{"id":116144,"date":"2023-11-09T15:00:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T15:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/criminals-and-sanctions-busters-exploiting-uk-secrecy-loophole-bbc-newsnight\/"},"modified":"2023-11-09T15:00:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T15:00:17","slug":"criminals-and-sanctions-busters-exploiting-uk-secrecy-loophole-bbc-newsnight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/criminals-and-sanctions-busters-exploiting-uk-secrecy-loophole-bbc-newsnight\/","title":{"rendered":"Criminals and sanctions-busters exploiting UK secrecy loophole &#8211; BBC Newsnight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/We2f5ITTepk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Criminals and sanctions-busters exploiting UK secrecy loophole - BBC Newsnight\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/We2f5ITTepk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>An offshore firm helped create companies used by members of Vladimir Putin&#8217;s inner circle, including one hiding the late mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin&#8217;s yacht, the BBC has revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Seychelles-based Alpha Consulting also helped to form more than 900 English, Welsh and Northern Irish partnerships which used a secrecy loophole to conceal their true owners.<\/p>\n<p>Alpha said it is not responsible for how the companies it helped set up are used by its clients and it always followed the law.<\/p>\n<p>Reporter: Andy Verity<br \/>\nProducers: James Melley, James Oliver, Will Dahlgreen<br \/>\nEditors: Joe Jubeh, Ehsan Imani, Fredric Sabella<br \/>\nGraphics: Carmela Joannou<br \/>\nCamera: Jack Garland<\/p>\n<p>This investigation was carried out by BBC Newsnight, Finance Uncovered, and the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation.<\/p>\n<p>Please subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNewsnight #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An offshore firm helped create companies used by members of Vladimir Putin&#8217;s inner circle, including one hiding the late mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin&#8217;s yacht, the BBC has revealed. 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