By KYIV. Dec 8 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The U.S. Department of Justice has charged former Verkhovna Rada Deputy Andrii Derkach with bank fraud and money laundering.
"A seven-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Andrii Derkach with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Acts (IEEPA), bank fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy and four counts of money laundering in connection with the purchase and maintenance of two condominiums in Beverly Hills, California. Derkach allegedly purchased the properties in violation of new U.S. sanctions imposed earlier this year and concealed his interest in the transactions," the document said on the department’s website.
The Department of Justice said that Derkach remains at large by now.
