The Americans confiscated the yacht of the Russian oligarch: they found a Faberge egg worth tens of millions of dollars on it

Representatives of US law enforcement agencies found a Faberge egg on the yacht of a Russian oligarch, who was arrested off the coast of Fiji. Its authenticity is being verified. The edition told in more detail CNN.

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This was announced by Deputy Attorney General of the United States Lisa Monaco.

The $300 million yacht, owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, was ferried by US law enforcement officials from Fiji to San Diego Bay, California, in late June, where it is still moored.

Monaco said the jeweled egg, which if authentic, would make it one of the few left in the world and be worth millions of dollars. And it will become one of the most "interesting" discoveries made by federal law enforcement officers on board yachts.

It is known about the creation of 71 Faberge eggs, how many of them have survived to this day is not clear. Their cost varies from several million, the most expensive Faberge egg is estimated at $100 million.

Eggs, now priceless collectibles, were created by the House of Faberge in St. Petersburg between the late 19th century and the early 20th century.

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As part of the Department of Justice’s KleptoZapat initiative and a multinational task force called REPO—Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs—the U.S. and its allies have seized billions of dollars of Russian assets since March.

The initiatives were launched after Russia invaded Ukraine to deprive Russia of resources used to support its war effort.

Other yachts seized overseas since the start of the war include a 255-foot (77 m) yacht owned by Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg; a 132-foot (40 m) superyacht owned by Russian oligarch Gennady Timchenko; and a 289-foot (88 m) yacht associated with oligarch Igor Sechin.

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The effort so far has not stopped Russian President Vladimir Putin from continuing the war. But Monaco said it was still “important to expose corruption” and demonstrate to the Russians that “we will do our best to prosecute them.”

She added that the United States is cooperating with law enforcement agencies around the world to search and confiscate yachts, and the Department of Justice has asked Congress for authority to transfer proceeds of confiscated goods to Ukraine.

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