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Elon Musk's inner circle rocked by fight over $230-billion fortune

Musk was increasingly relying on a new advisor, a 34-year-old, Russian-born ex-professional gambler named Igor Kurganov

Elon Musk. Photo: Bloomberg
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Elon Musk. Photo: Bloomberg

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In late 2021, Elon Musk was cornered by one man in his innermost circle, Jared Birchall.  It was about money — Musk’s money to be precise — and how the world’s richest man was choosing to spend a vast part of it.

Birchall, the 48-year-old wealth manager who rose to become Musk’s top deputy and the head of his family office, had growing concerns about a new power player in the Tesla CEO’s orbit, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Musk was increasingly relying on a new advisor, a 34-year-old, Russian-born ex-professional gambler named Igor Kurganov. Musk and Kurganov chatted late into the