Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska, Sanctions Evasion, New Jersey 2024

Sanctions Evasion Scheme Unfolds in New Jersey as Oleg Deripaska and Associates Face Charges

A federal indictment has been unsealed against Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska, a 52-year-old Russian oligarch, and his associates for allegedly conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions imposed on him and his company, Basic Element Limited.

According to court documents, Deripaska, also known as Oleg Mukhamedshin, was subjected to economic sanctions on April 6, 2018, by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) due to his involvement in the energy sector of the Russian Federation economy and his ties to the Russian government.

The indictment charges Deripaska, Natalia Mikhaylovna Bardakova, Olga Shriki, and Ekaterina Olegovna Voronina with various crimes, including conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions, obstruction of justice, making false statements to federal agents, and attempted entry into the United States with a child born to Deripaska.

Shriki, a 42-year-old New Jersey resident and naturalized U.S. citizen, was arrested this morning for her alleged role in Deripaska’s sanctions evasion scheme. Bardakova, a 45-year-old citizen of the Russian Federation, is charged with making false statements to agents of the FBI, while Voronina, a 33-year-old citizen of the Russian Federation, is charged with making false statements to agents of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

The charges against Deripaska and his associates reflect the FBI’s commitment to aggressively pursuing individuals who attempt to evade U.S. economic countermeasures against the Russian government.

Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska, 52, Russian oligarch; Natalia Mikhaylovna Bardakova, 45, Russian citizen; Olga Shriki, 42, New Jersey resident and naturalized U.S. citizen; Ekaterina Olegovna Voronina, 33, Russian citizen; Conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions, obstruction of justice, making false statements to federal agents, attempted entry into the United States with a child born to Deripaska; New Jersey, April 6, 2024; currently pending.

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