2 planes owned by Russian oligarch grounded by US prosecutors
Two planes -- a Gulfstream G650 and a Boeing 787 -- have been grounded after federal prosecutors said their owner, Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, violated U.S. sanctions by flying the aircraft to Moscow in March.
The Boeing has been in the United Arab Emirates since about March 4, 2022, and the Gulfstream has been in Russia since about March 15, 2022.
The sanctions require a license for any U.S.-made aircraft to fly to Russia. The sanctions also prohibit an aircraft that is owned, controlled or under charter or lease by a Russian national from being flown to Russia.
"No licenses were applied for or issued. Nor was any license exception available, including because the Boeing and the Gulfstream were each owned and/or controlled by a Russian national: Roman Abramovich," said the affidavit supporting a seizure warrant.
The Boeing plane is believed to be among the most expensive private aircraft in the world, worth $350 million, the affidavit said.
-ABC News' Aaron Katersky