Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Kremlin via Reuters via third party
Russian authorities arrested a former FSB colonel suspected of running the “Kremlin Laundress,” a Telegram channel which is believed to have extorted prominent politicians and businessmen, according to TASS.
The suspect, Mikhail Polyakov, is currently at the Main Investigation Department of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, TASS and other news outlets, including RBC and Telegram channel 112 reported.
“The detainee has not yet been charged,” a source from law enforcement said, according to TASS. He is “under interrogation” while an investigation proceeds, Baza reported.