U.S. Charges Two Men With Facilitating Sanctions Evasion For Russian Oligarch's Yacht

Two businessmen were charged on January 20 in indictments unsealed in a U.S. court with allegedly facilitating a sanctions evasion and money-laundering scheme in relation to a $90 million yacht of Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg. The two businessmen -- Vladislav Osipov, 51, a Russian national, and Richard Masters, 52, a U.K. national -- were charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and to commit offenses against the United States, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement. To read the original story from Reuters, click here.