US Moves to Seize Two Abramovich Jets Over Russia Sanctions
- Judge finds probable cause aircraft are subject to forfeiture
- Dreamliner, Gulfstream valued at over $400 million, US says
Roman Abramovich
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The US obtained a warrant to seize two jets owned or controlled by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich over alleged sanction violations, as tensions between Washington and Moscow increase.
US Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave on Monday signed a warrant of seizure for a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner and a Gulfstream G650ER, according to documents released by Manhattan US Attorney Damian Williams’s office. Cave found probable cause that the aircraft are subject to seizure and forfeiture, she said in the two-page document.