In 2016, Prokhorov ran afoul of Putin when his media group Onexim, specifically RBC Media, published articles and news reports on the "Panama papers" and Putin's son-in-law Kirill Shamalov's connections and offshore assets [REF].
A number of journalists, including editor-in-chief of RBC Media, were fired after the raid, amid rumors of pressure from the Kremlin [REF].