From: Williams,JohnP<WilliamsJP@state.

gov>
Senttime: 04/27/201609:30:37AM
To: RobertOtto(robertotto25@gmail.com)<robertotto25@gmail.com>
Subject: FW:Magnitskycase

Justfyi

From:Fried,Daniel
Sent:Wednesday,April27,201612:29PM
To:Williams,JohnPFlaherty,DanielRCiaccia,SarahJOtto,RobertCurry,DennisLReynolds,NathanielLHollas,RichardJ
Subject:RE:Magnitskycase

Expectyouareright.IthinkweshouldexaminethemovieandtheNBCallegationsiftheseemerge(andBrowdersrebuttal)
usingoriginalsourcematerial,i.e.,IdontwantusacceptinganythingBrowdersaysatfacevalue.Trustornot,andverify.

From:Williams,JohnP
Sent:Wednesday,April27,201612:22PM
To:Flaherty,DanielRFried,DanielCiaccia,SarahJOtto,RobertCurry,DennisLReynolds,NathanielLHollas,RichardJ
Subject:RE:Magnitskycase

TheNekrasovfilm,bytheway,appearstobefullofeasilyrebuttableaccusations,arealhackjob.Nodoubtthepurpose,
though,istoobfuscateandperhapsdrawattentionawayfromotherembarrassingrevelations,includingthePanamaPapers.

From:Williams,JohnP
Sent:Wednesday,April27,201612:19PM
To:Flaherty,DanielRFried,DanielMarcos,MilietteCiaccia,SarahJOtto,RobertCurry,DennisLReynolds,NathanielLHollas,
RichardJ
Subject:RE:Magnitskycase

Thetalkingpointslookaccuratefromourpointofview,withthecaveatthatmuchoftheinformationcomesfromBrowders
website.ThequotationsappearaccurateincludingthosefromMagnitskyswrittentestimony.

From:Flaherty,DanielR
Sent:Wednesday,April27,201611:02AM
To:Fried,DanielMarcos,MilietteWilliams,JohnPCiaccia,SarahJOtto,RobertCurry,DennisLReynolds,NathanielLHollas,
RichardJ
Cc:Flaherty,DanielR
Subject:Magnitskycase

AmbassadorFried:INRsaysRussiasInvestigativeCommittee(headedbyBastrykin)droppedtheinvestigationinto
Magnitskiysdeathin2013,acoupleofyearsafterRussiasPresidentialHumanRightsCouncilconcludedMagnitskiyhadbeen
beatenwhileinprison.

INRcolleagues:Pleaseseetheaskbelow.

John:reportersnameisKenDilanian.

From:Marcos,Miliette
Sent:Wednesday,April27,201610:11AM
To:Flaherty,DanielR
Subject:FW:Followingup-Magnitsky

HiDan,

DanaskedifINRcouldverifytheTPsputtogetherbyKyleParkerbelow.Letmeknowifyouhaveanyquestions.

Thanks,
M

MilietteMarcos
D/CSP
Telephone:+202.736.7118

From:Bartlett,Sean(ForeignRelations)[http://redirect.state.sbu/?url=mailto:Sean_Bartlett@foreign.senate.gov]
Sent:Tuesday,April26,20169:56AM
To:DavidKramer<David.J.Kramer@asu.edu>
Cc:DanielCalingaert<Calingaert@FreedomHouse.org>
Subject:FollowingupMagnitsky

HiDavid,
Thanksfortakingmycalljustnow.ThereporterfromNBC,KenDilanian,hasyourphonenumberandItoldhimyouwerefree
afterlunchtimetoday.Daniel,healsohasyouremailaddressandknowsyoureinKiev.
BelowarewhatIthinkextremelyhelpfulbulletsthatKyleParkerputtogetherthatgothroughtheallegationsthereporterlaid
outinhisinitialnote.Hopefullythesearehelpfultoyoubothaswell.
Best,
Sean

SeanBartlett
CommunicationsDirector,DemocraticStaff
U.S.SenateCommitteeonForeignRelations
Phone:202.224.4651
Email:Sean_Bartlett@foreign.senate.gov

Magnitskywasnotalawyer,asBrowdercallshim

Magnitskywasindeedalawyer,whorepresentedtheHermitageFundandmanyotherclientsincourt.Wehaveviewedcourt
documentsevidencingthis.

Furthermore,inSergeiMagnitsky'stestimonytoRussiasInvestigativeCommitteeon5June2008,heconfirmedhisprofession
asalawyer:BasedonmyprofessionalactivityIprovideadvisoryservicesonmattersofRussianlaw.

Finally,RussiasPresidentVladimirPutinsaidatapressconferenceonDecember20,2012:MisterMagnitsky,itisknown,
wasnotsomerightsdefender,hedidnotfightforhumanrights.HewasMisterBrowderslawyer.

Justtobeclear,Magnitskywasnotabarrister,andthereforecouldnotrepresentclientsincriminalcourt,butdidrepresent
clientsincivilcourt.

thereisnoevidencehewasbeateninprison

ThereisoverwhelmingevidencethatSergeiMagnitskywasbeateninprison.

Photographsofhisbeatenbodywereavailabletous,whichshowphysicalevidenceofhimhavingbeenbeaten.

Wereviewedthedetentioncenterprotocol,whichreportsthatMagnitskywasbeatenwithrubberbatonsbyguardsonthe
eveningofNovember16,2009thenighthedied.

InJuly2011,RussiasPresidentialHumanRightsCouncilreferredtothebeatingofMagnitskyandhisinjuriesintheirreport:
Asaresult,Magnitskywascompletelydeprivedofmedicalcarebeforehisdeath.Inaddition,thereisreasonable
suspiciontobelievethatthedeathwastriggeredbybeatingMagnitsky:laterhisrelativesrecordedsmashedknuckles
andbruisesonhisbody.

Magnitsky'sDeathCertificatereferstoacerebralcranialinjury.

TheforensicpostmortemconductedbyRussianstateexpertsreferstoinjuriesonMagnitsky'sbodyconsistentwiththeuseof
rubberbatons.

itsclearfrompoliceandcourtrecordsthathewasntdetainedbecauseheblewthewhistleonanallegedfraudscheme

ThedocumentsthatwehaveshowthatSergeiMagnitskywasarrestedbysubordinatesofRussianpoliceofficerArtem
KuznetsovwhomhehadimplicatedaftertestifyingagainstKuznetsovforinvolvementinthefraudagainsthisclientHermitage
andtheRussianstate.

OnJune5,2008,MagnitskygaveaswornstatementtoRussiasInvestigativeCommitteeinwhichhespecificallynamed
RussianpoliceofficerArtemKuznetsovandRussianinvestigatorPavelKarpov.

OnOctober7,2008,SergeiMagnitskymadeanadditionalswornstatementtoRussiasInvestigativeCommitteeinwhichhe
describedthetheftof5.4billionrubles(~230millionU.S.dollars)ofRussiantaxrevenuebythesamegrouphehaddescribed
inhisinitialtestimonyofJune5,2008aboutthefraudagainsthisclient.

OnNovember21,2008,officerKuznetsovwasassignedtodetainMagnitsky.

OnNovember24,2008,KuznetsovssubordinatesarrestedMagnitsky.

OnOctober14,2009,MagnitskygavefurthertestimonytoRussiasInteriorMinistry,inwhichhereiteratedhisprevious
testimonynamingKuznetsovandotherpoliceofficersstatinghisbelieftheywerecomplicitinthefraudagainsthisclientandin
thetheftof5.4billionrublesofstatefunds.

HewasdetainedovertaxevasionbyBrowderscompanies

ThetaxevasionchargewasapretextusedfordetainingSergeiMagnitskyafterhistestimoniesimplicatinggovernment
officials.ThisisreferencedintheU.S.DepartmentofStates2009CountyReportsonHumanRightsPractices,whichstates,
AfterMagnitskygavetestimonyincourtin2008againstKuznetsovandKarpov,officialschargedandarrestedhimontax
evasionchargesthatmanyobserversbelievedwerefabricated.

Infact,therearecredibleallegationsincourtdocumentsthatBrowderandhisassociatesaresuspectsinthefraudand
thatBrowderconcoctedthewhistleblowerstorytocoverthatup.

TheU.S.DepartmentofJusticerejectsthispositioninthegovernment'sfilingwiththe2ndCircuitAppealsCourtaboutthis
case:

fortheavoidanceofdoubt,Baker&Hostetlersaccusationsarefalse.Hermitageisavictimnotaperpetrator
oftheRussianTreasuryFraudInanyevent,thereisnoquestionherethatthe[USGovernment]complaintalleges
HermitageisavictimoftheRussianTreasuryFraud.26Thatfraudresultedin,amongotherthings:alaw
enforcementraidontheofficesofHermitageanditslawfirm(A.312-13(Compl.24-25))thetheftofthree
HermitageFundcorporations(A.313-14(Compl.26-28))thefraudulentimpositionofhundredsofmillionsof
dollarsoffictitiousliabilitiesuponthem(A.314-17(Compl.29-37))theuseofthesestolencompaniesto
perpetrateatheftfromRussiantaxpayers(A.317-20(Compl.38-45))theneedforextensivelegalactionto
remediatethefraud(A.322-23(Compl.55-56,59))andtheinstitutionofretaliatorycriminalproceedingsagainst
Hermitageagentswhoreportedthefraud(A.323-25,327(Compl.58,61-68,72))Indeed,Baker&Hostetler
itself,inconnectionwithitspriorrepresentationofHermitage,hasexplicitlyrecognizedthatHermitageisavictimof
theRussianTreasuryFraud.Case16-132,Document118,02/16/2016.

Allthesupposedlyindependentreportsaboutthisinthemediaand,forexample,bytheCouncilofEurope,gottheirkey
informationfromBrowderorfrompeoplewhotracebacktoBrowder

Ofcourse,wehavecommunicatedwiththevictims,whichincludeSergeiMagnitskysfamily,BillBrowder,andother
representativesofHermitage.WealsocommunicatedwithrepresentativesoftheGovernmentofRussiaandtheEuropean
Union.

TheMagnitskyActistheculminationofexhaustiveinvestigationincludingopensourceandclassifiedmaterials,publicdebate,
andpoliticalnegotiationsspanningtwoCongresses.

AsfortheCouncilofEuropereport,theRapporteurdescribedtheirinformationgatheringinthefollowingmanner:

 InordertoallowtheRussianauthoritiestogivemetheirofficialviewsonthedifferentaspectsofthecase,I
wenttoMoscowfirst,between13and16February2013.Next,from25to27April,ItravelledtoLondonin
ordertomeetboththecompetentBritishauthoritiesandSergeiMagnitskysformerclient,BillBrowder.
Alreadyon7January,ImetwiththeSwissProsecutorGeneralandhisDeputyand,on29and30April,withthe
competentCypriotauthorities.Finally,on20and21May2013,IreturnedtoMoscowinordertohearthe
Russianauthoritiesresponsetotheissuesraisedbyalltheotherinterlocutorssincemyfirstvisit.


AsfortheRussianfilmmakeryoumention,IassumeyoumeanAndreiNekrasov.Ifso,NekrasovmayhavebeenaPutincriticatone
time,buthisrecenttrackrecordsuggestsapossiblechangeofheart.Inorabout2010,NekrasovmadeafilmonBelarus,whichwas
pro-Lukashenko.WhileLukashenkoisntPutin,heiscertainlyakindredspiritanditsunusualforsomeoneassociatedwithRussias
democraticoppositiontoflatteranotherregionaldictator.

Ihopethisbackgroundishelpfuland,ifyoudecidetorunthestory,thefollowingquotemaybeattributedtoSenatorCardin,

"AttemptstodefameSergeiMagnitskyareasoldasthecrimeheuncovered.Oneneedonlylooktotheposthumous
prosecutionandconvictionofMagnitskytounderstandthelengthsPutin'sviolentkleptocracyiswillingtogotokeepits
crimeshiddenfromtheRussianpeople.SergeiMagnitskymaybegone,buthislegacyofcourageouspatriotismremainsan
inspirationtothoseinRussia,andaroundtheworld,whoworkforabetterfuture.AndIamproudtostandwiththem."