# Prisoner with the biggest net worth?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 11, 2016, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prisoner-with-the-biggest-net-worth/751887 "2016-04-11T14:54:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fuzzy\_wuzzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a8b319/32.png) [@Fuzzy\_wuzzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_wuzzy)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prisoner-with-the-biggest-net-worth/751887/21 "2016-04-12T02:20:23Z")

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I think one of the Russian oligarchs is still in prison after falling out with Putin. Im assuming he made his money in a semi-legal manner.

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**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prisoner-with-the-biggest-net-worth/751887/22 "2016-04-12T04:08:59Z")

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I was gonna mention Pablo Escobar. He built his own damn prison/resort. But I guess he falls afoul of the legally acquired wealth rule.

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**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prisoner-with-the-biggest-net-worth/751887/23 "2016-04-12T04:18:05Z")

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> [@Fuzzy\_wuzzy](#):
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> I think one of the Russian oligarchs is still in prison after falling out with Putin. Im assuming he made his money in a semi-legal manner.

Nice assumption!

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**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prisoner-with-the-biggest-net-worth/751887/24 "2016-04-12T06:36:51Z")

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Does brief imprisonment prior to being beheaded qualify? Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham, who turned against King Richard III—possibly after being ordered to kill the Princes in the Tower—was a multi-billionaire in today’s money Also a multi-billionaire was Richard FitzAlan, Earl of Arundel and Surrey, who was imprisoned and beheaded for treason against King Richard II.

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