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U.S. Charges Two Men With Facilitating Sanctions Evasion For Russian Oligarch's Yacht

Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg (file photo)
Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg (file photo)

Two businessmen were charged on January 20 in indictments unsealed in a U.S. court with allegedly facilitating a sanctions evasion and money-laundering scheme in relation to a $90 million yacht of Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg. The two businessmen -- Vladislav Osipov, 51, a Russian national, and Richard Masters, 52, a U.K. national -- were charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and to commit offenses against the United States, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement. To read the original story from Reuters, click here.

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