Lawyers, Guns, & Rubles
What's John Pappalardo, a Boston lawyer, doing in a squalid Moscow courtroom for the Russian trial of the century?
In November 2003 , John Pappalardo checked his voice mail as he was en route to London and heard a frightening message. "You cannot enter Russia anymore," warned the female voice in a thick Russian accent. "If you enter Russia, you will have a serious problem over there." It was an unnerving moment for Pappalardo, considering that the Russian capital ... (Full article: 4250 words)
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