FBI to help Cypriot police investigate sanction-busting for Russian oligarchs
by Helena Smith in Athens from US news | The Guardian on (#6GY10)
Agents will explore how lawyers and accountants in Cyprus helped shield assets of Kremlin-linked business people
FBI agents tasked with investigating sanctions-busting have been dispatched to Cyprus as the global crackdown against Russian oligarchs, and the web of enablers who have helped hide their wealth, intensifies.
The 24-strong team was expected to start assisting Cypriot police" with immediate effect after arriving on the eastern Mediterranean island late Sunday.
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