Wow! This is a sad news. The Russian presidents former aide was found dead in a Washington DC hotel. It is unclear how it happened, but according to his family they said he had a heart attack.
BBC reported that, Mikhail Lesin, 57, Russia's former press minister and a one-time head of the powerful Gazprom-Media Holding group, died on Thursday, the RIA-Novosti and Tass news agencies report.
Russian media, quoting his family, said he suffered a heart attack.
The Washington Post said Mr Lesin's body was found in a room at the Dupont Circle hotel.
It reported that police are investigating his death.
Last year, Mississippi senator Roger Wicker called for an investigation into Mr Lesin, saying his fortune "raises serious questions".
In a letter to US department of justice, Sen Wicker said Mr Lesin bought property $28m (£18.6m) in Los Angeles for his family after finishing work as a civil servant.
Sen Wicker asked how a former civil servant would have been able to buy and maintain expensive property, and expressed concern their purchase may have involved people and groups on a US sanctions list.
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