According to the authorities, he violated Italian tax rules. The architect designed a huge residence for Putin near the Black Sea.
Construction of the mega-villa is said to have devoured more than 1 billion euros. Putin’s so-called Palace received a lot of public attention last year when the anti-corruption organization of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny denounced the complex in a film.
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