DOJ launches ‘KleptoCapture’ task force to target Russian oligarchs

Published March 2, 2022 4:00pm ET



The Justice Department launched a “KleptoCapture” task force aimed at enforcing U.S. sanctions issued against the Kremlin following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with President Joe Biden vowing to go after the crimes committed by Russian oligarchs.

The DOJ said Wednesday the new interagency law enforcement effort would be “dedicated to enforcing the sweeping sanctions, export restrictions, and economic countermeasures that the United States has imposed, along with allies and partners, in response to Russia’s unprovoked military invasion of Ukraine” and that it would enforce the sanctions “by targeting the crimes of Russian officials, government-aligned elites, and those who aid or conceal their unlawful conduct.”

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