Update 2: Superyacht seized in Palma had violated US bank fraud, money laundering and sanction statutes, says US

US seizure warrant issued

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Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter04/04/2022 17:04

Spanish police who seized the superyacht, Tango in Palma. belonging to Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg were acting pursuant to a U.S. seizure warrant, theU.S. Department of Justice said.

The vessel had violated U.S. bank fraud, money laundering, and sanction statutes, the DOJ said.

The agency added that the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia had also issued seizure warrants for some $625,000 associated with sanctioned entities held at nine U.S. financial institutions.