KARUNA SHINSHO, ASIA TONIGHT: A former senior Kremlin official is back in Moscow after being jailed on charges of money laundering in the U.S. and Switzerland. Matthew Chance has more on the circumstances surrounding the Pavel Borodin's homecoming.</s>MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): He's been the most scandal-tainted of former Kremlin officials. Arrested in United States three months ago extradited to Switzerland, now Pavel Borodin is, again, a free man. There is still money laundering charges against him, but the Russian government itself paid some $3 million in bail. Controversy has for years surrounded Mr. Borodin, much of it focused on the charges that as a close aide to former president Boris Yeltsin, he took millions of dollars in bribes from two Swiss construction companies in exchange for lucrative contracts to renovate the Kremlin and other public buildings in Moscow. The Russian authorities have long since closed their investigation, saying there is no case against him. They have also refused to hear allegations linking Mr. Yeltsin and his family to the corruption affair. Analysts say too many in the Russian government have too much to lose if this once-influential power broker decides to talk.</s>VYACHESLAV NIKONOV, POLITICAL ANALYST: Borodin was one of the key figures during the Yeltsin years. He was, in fact, a minister of the court. He was providing the ministers, members of the Duma, with apartments, limos and many privileges. So many people are really dependent on his good will. He was also at one time a boss of Mr. Putin.</s>CHANCE: Now, with his return to Moscow, the spotlight has once again been turned on Russia's shady political past. Matthew Chance, CNN, Moscow.
Scandalous Former Kremlin Official Returns To Moscow