The US Department of Justice takes note of relatives of Russian oligarchs.
A business partner of sanctioned Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg has been charged with sanctions violations and money laundering.
This is stated in the indictment of four counts.
This is a Russian citizen and holder of a residence permit in the United States, Vladimir Voronchenko, who returned to Russia in May last year.
He is accused of paying more than $4 million to maintain Vekselberg’s four properties in New York, Southampton and Florida. Prosecutors estimate the total value of Vekselberg’s estate to be around $75 million.
According to the indictment, Voronchenko tried to sell real estate in New York and Southampton after Vekselberg was sanctioned by the US government in 2018.
This is the second charge against Vekselberg’s colleague in recent weeks.
In January, the US Department of Justice indicted two businessmen, a British and a Russian, for operating Vekselberg’s $90 million 78-meter luxury yacht.
Previously, the yacht had been detained by Spanish authorities at the request of the United States.
