
US Crackdown on Sanctions Cheats Turning to Art Works
Bloomberg Law
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Federal prosecutors in New York, known as the Klepto Capture Task Force, are working to track down and seize artworks bought or sold by Russian oligarchs. The goal is to get the assets before they can be moved to another jurisdiction. Bloomberg legal reporter Ava Beni Morrison tells us how the US expanded sanctions targeting Russian businessmen since the invasion of Ukraine.
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