sentences:  He also tried to investigate the Three Whales Corruption Scandal and criminal activities of FSB officers related to money laundering through the Bank of New York and illegal actions of Yevgeny Adamov, a former Russian Minister of Nuclear Energy.The Three Whales case was under the personal control of President Vladimir Putin.In June 2003, Shchekochikhin contacted the FBI and got an American visa to discuss the case with US authorities.