Russian Billionaire Sues Paul Manafort For Fraud

Talking Points Memo reports:

A Russian billionaire and Putin ally sued former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his longtime deputy Rick Gates Wednesday, alleging that the two men “siphoned for themselves millions of dollars” as part of a Ukrainian investment scheme that was paid to their “alter ego companies.”

The complaint — filed by Surf Horizon Limited, a company linked to oil tycoon Oleg Deripaska, according to Reuters — includes references to the indictment Special Counsel Robert Mueller brought against Manafort and Gates.

“In this lawsuit, Surf seeks compensatory damages for the loss suffered in an amount to be determined at trial as a result of the Defendants’ fraud, gross negligence, blatant disloyalty, and rapacious self-dealing, plus punitive damages in the amount of $25 million,” the complaint, which was filed in a New York state court, said.