Russian security service searches office of tycoon Prokhorov: sources

[Sports News]

By Polina Devitt and Kira Zavyalova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Federal Security Service and tax inspectors on Thursday searched the offices of Mikhail Prokhorov, a tycoon whose newspaper has published revelations about people close to Vladimir Putin, four sources close to his businesses said. The searches were being conducted at Onexim Group, which manages the assets of 50-year-old Prokhorov, who according to Forbes magazine is Russia's 14th richest man with wealth of $7.6 billion. A Reuters reporter outside the office building said the main entrance had been locked.

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