Moscow calls its activities in Ukraine a “special military operation.” The charges come as the US Department of Justice tries to pressure Russian oligarchs through sanctions, asset seizures and criminal probes to stop backing Russian President Vladimir Putin after the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Britain’s National Crime Agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment. ![]() Prosecutors said Bonham-Carter made payments for US properties owned by Deripaska and tried to move the aluminum magnate’s artwork in the United States overseas.Ī lawyer for Bonham-Carter, who is also charged with wire fraud, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. NEW YORK, United States: British businessman Graham Bonham-Carter was arrested on US charges of conspiring to violate sanctions placed on Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, prosecutors said on Tuesday.īonham-Carter was arrested in the United Kingdom, and federal prosecutors in Manhattan said they will seek his extradition.
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