The US Department of Justice today ordered more than a dozen prosecutors to prosecute “corrupt Russian oligarchs” and all those who violate Washington’s sanctions against Moscow following its invasion of Ukraine.
“We will make every effort to investigate, apprehend and prosecute all those whose criminal acts allow the Russian government to continue this unjust war,” said Minister Merrick Garland in a statement outlining the special unit he announced yesterday. , Tuesday, Joe Biden.
The strike team, dubbed “Kleptocapture”, will be made up of more than a dozen prosecutors, as well as investigators from the federal police, as well as the tax and postal services.
They will prosecute all those who violate the sanctions imposed on Russia before and after the start of hostilities in Ukraine, as well as those that will follow.
In particular, they will ensure compliance with the measures taken against Russian financial institutions, by monitoring, for example, the use of cryptocurrencies.
They will be able to seize assets belonging to persons who are targeted by sanctions, if they come from “illegal behavior”, the ministry clarifies.
At present, the assets of some oligarchs are “frozen”, which means that they can not sell or rent them, but retain ownership.
During a keynote address to Congress on Tuesday afternoon, Democratic President Joe Biden threatened Russian oligarchs with the seizure of “yachts, luxury apartments and private jets” they had made from “illegal profits”.
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