DoJ moves to seize 6 luxury properties in New York, the Hamptons, and Florida worth $75 million from sanctioned Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg

Sat, 02/25/2023 - 07:20

Image of Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg (front) and Park Avenue, where he owns a property. — Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg owns a property on Park Avenue in New York, per the DoJ.
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The Department of Justice has moved to seize six luxury properties owned by a sanctioned oligarch.
Viktor Vekselberg's homes in New York, the Hamptons, and Florida, are worth $75 million.
Vekselberg bought the homes via shell companies in Panama and The Bahamas, prosecutors alleged.

The Department of Justice said it has moved to seize six properties in New York, the Hamptons, and Florida worth $75 million owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg.