Mikhail Lesin died from a heart attack aged 57 in a Washington DC hotel
Police officers were called to the Dupont Circle Hotel on Thursday morning
Was Putin's press secretary and worked in government from 1999 to 2009
Lesin founded state TV network and 'propaganda bullhorn' Russia Today
Owned property worth $28m in LA arousing suspicion of money laundering
A millionaire former aide to Russian president Vladimir Putin has been found dead in a Washington DC hotel room.
Mikhail Lesin, who was Putin's press secretary during his first stint as president and founded state television network Russia Today, died aged 57 from a suspected heart attack.
Police were called to the upmarket Dupont Circle Hotel at about 11.30am on Thursday and found him dead. The Russian Embassy confirmed Lesin had died.
A police spokesman would only confirmed that a 'death investigation' had been launched.
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