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US Justice Department seizes over half a billion dollars in assets from Russian oligarchs supporting Russian regime








The US Justice Department has seized over $500 million in assets from Russian oligarchs who support the Russian regime and evade US sanctions, according to a senior Biden administration official. The department has indicted over 30 individuals for crimes such as sanctions evasion and money laundering. The US is calling for expanded authority to use forfeited assets to rebuild Ukraine. The Deputy Attorney General stated that Russia has committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine and that war criminals will not escape accountability.