In 2005 Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once this country's richest man, got 9 years in jail for fraud & tax evasion
The 
sentence, one year short of the maximum demanded by prosecutors, will be ... 
weapon of the authorities," Mr. Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man, said in 
a... [DOC] [TLE] 9 Years for Khodorkovsky and Lebedev | News | The Moscow Times [PAR] Jun 1, 2005 ... 01 2005 00:00.