Russia charges top U.S. investor Calvey with fraud: lawyer

Reuters  |  MOSCOW 

(Reuters) - Russian prosecutors have formally charged Michael Calvey, the of group, with fraud, his said on Thursday.

Calvey, a U.S. citizen, and several other senior executives were arrested last week on suspicion of defrauding shareholders. They deny the allegations and say the case is being used to apply pressure in a business dispute.

(Reporting by Maria Vasilyeva; writing by Tom Balmforth; editing by Gareth Jones)

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First Published: Thu, February 21 2019. 16:02 IST