US raids properties of sanctioned Russian billionaire

NEW YORK, 03 September 2022, (TON): NBC News reported “US law enforcement raided two New York properties belonging to Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin and the target of sanctions.”

According to the report “federal agents and local police officers were spotted carrying boxes after they left an apartment in Manhattan’s lavish Park Avenue and a house in the Hamptons, an upscale vacation destination near New York City.”

Both properties are linked to Vekselberg, NBC said, citing US Treasury documents.

Authorities are also searching a property on Miami’s Fisher Island believed to be linked to Vekselberg, NBC reported.

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