Trump-loving Russian oligarch’s $90-million yacht was seized in Spain.
as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into the Trump campaign’s connection to Russia.Vekselberg, a multi-billionaire and one of Russia’s richest men, made his fortune by buying up assets after the fall of the Soviet Union.in 2018 that he has particularly expensive tastes, and is thought to own the world’s largest collection of Fabergé eggs. Vekselberg’s collection of luxury wares is now absent a yacht.
“Today marks our taskforce’s first seizure of an asset belonging to a sanctioned individual with close ties to the Russian regime. It will not be the last,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement announcing the boat’s seizure. “Together, with our international partners, we will do everything possible to hold accountable any individual whose criminal acts enable the Russian government to continue its unjust war.
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