▁from ▁one ▁D ugs ber y ▁account ▁at ▁West America ▁Bank , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁back ▁to ▁Mr . ▁Laz aren ko ’ s ▁Lady ▁Lake ▁bank ▁account ▁in ▁the ▁Bah am as , ▁to ▁an ▁account ▁at ▁Bank ▁Boston ▁Robert son ▁Stevens . ▁ ▁Both ▁the ▁funds ▁in ▁this ▁account ▁and ▁those ▁in ▁a ▁ ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Euro F ed ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁back ▁to ▁Laz aren ko ’ s ▁C AR PO - 5 3 ▁account , ▁where ▁he ▁depos ited ▁funds ▁from ▁the ▁Nau kov y ▁fra ud ▁and ▁from ▁his ▁ext ort ion ▁of ▁Mr . ▁Kir itchen ko ' s ▁funds . ▁ ▁In ▁total , ▁Laz aren ko ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁have ▁la under ed ▁over ▁$ 1 5 ▁million ▁from ▁his ▁Swiss ▁bank ▁account ▁which ▁ultimately ▁ended ▁up ▁in ▁ ▁Kir itchen ko ' s ▁Euro F ed ▁accounts ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁ ▁A ▁Gene ve ▁court ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁tried ▁and ▁conv icted ▁in ▁absent ia ▁Laz aren ko ▁for ▁la und ering ▁$ 6 . 6 ▁million ▁in ▁ill ic it ▁proceed s . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁special ▁investig ative ▁report ▁conducted ▁by ▁Kelly ▁Car r ▁and ▁Brian ▁G row , ▁two ▁Re uter ' s ▁journal ists , ▁it ▁is ▁stated ▁that ▁Laz aren ko ▁" was ▁once ▁ranked ▁the ▁e ighth - most ▁cor rupt ▁official ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁by ▁watch dog ▁group ▁Trans par ency ▁International " ▁and ▁that ▁" C ourt ▁records