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Bill Browder

Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2022

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Essay Topics

1.

What motivated Bill Browder to battle Putin and push for the prosecution of money laundering laws and the passage of Magnitsky Acts at such personal risk to himself?

2.

How do money laundering schemes work? Why are they so difficult to trace and prosecute?

3.

Why does Browder argue that the Russian government and organized crime are one and the same? Does he provide sufficient evidence to support this claim?

4.

Why was it so important for Browder to win the support of Russian dissidents, such as Nemtsov, for Magnitsky Acts?

5.

Compare and contrast how Browder’s team and the Russian government used the media to advance their respective interests and goals. Which was more successful? Why?

6.

How did the Russian government retaliate against advocates of Magnitsky Acts outside of Russia? How did it do so inside Russia?

7.

Why was it so important to Browder to get John Moscow and BakerHostetler removed from the Prevezon case? Why was it so difficult to do so?

8.

Given the scale of Russian money laundering and the immensity of Putin’s wealth, how much impact are Magnitsky Acts likely to have? Why are they so threatening to Putin?

9.

Why was Browder concerned about Trump’s relationship with Putin and about the meetings between Russian officials and Trump campaign officials about the adoption ban?

10.

How significant a threat do pro-Putin factions pose to democratic values in Western countries? How does Putin work to increase the threat of such factions?

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