Graham Bonham-Carter was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly violating US sanctions.
alleged that the prominent British businessman continued to oversee maintenance and transactions related to three of Deripaska’s residential properties, including two in New York, following sanctions imposed on him in 2018 by the US government. The illegal transactions are estimated at a collective $1 million, according to the US agency.
Bonham-Carter, who referred to Deripaska as his “boss” in an email obtained by US authorities, is also accused of trying to ship an artwork purchased by Deripaska from an unnamed auction house in New York City to London. He allegedly concealed the magnate’s ownership of the artwork despite the auction house’s inquiries into the owner’s identity. Details of the artwork have not been disclosed.
Deripaska, who has long held ties to UK officials, was indicted by the Justice Department for sanctions violations at the end of September. He was accused of attempting to illegally secure US citizenship for his partner and unborn child. While other sanctioned oligarchs have remained out of public view in the aftermath of Russian’s invasion ofHe amassed his wealth through a state-owned aluminum business following the fall of the Soviet Union, eventually consolidating it with the natural resources conglomerate Rusal group alongside sanctioned former Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich.
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