Federal prosecutors have unsealed charges against Andrii Derkach, a Kremlin-linked former Ukrainian lawmaker, for an alleged scheme to launder money and purchase real estate in violation of US sanctions.
In 2020, the US Treasury imposed sanctions against Derkach – who had close ties to President Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani – for allegedly being an active Russian agent at the time, serving as part of the Russian government’s interference in the 2020 presidential election. Despite the sanctions, prosecutors allege that Derkach and an associate created a series of shell companies around the world in a plot to buy luxury condominiums in Beverly Hills.
If convicted, Derkach faces a maximum of 30 years in prison. According to a US intelligence report in 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s interference campaign in the 2020 election worked in part to tie Biden to claims of corruption over Hunter Biden’s business dealings in Ukraine.
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