"US Task Force Announces New Charges and Actions Against Russian Oligarchs in Response to Ukraine Invasion"

The Department of Justice has announced a series of enforcement actions against sanctioned individuals and facilitator networks supporting the Russian regime, coinciding with the approaching two-year mark of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. These actions include charges, arrests, and forfeiture proceedings in five separate federal cases, targeting sanctioned oligarchs and their facilitators. The cases involve allegations of violating sanctions, money laundering, and evading U.S. sanctions, with charges against individuals in New York, Florida, Georgia, and the District of Columbia. The Justice Department's Task Force KleptoCapture has restrained, seized, and obtained judgments to forfeit nearly $700 million in assets from Russian enablers and charged more than 70 individuals for violating international sanctions and export controls levied against Russia.