Task Force KleptoCapture

Task Force KleptoCapture

Trump Administration Disbands Task Force Targeting Russian Oligarchs

| Importance: 9/10

Attorney General Pam Bondi disbanded Task Force KleptoCapture, the DOJ unit created in 2022 to investigate and prosecute Russian oligarchs for sanctions violations. The task force had seized yachts and brought indictments against Deripaska and Malofeyev before being shut down.

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Task Force KleptoCapture Launched: US Expands Anti-Kleptocracy Operations

| Importance: 7/10

Attorney General Merrick Garland establishes Task Force KleptoCapture, an interagency law enforcement unit dedicated to enforcing sanctions and seizing assets of Russian kleptocrats following Ukraine invasion. The initiative represents a major expansion of US anti-corruption enforcement …

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