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Oct 23 2008, AP

It was a potent mix: a Greek holiday isle, the scorching summer sun, a Russian oligarch with a huge yacht, and some of Britain’s top politicians.

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In this photo released by Andina Agency, Romulo Leon Alegria, center, is escorted by police officers in Lima, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008. Alegria, the main implicated in an oil scandal , gave himself up to the police.