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Real estate manager of Russian oligarch in New York arrested: he faces up to 60 years in prison

'13.10.2022'

Nadezhda Verbitskaya

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On October 11, the US Department of Justice announced the arrest in London of a British citizen hired by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska to manage his New York property. He faces up to 60 years in prison New York Post.

Graham Bonham Carter, cousin of actress Helena Bonham Carter, has been working for Deripaska since 2003. Among other things, he manages the oligarch's real estate in the United Kingdom and Europe.

Deripaska is a Russian billionaire founder of the aluminum giant Rusal, with close ties to Vladimir Putin. In 2018, Graham Bonham Carter, 62, was tasked with creating new companies for Deripaska after the US imposed sanctions on the oligarch. Deripaska was added to the sanctions list in 2018 due to possible involvement in murders, money laundering, bribery and racketeering.

At that time, Deripaska owned three residential properties in the United States. Two in New York and one in Washington, which he acquired between 2005 and 2008.

“Times are tough for my boss as US sanctions hit him hard,” Bonham Carter said on June 18, 2018 in a letter made available to the Justice Department.

On October 13, 2021, he wrote: “Everything is fine, except that the banks still do not want to cooperate with me because of my connection with my boss Oleg Deripaska. I was even advised not to go to the USA, where personal sanctions still apply against Oleg. The authorities will no doubt send me in for questioning, and it could take hours or even days!”

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According to the Department of Justice, "Bonham Carter was involved in over $1 million in illegal transactions to fund properties in the United States on behalf of Deripaska." These properties include townhouses in Lenox Hill and the West Village, which Deripaska bought for almost $50 million, and a mansion in Washington, DC. The oligarch handed over this property to relatives after he was banned from entering the United States.

In total, Bonham Carter is charged with three crimes - two related to violations of sanctions, and one case of wire fraud. For each count, the maximum prison term is 20 years. Since in the US terms are not absorbed, but summed up, in total Bonham Carter can be imprisoned for 60 years. The Justice Department charged Bonham Carter with lying to the auction house after trying to move Deripaska's artwork from New York to London.

The American government will seek the extradition of Bonham Carter from Britain to the United States.

Repression against Russian oligarchs who own luxury real estate in New York intensified earlier this year. The reason was Russian invasion of Ukraine.

“For years, Manhattan has been one of the most popular safe havens for Russian oligarchs. There they could store their cash in ultra-luxury apartments,” wrote Manhattan Borough President Mark Levin. on Twitter in February. "It's time to start confiscating their property."

Earlier ForumDaily New York wrote, what property Russian oligarchs can lose in New York due to US sanctions.

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