Putin signs Ponzi criminalization Bill: where's Sergey?

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Up till now, Russia had a pretty laissez faire towards Ponzi and pyramid schemes, but a new law just introduced makes running one a criminal offence in itself for the first time.
Maybe not entirely unconnected with the disappearance of Russian Ponzi Superstar Sergey Mavrodi and the abrupt shutdown of MMMGlobal "Republic of Bitcoin", which was mainly administered out of Russia.

http://www.rapsinews.com/legislation_news/20160330/275727532.html