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- Vladimir Sklarov was arrested in Chicago on a federal indictment for a fake loan scheme that cost Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego about $450 million.
- He used the Astor name to promise a $115 million loan backed by shares he later sold, with the indictment naming a co-conspirator called Thomas Mellon.
- Salinas learned in July 2024 the shares had been liquidated and received a false default notice the following day.
