"Russia Returns Billions in Seized Cash to Prigozhin, Alleged Wagner Group Beneficiary"

Russian authorities have returned 10 billion rubles ($111.2 million) to exiled Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, which they had seized during police raids on his properties. The money, along with U.S. dollars and gold bars, was confiscated as part of a criminal mutiny investigation into Prigozhin's aborted rebellion. President Vladimir Putin dropped the charges in exchange for Prigozhin abandoning his revolt and leaving for Belarus. The cash and gold were returned to Prigozhin's driver while he attended a closed meeting in Moscow.