According to media reports, Oleg Deripaska helped the Russian president to withdraw money from the country
FBI investigators worked all day in the mansion of billionaire Oleg Deripaska / Collage “Today”
On October 19, searches were carried out in the Washington mansion of the Russian billionaire, the former founder of Basic Element and the chairman of the board of directors of Russian Aluminum, Oleg Deripaska. FBI agents carried out investigative actions behind the ribbon with the inscription “Crime scene, do not enter”.
This is reported by the American television company NBC News.
What is known
An FBI spokesman told reporters that the Washington searches at the home of Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska were linked to a federal investigation outside of New York. No further information was provided.
A CNN source familiar with the matter said the investigation was “ongoing” but did not provide any further details.
It is also known that since 2018 Deripaska has been under US sanctions related to Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine and Syria. The effect of the imposed sanctions was instantaneous – in a week the oligarch impoverished by $ 1.6 billion, having lost a fifth of their fortune.
Earlier it was reported that Deripaska is under investigation in the United States for money laundering and is accused of “threatening the lives of competitors, illegal wiretapping with a government official and participation in extortion and racketeering.” In 2020, The Financial Times, citing a letter from the US Treasury Department, reported that Deripaska could launder money for Russian President Vladimir Putin, which is why sanctions were imposed on him.
Biography
- Oleg Deripaska from 2009 to 2012 was the chairman of the supervisory board of the company he personally founded “Basic Element”, which manages the assets of his aluminum empire.
- Until 2018, he was in charge of the aluminum company Rusal.
- Until 2017, he was the head of the energy company En + Group
- From 2000 to 2007, he was the chairman of the board of directors of the Russian Aluminum company.
- From 1997 to 2001 – President of the Siberian Aluminum Company.
- From 1994 to 1997 – General Director of the Sayanogorsk Aluminum Smelter.
- In 2008, Deripaska’s fortune was estimated at $ 28 billion. Then he was the richest Russian and ranked 9th in the world ranking of billionaires according to Forbes magazine.
- As of January 2018, Deripaska was in the 247th place in the ranking, but already with a fortune of $ 7.1 billion.In December 2019, he topped the Forbes rating of Russian entrepreneurs, whose fortune has decreased the most over the past decade and now stands at about $ 4 billion
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