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Maxwell was building up an [[Eastern European]] investment fund and Browder was responsible for part of Maxwell's investments and traveled extensively through the former [[communist]] bloc.

Maxwell was building up an [[Eastern European]] investment fund and Browder was responsible for part of Maxwell's investments and traveled extensively through the former [[communist]] bloc.

Maxwell's business empire, however, collapsed at the beginning of the 1990s. He was sitting on a mountain of [[debt]]. In order to be able to continue running his companies, Maxwell resorted to [[fraud]]. He stole 460 million pounds from the pension fund of the Maxwell Communications Corporation, leaving thousands of employees and pensioners destitute. At the time, the [[BBC]] described the multi-billionaire as the biggest fraudster in [[British history]]. Maxwell died mysteriously in November 1991 while on vacation in the [[Canary Islands]].

Maxwell's business empire, however, collapsed at the beginning of the 1990s. He was sitting on a mountain of [[debt]]. In order to be able to continue running his companies, Maxwell resorted to [[fraud]]. He stole 460 million pounds from the pension fund of the Maxwell Communications Corporation, leaving thousands of employees and pensioners destitute. At the time, the [[BBC]] described the multi-billionaire as the biggest fraudster in [[United_Kingdom#History|British history]]. Maxwell died mysteriously in November 1991 while on vacation in the [[Canary Islands]].

"For Browder, working for Maxwell was poison for his career. For a while, no other employer wanted to hire him," writes [[Alex Krainer]], who traced Browder's rise in detail in his book ''The Killing of William Browder''.

"For Browder, working for Maxwell was poison for his career. For a while, no other employer wanted to hire him," writes [[Alex Krainer]], who traced Browder's rise in detail in his book ''The Killing of William Browder''.