DOJ Russia Task Force Is Scrutinizing Putin’s Wealth, Assets
- Andrew Adams is leading the U.S. ‘KleptoCapture’ initiative
- Adams told Bloomberg his unit would look at cut-outs for Putin
Andrew Adams, head of the U.S. Justice Department’s KleptoCapture task force.
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The Justice Department task force scrutinizing Russian oligarchs is targeting the personal wealth of Vladimir Putin and members of his family, the head of the unit said in interviews with Bloomberg.
“Putin is on the list, he’s been sanctioned,” said Andrew Adams, a New York federal prosecutor who was appointed to lead the initiative last month. “He’s got family members who are sanctioned so that’s certainly a part of the efforts that we’re undertaking.”