Blavatnik’s ties to Russia go back decades. After the collapse of the USSR, he returned to Russia at the invitation of now-billionaire Viktor #Vekselberg. They cofounded Access-Renova, which was then expanded with the help of another billionaire close to Putin, Mikhail #Fridman.

GOP’s Star Witness in Hunter Biden Probe Has Ties to Russian Oligarch Viktor Vekselberg

House Republicans want voters to take Tony Bobulinski’s word over others in Hunter Biden's orbit—but Bobulinski has his own unsavory connections

#Bobulinski #HunterBiden #Vekselberg #ViktorVekselberg

https://www.thedailybeast.com/gops-star-witness-tony-bobulinski-in-hunter-biden-probe-has-ties-to-russian-oligarch

GOP’s Star Witness Tony Bobulinski in Hunter Biden Probe Has Ties to Russian Oligarch

House Republicans want voters to take Tony Bobulinski’s word over everyone else in Hunter Biden's orbit—except Bobulinski has some unsavory connections of his own

The Daily Beast

Lawyer for Sanctioned Russian Oligarch Avoids Jail for Money Laundering.

Robert Wise pleaded guilty to facilitating almost $4 million in tax and insurance payments on 6 NY & FL homes owned by Viktor Vekselberg.

Wise was sentenced to a year of home detention.

#Russia #RussiaSanctions #Vekselberg #Oligarch

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/lawyer-for-sanctioned-russian-oligarch-avoids-jail-for-money-laundering-1.2007096

Lawyer for Sanctioned Russian Oligarch Avoids Jail for Money Laundering - BNN Bloomberg

A New York lawyer who helped manage luxury properties in Manhattan and the Hamptons for sanctioned Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg avoided jail for money laundering.

BNN

With George Santos in the news after he was indicted today, re-upping my story from January:

Bracken Capital, a firm run by Andrew Intrater, a cousin of Putin ally Viktor Vekselberg, received almost half a million dollars in PPP loans - during a period that overlapped with Intrater's donations to George Santos.

#GeorgeSantos #Santos #SantosIndictment #Intrater #Vekselberg

https://newstracs.com/firm-run-by-andrew-intrater-george-santos-donor-and-vekselberg-cousin-received-almost-half-a-million-dollars-in-ppp-loans/2023/01/04/

Firm run by Santos donor Andrew Intrater received almost $500,000 in PPP loans

New reporting shows that one of Intrater's companies, which previously invested money for Vekselberg, received PPP loans of almost $500,000.

NewsTRACS

DOJ Seizing Luxury Hamptons, NYC Pads in $75M Real-Estate Raid on Russian Oligarch

Prosecutors allege that Vekselberg’s previously indicted business associate Vladimir Voronchenko violated sanctions and was involved in international money laundering.

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations/doj-seizing-luxury-hamptons-nyc-pads-in-75m-real-estate-raid-on-russian-oligarch/4121315/

#Vekselberg #Russia #MoneyLaundering #RussianSanctions #SanctionsEvasion

DOJ Seizing Luxury Hamptons, NYC Pads in $75M Real-Estate Raid on Russian Oligarch

Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg, a billionaire and close ally of President Vladimir Putin, heads the Moscow-based Renova Group, a conglomerate encompassing…

NBC New York

Associate Of Sanctioned Oligarch Indicted For Sanctions Evasion And Money Laundering

Fugitive Vladimir Voronchenko Aided In Concealing Luxury Real Estate Owned By Viktor Vekselberg - and scheme to pay over $4 million to maintain four US properties

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/associate-sanctioned-oligarch-indicted-sanctions-evasion-and-money-laundering

USA v VLADIMIR VORONCHENKO, a/k/a “Vladimir Vorontchenko” - Indictment

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/press-release/file/1567611/download

#Vekselberg #ViktorVekselberg #RussianSanctions #MoneyLaundering #SanctionsEvasion

Associate Of Sanctioned Oligarch Indicted For Sanctions Evasion And Money Laundering

Die einten sind halt etwas gleicher als die anderen. #Vekselberg #Zug #ZG 🤮

Arrest and criminal charges announced against Vladislav Osipov (Russian national) and Richard Masters (UK national) for sanctions evasion and money laundering related to $90 Million Yacht owned by owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/arrest-and-criminal-charges-announced-against-british-and-russian-businessmen-facilitating

Vladislav Osipov indictment
https://justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1563256/download

Richard Masters indictment
https://justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1563251/download

#Russia #RussianOligarch #MoneyLaundering #Vekselberg

Arrest and Criminal Charges Announced Against British and Russian Businessmen for Facilitating Sanctions Evasion of Russian Oligarch’s $90 Million Yacht

Two businessmen, Vladislov Ospiov, 51, a dual Russian and Swiss national, and Richard Masters, 52, a United Kingdom national, are charged in separate indictments unsealed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, with facilitating a sanctions evasion and money laundering scheme in relation to the ownership and operation of the Motor Yacht (M/Y) Tango (International Maritime Organization number 1010703), a $90 million, 255-foot luxury yacht owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg.

George Santos has deeper ties than previously known to Andrew Intrater, cousin of sanctioned Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg

Intrater invested $625,000 in firm Santos worked at, Harbor City, which was accused by regulators of running a Ponzi scheme.

#Santos #Intrater #Vekselberg

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/16/george-santos-andrew-intrater-columbus-nova/

New details link George Santos to cousin of sanctioned Russian oligarch

The New York congressman once claimed Andrew Intrater’s company was his “client." Another Intrater company allegedly made a deposit with a firm where Santos worked.

The Washington Post
@washingtonpost “The Mississippi company, FEA Innovations, is registered to Intrater, according to secretary of state records. Registration documents include no other officers or directors and identify Intrater’s address as the same one used by Columbus Nova on Madison Avenue in Manhattan. Columbus Nova is now known as Sparrow Capital.
#moneylaundering #gop #russianbillionaire #vekselberg #georgesantos