The United States accused the Russian of helping Viktor

Vekselberg circumvent sanctions. Voronchenko faces up to 20 years in prison

In the United States, Russian and American resident Vladimir Voronchenko was accused of trying to help Russian businessman Viktor Vekselberg circumvent sanctions, according to the website of the US Department of Justice.

"Customized for participating in a scheme to pay more than $4 million to service four properties in the United States that belonged to Viktor Vekselberg, a sanctioned oligarch, as well as an attempt to sell two of these properties," the Justice Department said in a statement.

The agency recalled that Vekselberg has been under sanctions since 2018, and in 2022 the restrictions against him were tightened. From 2007 to 2018, according to the US Department of Justice, the businessman purchased four properties in the United States: an apartment in New York City, a country house in the state of the same name, and two apartments in Florida. The estimated cost of all objects is $75 million.

Before Vekselberg was sanctioned in 2018, various payments related to these apartments and the house were made by “front companies owned by Vekselberg” and then began to come from accounts associated with Voronchenko’s companies, the Ministry of Justice points out. In addition, Voronchenko tried to sell both properties in New York.

He is accused of "conspiracy to violate and evade U.S. sanctions" and money laundering. The Russian faces up to 20 years in prison, the Ministry of Justice clarifies. In addition, the department intends to "confiscate from Voronchenko the proceeds of his crimes, including property."

RBC sent a request to a representative of Vekselberg.

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In January, the US Department of Justice indicted two more people who, according to the department, helped Vekselberg circumvent sanctions. We are talking about Russian businessman Vladislav Osipov and British Richard Masters. They, the Ministry of Justice believes, were trying to withdraw from the sanctions the yacht Tango, which is allegedly owned by Vekselberg.

Osipov and Masters tried to hide the ownership of the yacht and ensure its operation through the company and the US financial system, the Justice Department said. An arrest warrant was issued against the Russian, and the Briton was detained in Spain, he faces extradition.