UK Businessman Graham Bonham-Carter Arrested for Allegedly Helping Russian Oligarch Evade Sanctions

UK Businessman Graham Bonham-Carter Arrested for Allegedly Helping Russian Oligarch Evade Sanctions
Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska addresses media representatives during a press conference in Moscow, Russia, on June 28, 2022. Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP via Getty Images
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A UK businessman was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly conspiring to help a Russian oligarch evade U.S. sanctions, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

Graham Bonham-Carter, 62, the cousin of actress Helena Bonham-Carter, is accused of wire fraud and funding U.S. properties purchased by Russian oligarch Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska, who has been sanctioned by the U.S. government since 2018.

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