Russian oligarch’s seized yacht costs $7 million a year to maintain, US says
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government said it is spending more than $7 million a year to maintain a superyacht it … Read more
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Head of US ‘KleptoCapture’ unit targeting Russian oligarchs leaves DOJ
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – The top prosecutor on a U.S. government task force targeting Russian oligarchs’ assets as a means to pressure … Read more
German sanctions against Russian oligarchs advancing slowly
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is making slow progress in enforcing sanctions against Russian oligarchs and institutions, according to government numbers seen by Reuters on Saturday. … Read more
Sotheby’s must face Russian billionaire oligarch’s art fraud lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge said Sotheby’s must face part of Russian billionaire oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev’s lawsuit accusing the auction … Read more
U.S. Congress advances bills targeting war criminals, Russian oligarchs
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A pair of bills granting the U.S. Justice Department additional tools to go after Russian oligarchs and alleged war … Read more
Italy freezes real estate owned by two Russian oligarchs -sources
MILAN (Reuters) – Italy on Monday froze some real estate properties owned by two Russian oligarchs in the luxurious seaside resort of Portofino, in Sirmione … Read more
Germany raids Russian oligarch’s properties in money-laundering probe
ROTTACH-EGERN, Germany (Reuters) – German police raided a lakeside villa registered to Russian-Uzbek oligarch Alisher Usmanov in the southern state of Bavaria on Wednesday as … Read more
Russian oligarchs’ citizenship bids face scrutiny in Portugal
By Catarina Demony LISBON – Portugal is analysing the citizenship applications of two Russian oligarchs – one of whom is under U.S. sanctions, the government … Read more
US Can Seize Russian Oligarch’s Private Jets, Court Rules
US Can Seize Russian Oligarch’s Private Jets, Court Rules Micaela Burrow on June 6, 2022 A U.S. federal judge issued warrants on Monday to seize … Read more
Poland sanctions Gazprom among 50 Russian firms and oligarchs
WARSAW -Poland is imposing sanctions on 50 Russian oligarchs and companies, the interior minister said on Tuesday, as it seeks to increase pressure on Moscow … Read more
New U.S. sanctions imposed for Russian bank, oligarchs, crypto miner BitRiver
By Daphne Psaledakis and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON -The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on dozens of people and entities, including a Russian commercial bank … Read more
Russian oligarch’s superyacht moors in Fiji
SYDNEY – A luxury vessel owned by a Russian oligarch sanctioned by the United States, Britain and the European Union has moored in Fiji in … Read more
Hungary, Austria questioned EU blacklisting of Russia oligarchs – sources
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS – Hungary and Austria questioned an EU decision to blacklist two Russian oligarchs but eventually accepted the move after pressure from … Read more
EU agrees sanctions on 14 oligarchs, blocks transactions with Belarus cbank
BRUSSELS – The European Union has agreed to impose sanctions on 14 more Russian oligarchs, freeze relations with Belarus’ central bank and curb three top … Read more
How U.S. law enforcement could take control of Russian oligarchs’ assets
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK – The U.S. Justice Department last week launched a task force aimed at choking off assets that Russian oligarchs own … Read more
Italy steps up freezing of assets linked to Russian oligarchs
ROME – Italian banks were instructed by the Bank of Italy’s financial intelligence division on Friday to urgently let it know of all measures taken … Read more
France Seizes Russian Energy Oligarch’s $120 Million Super-Yacht
The French government seized a massive yacht belonging to Russian oligarch Igor Sechin, the head of a state-run energy giant, France’s finance ministry said. French … Read more
U.S. preparing further sanctions against Russian oligarchs -sources
By Daphne Psaledakis and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON -The United States is preparing a sanctions package targeting more Russian oligarchs as well as their companies and … Read more
Yellen says Treasury to curb wealth of Russian oligarchs over Ukraine war
By David Lawder CHICAGO – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday that the United States and Western allies have immobilized half of the … Read more