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A self-exiled Ukrainian leader's extravagant private mansion inspires awe and disgust. The indulgent details - giant bathtubs and gold-plated doorknobs - are taken as evidence of official graft, even before investigators finish their work. Prosecutors open a case and the Ukrainian government embarks on a desperate struggle to claw back whatever money it can to fill the hole in the state budget left by official corruption and mismanagement. 

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