Paradise Papers: Leaks Show Wilbur Ross Hid Ties to Putin Croniesby Richard Engel and Aggelos Petropoulos / Nov.05.2017 / 10:00 AM ET / Updated Nov.05.2017 / 3:50 PM ETImage: Wilbu... moreParadise Papers: Leaks Show Wilbur Ross Hid Ties to Putin Croniesby Richard Engel and Aggelos Petropoulos / Nov.05.2017 / 10:00 AM ET / Updated Nov.05.2017 / 3:50 PM ETImage: Wilbur RossWilbur Ross, picked by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as his commerce secretary, arrives to testify at his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill on January 18, 2017 in Washington.Joe Raedle / Getty Images fileWilbur Ross, the commerce secretary in the Trump administration, shares business interests with Vladimir Putin’s immediate family, and he failed to clearly disclose those interests when he was being confirmed for his cabinet position.Ross — a billionaire industrialist — retains an interest in a shipping company, Navigator Holdings, that was partially owned by his former investment company. One of Navigator’s most important business relationships is with a Russian energy firm controlled, in turn, by Putin’s son-in-law and other members of the Russia... less
