Sapir told magazine, his customers included the former Soviet minister of s, who granted Sapir rights to… — Craig Unger

Sapir told magazine, his customers included the former Soviet minister of s, who granted Sapir rights to distribute tens of thousands of tons of fertilizer and tens of millions of barrels of oil, while pocketing fees... [S]elling oil was impossible without approval.

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