Man charged with stealing $450 million from Mexican billionaire in fraudulent loan scheme
Vladimir Sklarov, 63, also known by aliases Gregory Mitchell and Mark Simon Bentley, was arrested in Chicago on a federal indictment for operating a fraudulent loan scheme that defrauded Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego of approximately $450 million. Sklarov created a sham company called Astor Asset Group that falsely claimed to be connected to the historic Astor family and posed as a legitimate lender. A detention hearing was scheduled for Friday in federal court in Chicago.
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