With all this foreign influence in US politics to keep track of, almost missed fmr Trump campaign adviser and wife money laundering for Russia
Posted by
con_carne
Sep 6 '24, 04:17
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So we have Menendez working for Egypt, NYC Mayor Adams' staff working for... Turkey is it?, Hochul's staff working for China.
According to a DOJ press release, Simes “allegedly participated in a scheme to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), by providing services to Channel One Russia, including by serving as a presenter and producer of programming, and by receiving over $1 million, a personal car and driver, a stipend for an apartment in Moscow, Russia, and a team of 10 employees from Channel One Russia,” following its sanctioning.
The indictment also alleges that the couple further violated U.S. sanctions through their interactions with Russian oligarch Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Udodov. “Anastasia Simes and others allegedly participated in a scheme to violate IEEPA by purchasing art and antiques for the benefit of Udovov from galleries and auction houses in the United States and Europe, and having the items shipped to her residence in Huntly, Virginia, where they were stored for onward shipment to Russia,” the DOJ says, adding that the funds Mrs. Simes received were then laundered to conceal their connection to Udodov.
The DOJ notes that the couple remains “at large and are believed to be in Russia.” Each is charged with “one count of conspiracy to violate the IEEPA, one count of violating the IEEPA, and one count of conspiracy to commit international money laundering.” They each face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison per count if convicted.
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