Dan Rapoport: Who is the Putin critic found dead in Washington DC?

An investment banker and one-time nightclub impresario who left Russia after falling out with Vladimir Putin has died of a suspected suicide in Washington DC.

Latvian-American Dan Rapoport, 52, was found in front of an apartment building in Georgetown district just before 6pm on Sunday by Metropolitan Police Department by officers responding to reports of a jumper.

Mr Rapoport was given first aid at the scene by ambulance staff and taken to hospital where he was later pronounced dead, the (MPD) told The Independent in a statement.

MPD spokeswoman Brianna Burch said Mr Rapoport’s death remained under active investigation.

We do not suspect foul play at this time,” she said.

Mr Rapoport’s widow Alena had earlier denied claims that her husband’s death was a suicide.

A police report provided to The Independent showed Mr Rapoport had a cracked cellphone, eye glasses, a Florida driver’s license and $2,620 in cash on him when he died….
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