Code names, jet skis and a "straw man": How the FBI seized a Russian superyacht
Documents shed new light on U.S. efforts to track and confiscate sanctioned oligarch wealth through high-end property like the Amadea yacht
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Documents shed new light on U.S. efforts to track and confiscate sanctioned oligarch wealth through high-end property like the Amadea yacht
There have been fears that the 459-foot long yacht, which has been in dry dock in the port of Marina di Carrara, was preparing to sail out of Italian waters soon.
U.S. authorities say the yacht is owned by sanctioned oligarch billionaire Suleiman Kerimov.
American and Fijian officials claim the $325 million Amadea is owned by sanctioned billionaire Suleiman Kerimov.
The Dutch government said the "vessels cannot be delivered, transferred or exported" while their ownership is investigated for links to the Kremlin.
Viktor Vekselberg is a billionaire sanctioned by the U.S. following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
After hitting a sailboat, the yacht backed up, circled and continued through the harbor until it hit another parked vessel — then slammed into a wall beside a bridge.