The Department of Justice charged two Russian nationals, one of them a TV presenter residing in Huntly, Virginia, for their involvement in two separate schemes violating U.S. sanctions imposed on Russia.

Dimitri Simes, 76, and his wife, Anastasia Simes, 55, are facing charges of laundering money and violating U.S. sanctions for Channel One Russia, a Russian broadcasting station sanctioned by the United States in May 2022. They are also charged with violating sanctions imposed against Russian oligarch Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Udodov by purchasing art and antiques used to launder money.