The Department of Justice USA announced this Thursday several arrests and accusations in different states of the country against Russian oligarchs, with two days left before the second anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine.
The US Government “is more committed than ever to cutting off the flow of illegal funds that fuels (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s war, and to holding those who make it possible to account”US Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement.
Among the measures announced today by the department is the arrest of two cronies of Russian oligarch Andrei Kostin in New York, as well as new charges against Kostin himself for trying to violate US sanctions.
Florida authorities also accused pro-Russian Ukrainian oligarch Sergei Vitalievich Kurchenko of evading sanctions by doing business in the United States worth about $330 million, and requested the confiscation of two luxury apartments owned by another oligarch, Victor Perevalov.
Additionally, in Georgia, a Russian citizen pleaded guilty earlier this month to laundering $150 million from Russian clients.
Finally, Vladislav Osipov, a Russian-Swiss citizen who has already been accused of trying to evade US sanctions, was indicted in the District of Columbia for bank fraud.
The announcement by the Department of Justice comes one day after the White House unveils a new package of sanctions in retaliation for the death in prison of Russian opponent Alexei Navalny.
US President Joe Biden has directly blamed Putin for his death.
Source: Gestion
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