Law360, New York (December 2, 2019, 7:39 PM EST) — A New York state judge on Monday puzzled
over a Russian fugitive’s request that the civil court find Russia’s criminal charges against him are
baseless as part of a lawsuit involving gold mining, bribery and corruption.
Maxim Finskiy, former chairman of White Tiger Gold Ltd. now known as Mangazeya Mining Ltd., is
battling a $190 million lawsuit brought by Sergey Yanchukov over the purchase of the mining
company that claims Finskiy, his onetime friend, tricked him into buying shares by inflating the value
of the mines.