Crime & Justice
Deloitte helped falsify documents to hide Roman Abramovich's wealth, investigation finds
October 12, 2026 at 08:29 AM
3 reports · over 2 hours
BNBBC News
Watch: How did Roman Abramovich's advisors help hide his wealth?
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BNBBC News
Deloitte helped in falsifying documents to evade tax on Abramovich’s wealth
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TGThe Guardian
Roman Abramovich aides falsified paperwork to disguise assets and dodge tax, records suggest
(opens the publisher’s site)A BBC Panorama and Bureau for Investigative Journalism investigation has found Deloitte helped falsify documents to hide Roman Abramovich's wealth and evade tax.
- BBC Panorama and the Bureau for Investigative Journalism found hundreds of backdated documents from the Cyprus Confidential leak that concealed Abramovich's assets.
- Accounts signed off by Deloitte Cyprus made assets worth $672m, including yachts, mansions and jets, disappear from Abramovich's company accounts.
- Andrew Mitchell KC, an expert in financial services law, described the scheme as "straightforward" tax evasion.
- Abramovich's lawyers said he denies evading tax; Deloitte Cyprus said it acts in compliance with applicable laws.