Russian media report that authorities have launched a criminal investigation into RBC, the independent media company owned by Mikhail Prokhorov. This comes less than a month after security forces raided ONEXIM, the Prokhorov holding company in Moscow.
Prokhorov has not been named as a target in the investigation, which appears to be limited to those who run RBC.
According to reports, Russia's Interior Ministry has launched a criminal probe into alleged fraud by RBC (officially RosBusinessConsulting) media holding, which is a subsidiary of ONEXIM. RBC has been aggressive in reporting on a variety of business dealings by the Kremlin elite, including President Vladimir Putin's daughter.