Congress passed the Magnitsky Act in 2012 to punish Russian officials accused of beating to death a whistleblower who publicized government corruption.
A decade later, the law has unwittingly spawned a multimillion-dollar lobbying cottage industry.
Congress passed the Magnitsky Act in 2012 to punish Russian officials accused of beating to death a whistleblower who publicized government corruption.
A decade later, the law has unwittingly spawned a multimillion-dollar lobbying cottage industry.
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