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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,415 posts)
Sat Mar 26, 2022, 08:38 AM Mar 2022

Russian oligarchs' 'seized' assets are in legal limbo in the US

Yahoo Finance

Russian oligarchs' 'seized' assets are in legal limbo in the US

Alexis Keenan · Reporter
Sat, March 26, 2022, 7:25 AM

The possessions of Russian oligarchs — yachts, planes, homes, cars, and cash — subject to “seizure” under White House sanctions, are in a state of legal limbo that requires U.S. people, and not the U.S. government, to temporarily manage them.

“The burden, effectively, is sitting with the person who's holding that blocked property,” Dave Johnson, a sanctions law expert and partner with Vinson & Elkins, told Yahoo Finance. “To set it aside, and then deal with it in a way that’s consistent with the law.”

The U.S. and its allies have targeted Russian people and entities tied to the Kremlin and Russian President Vladimir Putin since Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. The U.S. hit Russia with an array of other economic sanctions including bans on imports such as oil in addition to the asset seizures, as the government attempts to inflict what the White House calls "maximum pain" on Russia's economy.

So far, the White House has not identified the value of property subject to sanctions. However, President Joe Biden announced the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Program, which was formed to help the U.S. identify and recover assets linked to Russian corruption. ... “We are joining with our European allies to find and seize your yachts, your luxury apartments, your private jets," Biden said during his State of the Union Address on March 1. "We are coming for your ill-begotten gains.”

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FreepFryer

(7,077 posts)
1. Is it just me or does that KARRP name just make you smile w happiness?
Sat Mar 26, 2022, 09:02 AM
Mar 2022

“ Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Program “

Ahhh I’m smiling again.

riversedge

(70,197 posts)
2. maybe they have so many items that they do not care. I am sure some or do but
Sat Mar 26, 2022, 09:02 AM
Mar 2022

will it make a difference in Russia?? It might. I am glad these sanctions are happening.

Srkdqltr

(6,271 posts)
3. A little off topic but, is anything being done about the Russian woman
Sat Mar 26, 2022, 09:09 AM
Mar 2022

having babies in the US so they have dual citizenship? Don't know if it even important.

 

marie999

(3,334 posts)
5. They are automatically US citizens unless a parent is working for a foreign government.
Sat Mar 26, 2022, 12:06 PM
Mar 2022

They can have dual citizenship.

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