CNN's John Sutter talks with Evan Osnow about seizing Russian super yachts. He asks: How much does that cost just for this one 300 something million dollar yacht the Amadea? The Justice Department needs to go through a complicated legal process called forfeiture, which means going to a judge and proving that the assets are proceeds of a crime. Congress has just passed legislation enabling the Justice Department to divert those funds to go to help Ukraine.
Bloomberg's Stephanie Baker and the New Yorker’s Evan Osnos explain the fight to seize (and maintain) billionaire boats.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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