US authorizes seizure of $25M plane owned by Russian oil company Rosneft: DOJ
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The United States obtained a warrant on Wednesday authorizing the seizure of an aircraft owned by PJSC Rosneft Oil Company, a Russian integrated energy company headquartered in Moscow.
The Justice Department announced that the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York found probable cause. The Boeing 737-7JU aircraft was subject to seizure based on violations of the Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) and sanctions issued against Russia following its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
The plane is believed to be worth about $25 million, the DOJ said.
CEO, President and Chairman of Rosneft, Igor Ivanovich Sechin, has been considered a close ally of Vladmir Putin since the 90s. He was included in the sanctions imposed on several Russian oligarchs in March 2022.
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Boeing 737-7JU aircraft owned by Rosneft, a Russian integrated energy company headquartered in Moscow, Russia. (US Department of Justice)
Citing court documents, the DOJ said the sanctions issued against Russia by the US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security impose export controls and license requirements to protect US national security and policy interests. external.
More specifically, extending prohibitions on the export, re-export or domestic transfer of US-made aircraft to or within Russia without a valid license or license exemption to aircraft owned, controlled, leased or leased by Russia and nationals of country.
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The $25 million Boeing 737-7JU plane owned by Rosneft, a Russian integrated energy company headquartered in Moscow, is seen on the runway. (US Department of Justice)
According to the DOJ, the Rosneft-owned Boeing jet was manufactured in the US and was last in the states in March 2014.
It is currently believed to be operating in Russia – including travel to and from the country, in breach of sanctions and regulations issued under ECRA.
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The DOJ said the investigation was coordinated through its KleptoCapture Task Force, an interagency law enforcement task force dedicated to enforcing sanctions, export controls and economic countermeasures the US and foreign allies have imposed on Russia following its aggression in Ukraine. .
