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In interviews, real estate lawyers said that mortgage lenders are typically well aware of their clients’ other loans and sometimes even encourage the primary-residence language for second homes.

But Charles Kuck, an immigration lawyer in Atlanta, told the New York Times that two of his clients were wrongly caught up in the raid.

Sharon Thomas, a non-surgical hair replacement specialist who creates hair systems for men and women, said she saw clients ranging from the ages of 17 to 80.

Among the key clients were those standing front and centre with Xi – Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un.

The remaining defendants' lawyers will then take their turns to speak on behalf of their respective clients, all of whom have denied the charges against them.