61.  Investigators say billions of dollars may have been channeled through accounts at the Bank of New York by Russian organized crime as well as by embezzlement from Russian companies.

62.  In this environment, Western auditing firms could have and should have held their Russian clients to higher standards of behavior, investors in Russian companies are now saying.

63.  Instead, they say, foreign firms should gain access to Russian crude by buying stock in Russian companies.

64.  Investors cite lax and abusive practices by Russian companies as a major deterrent to investing in Russia.

65.  It does research and is developing a lower-stage rocket with a Russian company.

66.  It hoped to become a key overseas player in Russia by making it easier for Russian companies to conduct business overseas.

67.  Iraq is attractive to Russia because it has oil, which Russian companies want to help develop.

68.  It also became a big lender to Russian companies and municipalities.

69.  It was built by a Russian company under contract to Boeing and financed by NASA.

70.  It was widely used to handle payments between Russian companies and foreign suppliers and by individuals who wanted to put money outside of Russia.