According to the prosecutor's office, Deripaska, despite the restrictive measures, "continued to conduct business in the United States through two assistants he hired."
“Defendant Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska, also known as Oleg Mukhamedshin, hired defendants Olga Shriki and Natalya Mikhailovna Bardakova to provide funds, goods and services for and in the interests of Deripaska and companies owned and controlled by Deripaska, as well as to obtain funds, goods and services from Deripaska, ”the agency quotes the document.
The US Justice Department notes that Deripaska faces one count of conspiracy to violate and circumvent US sanctions "with a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison."
In March, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia dismissed a Russian businessman's appeal to lift sanctions imposed on him in 2018.