Roman Abramovich makes claim of ‘conspiracy’ against Jersey government

<p>Move threatens to throw open parts of secretive legal battle on Channel island about ex-Chelsea owner’s wealth</p><p>The former Chelsea owner <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-roman-abramovich-todd-boehly-fa-74-charges-b2824939.html" title="The biggest issue that comes with Chelsea’s historical financial discrepancies">Roman Abramovich</a> is making a claim of “conspiracy” against the government of Jersey after the crown dependency launched a criminal investigation into allegations of corruption and money laundering in connection with the original source of the oligarch’s wealth.</p><p>The latest move threatens to throw open parts of a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/07/roman-abramovich-under-investigation-jersey-corruption-money-laundering-claims">secretive legal battle on the Channel island about the tycoon’s rise</a> to become one of the world’s richest people, which emerged in September after a Switzerland federal criminal court ordered the release of a cache of Swiss banking records requested by the Jersey attorney general.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/16/roman-abramovich-makes-claim-of-conspiracy-against-jersey-government">Continue reading...</a>