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Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has business connections to Russian president's family

Nov 6, 2017
Documents made public as part of a data dump being called the Paradise Papers show that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has dealings with Sibur, an energy company with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, through his investment in a shipping company called Navigator Holdings.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross delivers remarks during an event at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on April 4 in Washington, D.C. 
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