Former Trump Campaign Adviser Dimitri Simes was charged with violating U.S. sanctions against Russia through his work with Channel One Russia.
Dimitri Simes during a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, June 16, 2023.alleges that Simes and his wife, Anastasia Simes, “participated in a scheme to violate U.S. sanctions for the benefit of sanctioned Russian broadcaster Channel One Russia and to launder funds obtained from that scheme.
The indictment also alleges that the couple further violated U.S. sanctions through their interactions with Russian oligarch Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Udodov.
The DOJ notes that the couple remains “at large and are believed to be in Russia.” Each is charged with “one count of conspiracy to violate the IEEPA, one count of violating the IEEPA, and one count of conspiracy to commit international money laundering.” They each face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison per count if convicted.
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