The largest campaign donor of Brexit would be the subject of a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into alleged links with Russia.
The NCA received emails from multi-millionaire Arron Banks, co-founder of the Leave.EU campaign, revealing up to then undisclosed meetings between the businessman and the ambbadador in London, according to The Times .
The emails show that Mr. Banks has seen himself offer three Russian commercial contracts as part of the vote for Brexit, including a gold mine in West Africa and a participation in the Russian public mining organization Alrosa
] Revelations about the extent of Russian contacts of Mr. Banks will trigger a closer examination to see if the Russians have sought to influence the vote on Brexit.
million. Banks stated that he had not taken part in any of the transactions, although a fund management company, headed by his partner Jim Mellon, obtained a lower than market share in Alrosa , according to York Times
The NCA reportedly interviewed witnesses and would be in contact with MI5 and US Special Adviser Robert Mueller, whose team is investigating the alleged interference of Russia in the presidential election of 2016.
Nigel Farage fears a betrayal after Brexit
million. Banks said The Times : "What They Investigate."
In the United States, Congressional Democrats recently got information about Banks' communications and wonder if he , Nigel Farage and other important members of Leave.EU served as a bridge between Moscow and the Trump campaign.
Appearing on the Sunday Politics of the BBC Mr. Farage said that & ## There was "no evidence" that Mr. Banks had done anything wrong
It was very wise to go to lunch with the Russian ambbadador, although he did not think it was safe. at the time the Russians were not really considered the demons and demons they are now, "he said about a meeting of Mr. Banks with Alexander Yakovenko
"I find this whole world of accusations endlessly done without any quite extraordinary proof."
Mr. Banks called the investigations "hunting in x witches "and denied having acted as an intermediary. But he admitted that the interaction raised reasonable questions about ties with the Kremlin
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"The only problem with all this is that not a shred of evidence was produced." The Washington Post
asked whether the Russians had probed them or were seeking to gain influence or from the intelligence, he said, "They may have. But if it is, it was not a very good probe. "
