Two charged with evading US sanctions to help Russian oligarch protect $90 million yacht
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Two businessmen have been charged with orchestrating a money laundering scheme to protect Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg, who has close ties to President Vladimir Putin, from having his $90 million yacht seized.
Vladislav Osipov, 51, a dual Russian and Swiss citizen, and British citizen Richard Masters, 52, are charged with sanctions evasion and money laundering related to their operation of the 255-foot luxury yacht “Tango” after Vekselberg was hit with sanctions.
Masters was arrested in Spain on Friday at the request of the Justice Department. Osipov remains at large.
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Russian businessman Viktor Vekselberg attends a plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia September 5, 2019. Two businessmen have been charged with evading U.S. sanctions in an effort to prevent his Yacht, “Tango,” from bei (Reuters / Reuters Photos)
“Facilitators of sanctions evasion enable the oligarchs supporting Vladimir Putin’s regime to flout U.S. law,” U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves said.
Both men allegedly used shell companies to allow Vekselberg’s ownership of the yacht. He was sanctioned in April 2018. U.S. sanctions forbid American companies such as banks from conducting business with those sanctioned entities.
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