MOSCOW, November 25 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...
The prosecutors have referred the criminal case to the courts against Berezovsky and Yuly Dubov, accused of money laundering during a deal for the delivery of a large batch of cars, involving Russia's AvtoVAZ carmaker, the website said.
Over a dozen criminal probes have been launched in Russia against Berezovsky, a one-time close associate of late president Boris Yeltsin, including plotting to stage a coup and embezzling $13 million from a leading Russian bank.
Russia has issued multiple warrants for Berezovsky's arrest and has repeatedly demanded his extradition from Britain, where he was granted political asylum in 2000.
According to investigators, Berezovsky, who was the mastermind behind an organized criminal group, used his personal connections with the management of AvtoVAZ to arrange for a deal in 1994 between AvtoVAZ and another automaker, LogoVAZ, managed by the oligarch and other group members.