Feds move to seize Russian billionaire's $90 million private airplane
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A judge authorized a warrant on Monday for the seizure of Russian billionaire and politician Andrei Skoch's Airbus A319-100, which is worth about $90 million.
The Madame Gu yacht belonging to Russian businessman Andrei Vladimirovich Skoch is docked at al-Rashid port in the Gulf emirate of Dubai on April 12, 2022. (AFP via Getty Images) FILE PHOTO: A yacht belonging to sanctioned Russian billionaire parliamentarian Andrei Skoch is docked at Port Rashid terminal, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 24, 2022. (Reuters/Abdel Hadi Ramahi/File Photo) Paul Best is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Paul.best@fox.com and on Twitter: @KincaidBest.
The Treasury Department originally sanctioned him in April 2018 due to his "longstanding ties to Russian organized criminal groups, including time spent leading one such enterprise."
After Russia invaded Ukraine in February, the Treasury Department slapped him with additional sanctions for "support[ing] the Kremlin’s efforts to violate Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity."