The US government has seized two luxury apartments in Miami, Florida, worth approximately $1.8 million, allegedly owned by Russian businessman Viktor Perevalov, suspected of violating US sanctions. reported on the website of the US Department of Justice.
The US Department of Justice confiscated two apartments allegedly belonging to Russian businessman Perevalov
Author: Mihail Zelenin
The default judgment in the Apartments case is the result of a civil forfeiture complaint filed by the US Department of Justice in February 2024 seeking forfeiture of the property.
“Today’s successful seizure demonstrates once again that attempting to hide assets behind shells and shell companies is a risky short-term gamble with real long-term costs. <...> The United States has the people, the tools and the will to comply with sanctions programs,” said Michael Hu, head of the US Department of Justice special group KleptoCapture.
The Justice Ministry’s lawsuit notes that Viktor Perevalov and Valery Abramov were co-founders of the road construction company VAD, responsible for the creation of the Tavrida highway in Crimea. In January 2018, the organization and its co-founders came under US sanctions.
The department separately noted that the US Treasury did not issue anyone a special license that would allow transactions with Perevalov as an exception. In December 2024, Perevalov was again mentioned in the lists of sanctioned persons as employed in the Russian construction sector.
American authorities believe that from 2018 to 2023, the apartments were allegedly managed by a legal entity and were rented out without disclosing the real owner. Part of the income received was used to maintain the property in high-quality condition, notes the US Department of Justice.
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Source: rb.ru
