The KleptoCapture task force was created to help ensure that the targeted entities and individuals truly felt the impact.
Andrew Adams, the prosecutor who heads the"KleptoCapture" task force, informed Reuters of the findings in an interview on Friday.
There is evidence that some Russian oligarchs who were sanctioned after Russia launched its attack on Ukraine have been making attempts to evade the economic measures, according to a Justice Department task force created to support the sanctions. Above, an activist holds a sign in Lafayette Square to protest Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Washington, D.C., on February 24, 2022.
Adams did not tell Reuters specifically what individuals were behind the alleged efforts to avert the sanctions or pre-emptively move assets. He also did not specify which jurisdictions had supplied information to the task force.
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