MOSCOW (AP) — A senior lawmaker from the pro-Kremlin party resigned his seat in parliament on Wednesday after an anti-corruption campaigner alleged that he owns properties in Florida worth more than $2 million.
Vladimir Pekthin, chairman of the State Duma’s ethics committee, told the parliament that he is stepping down to protect his party from the scandal.
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