How an Aristocrat Helped a Kremlin Nepo Baby Flee U.S. Cops
A descendant of a Grand Duke and a former vice-governor in Russia has reportedly been arrested in Italy on accusations that he helped the son of a Putin ally flee Italy to avoid extradition to the United States.
The arrested man, a Russian national and Swiss resident named Dmitry Chirakadze, 54, was arrested at an airport in Italy on accusations that he helped organize the escape of Artyom Uss—the son of the ex-Krasnoyarsk region governor, Aleksandr Uss. Chirakadze had just landed from Sardinia, where he and his wife own a luxury resort, according to Corriere Della Sera and other local media.
Chirakadze also reportedly owns a large hunting estate in Krasnoyarsk. (The grounds are reportedly a favorite of Aleksandr Uss.)