Ukraine's Customs Cash Cow

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February 28th, 2013

Ukraine's Customs Cash Cow

This three-part series explains how the President of Ukraine ordered a private customs warehouse built at the country's main port, which now processes all imports -- at a high profit.

The owner on record claims he is an unwitting proxy, and meanwhile the operators have a long track record of organized crime connections.