Follow the money: Magnitsky fraud case reaches France A tax lawyer's death in a Russian prison in 2009 unleashed a diplomatic storm between Moscow and Washington and his accusations of fraud carried out by Russian officials have now reached French shores. His former employer Bill Browder, a major financial player in Russia before he fled in 2005, has been testifying to French judges investigating allegations that some of the funds were laundered through France. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES