Posted on 10/19/2021 10:46:58 AM PDT by Red Badger
Oleg Deripaska could be a target of Durham’s spygate probe
SOURCE — NBC NEWS
FBI agents on Tuesday swarmed the home of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska in Washington, D.C., an agency spokesperson confirmed to NBC News. The reason for their presence wasn’t immediately clear. The spokesperson said the agency is conducting “law enforcement activity at the home,” but wouldn’t elaborate.
Deripaska is a billionaire oil tycoon with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. He was among two dozen Russian oligarchs and officials who were sanctioned by the Treasury Department in April 2018.
A press release announcing the sanctions said Deripaska has been investigated for money laundering and accused of “threatening the lives of business rivals, illegally wiretapping a government official, and taking part in extortion and racketeering.”
He sued the U.S. over the sanctions, but a federal court judge dismissed the case in June.
NBC News reported in 2018 that Deripaska had been repeatedly denied a visa to enter the United States over his alleged ties to organized crime. But the Russian government had recently given Deripaska diplomatic status, allowing him to enter the country with immunity, several current and former U.S. officials said at the time.
Did they focus their attention on the garage door pull?
Diplomatic status?
Didn’t he supply the dirt for the Steele Dossier?
He'd fit right in with our corrupt feebs. Probably they don't like the competition.
From the Democrat playbook: When your best laid plans end up in the crapper, there's always fallback Plan "R".
FBI? He’s in good hands.
Any speculation here? I get lost in the details and the who’s who of Russia gate. If Durham is behind this is it a good move or more obfuscation?
Don’t think the FBI is actually doing their JOB, I suspect they are covering up their own involvement with Deripaska over the Russia Hoax scam...he was Steele’s primary source of info, the FBI knew it.
Somebody did.
The FBI probably gave it to him to give to Steele..................
Steele Used him as a source. This is either to keep him away from Durham or Durham is finishing up and this is his first big arrest.
Oleg didn’t give 10% to the big guy?
Could be an FBI cleanup operation to destroy any evidence related to the fake Russian Collusion.
Haha. Maybe he got too uppity at a local school board meeting.
Oh there was “Russian Collusion” alrighty........................ with the FBI...................
Maybe connected to the spy issue last week
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