A New York lawyer admitted on Tuesday in federal court to funneling $3.8 million of a sanctioned Russian oligarch’s money into properties in the Empire State and Florida, the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office announced.
Robert Wise pleaded guilty to conspiracy to launder money for Viktor Vekselberg, a Russian businessman with close ties to the Kremlin who has been the target of U.S. sanctions since 2018.
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