Keeper

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2017 30:34


Bill Browder, founder of Hermitage Capital, has become an unlikely human rights crusader who was almost single-handedly responsible for the adoption of the Magnitsky Act, a groundbreaking piece of human rights legislation. Bill and Katrina recently had the chance to talk about his life and the singular, tragic injustice that transformed him from an international financier to an international advocate for human rights and the rule of law.Businessman Bill Browder Details Dealings With Russian Lawyer Tied To Trump - NPRRed Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice by Bill BrowderBill Browder Senate Testimony - Full Text