A yacht that belongs to Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg has been seized in Marina Real in the Spanish port of Palma de Mallorca, according to court documents.
Billionaire Roman Abramovich has been sanctioned by the U.K. government, which refers to him as a "pro-Kremlin oligarch” who has a “close relationship” with Russian President Vladimir Putin.A yacht that belongs to Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg has been seized in Marina Real in the Spanish port of Palma de Mallorca, according to court documents unsealed Monday.
"We will now seek to have the vessel forfeited as the proceeds of a crime," Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a video message released Monday by the Justice Department.Francisco Ubilla/AP Civil Guards accompany U.S. FBI agents and a U.S. Homeland Security agent from the yacht called Tango in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, April 4, 2022.
Vekselberg was designated an oligarch by U.S. authorities in 2018, when he was sanctioned by the United Sates following Russia's invasion of Crimea.In addition to the seizure of Vekselberg's yacht, U.S. authorities also obtained seizure warrants unsealed in Washington, D.C., Monday that target roughly $625,000 associated with sanctioned parties that's being held at nine U.S. financial institutions, the Justice Department said.
"The point of going after Putin's cronies and Russian oligarchs who seek to violate our laws and shield their assets is to say that nobody is beyond the reach of our system of justice, beyond the reach of our work and cooperation with our allies," Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco told ABC News' Byron Pitts last month.
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