FBI raiding DC home of Manafort associate and Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska: reports
World Economic Forum - Michael Wuertenberg
October 19, 2021 | 12:07PM ETWorldFBI agents are currently raiding the Washington, D.C. home of Russian oligarch and billionaire Oleg Deripaska, who is an associate of convicted felon Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's former campaign chairman. Deripaska has ties to Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Breaking: FBI raiding home of Oleg Deripaska as per law enforcement. \u2066@NBCNews\u2069pic.twitter.com/nbKdhaFKh3— Laura Strickler (@Laura Strickler) 1634655809
NBC News: The FBI is conducting \u201claw enforcement activity\u201d at the Washington D.C. home of Oleg Deripaska, a FBI spokesperson confirms.\n\nNBC News is outside the home where a number of federal agents have gathered and are restricting access to the property.— Tom Winter (@Tom Winter) 1634656025
In 2019 Politico reported that "Two former top staffers to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have lobbied Congress and the Treasury Department on the development of a new Kentucky aluminum mill backed by the Russian aluminum giant Rusal, according to a new lobbying disclosure." Deripaska is the founder of Rusal.
