Voice of America: Russian Lawmaker Resigns Over Property Scandal

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Russian Lawmaker Resigns Over Property Scandal Feb 20th 2013, 18:06 Vladimir Pekhtin, former head of the Russian parliament's ethics committee, resigned Wednesday following allegations by opposition whistle-blower Alexei Navalny that the Kremlin-friendly deputy holds undisclosed luxury property in Florida.   The news broke amid a Kremlin anti-corruption drive aimed at countering the poor image of Russian officials. Pekhtin, a member of the ruling United Russia party, tendered his resignation after Navalny published documents on a blog that appeared to ... Media files: B0B0A50C-7EE6-4952-8299-79512C89847D_cx0_cy9_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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