Blocked the money laundering channel: Russian elites tried to bypass international sanctions - the US Ministry of Finance

According to the US Department of Finance, the Russian elites tried to bypass US and international sanctions through virtual currency through key intermediaries. The United States announced the imposition of sanctions on the citizen of the Russian Federation Kateryna Zhdanova and freeze its funds on cryptocurrency exchanges. This was reported by the US Department of Finance.

According to the department, the Russian woman used her accounts to provide financial support to the oligarchs of the Russian Federation and cybercrime, helping them move large amounts of money outside the country. Sanctions against Kateryna Zhdanova meet the G7 obligations in combating the evasion and closing of possible bypasses that could allow the Russian state, its elites, trusted persons and oligarchs to use cryptocurrencies to minimize the impact of international sanctions.

"Due to such key intermediaries as Zhdanova, Russian elites, groups engaged in mailing of programs, and other illegal entities tried to bypass US and international sanctions, in particular, through virtual currency,"-said the Deputy Minister of Finance on Finance on Struggle. Brian Nelson with terrorism and financial intelligence.

As reported in the source, in March last year Kateryna Zhdanova assisted the Russian client in concealing the source of her wealth, in order to transfer the amount of more than $ 2. 3 million to Western Europe through a fraudulent investment account and a transaction for the acquisition of real estate using fraudulent methods. Otherwise, it contributed to the Russian oligarch in moving more than $ 100 million in the UAE.