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
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
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.
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
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.
#Vekselberg #Russia #MoneyLaundering #RussianSanctions #SanctionsEvasion
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
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
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.
Vladislav Osipov indictment
https://justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1563256/download
Richard Masters indictment
https://justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1563251/download
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.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/16/george-santos-andrew-intrater-columbus-nova/