The oligarch Oleg Deripaska is accused of conspiring to violate sanctions, including by arranging for his girlfriend to travel to America to give birth so his children could have U.S. citizenship. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Embargoes and Sanctions”
How a New Pro-Israel Group Aims to Sway N.Y. Elections
By Gotham Rex on May 12, 2022
The organization, the New York Solidarity Network, views itself as a counterweight to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement and the Democratic Socialists of America. Source: New York Times
Ex-Fox News Producer Charged for Working With Russian Oligarch
By Gotham Rex on March 3, 2022
John Hanick was on Konstantin Malofeev’s payroll after Mr. Malofeev’s backing of Crimean separatists led to sanctions, an indictment says. Source: New York Times
FBI Raids Homes Linked to Russian Oligarch Oleg Deripaska
By Gotham Rex on October 19, 2021
Agents investigating whether Oleg Deripaska violated U.S. sanctions searched homes he has used in New York and Washington, D.C. Source: New York Times
Turkish Bank Case Showed Erdogan’s Influence With Trump
By Gotham Rex on October 29, 2020
New details of the Justice Department’s handling of the accusations against Halkbank reveal how Turkey’s leader pressured the president, prompting concern from top White House aides. Source: New York Times
U.S. Prosecutors’ Bid to ‘Bury’ Evidence Draws Judge’s Wrath
By Gotham Rex on September 16, 2020
In an unusual opinion, a federal judge criticized the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan for its handling of a high-stakes Iranian sanctions case. Source: New York Times