Personally, I would not believe a single word that Browder says, ever. He has lied constantly about the Magnitsky affair and has gone to great lengths to avoid being deposed in the defamation lawsuits against him. He does not want the truth to come out in court. He even threatened to sue theaters who showed the movie "The Magnitsky Act. Behind the Scenes" that exposed the lies.

And given his prior background and history he likely was guilty of tax evasion and fraud in Russia. Just because he screamed that his conviction was "politically motivated", does not mean he was not guilty.