In the case of the son of the Krasnoyarsk governor Artem Uss and his business partner Yuri Orekhov, other Russians were also detained, whom the US Department of Justice accuses of circumventing sanctions and money laundering, the Russian Foreign Ministry said . (Earlier it was reported that Uss and Orekhov were detained in Italy and Germany, the courts of these countries will decide on the extradition of Russians to the United States.)
“The detention of five citizens of the Russian Federation, including the son of the governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Alexander Uss, has a politicized color and is unfounded. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate General are taking all necessary measures to ensure the rights of detained citizens, Artem Zakharov, a representative of the department in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, said.
The media also reported that the case of the governor's son was submitted to the court for the Eastern District of New York.
The indictment in the case, published on the website of the US Department of Justice, mentions Russians Yuri Orekhov, Svetlana Kuzurgasheva, Timofei Telegin and Sergei Tulyakov. They, along with Artem Uss, are accused of money laundering and smuggling.
US Attorney's Office believes that the Russians tried to gain access to the defense technologies of American companies, smuggled oil and laundered money for Russian oligarchs and organizations subject to sanctions.
