US attorney general disbands task force hunting Russian business assets
World
February 07, 4:54
In addition, Pam Bondi disbanded the task force to combat foreign influence on US elections and the interagency group on the corporate sector
WASHINGTON, February 7. /TASS/. US Secretary of Justice, Attorney General Pam Bondi, appointed by US President Donald Trump, has disbanded an interagency group that was engaged in hunting Russian business assets abroad and stopping the circumvention of sanctions against Russia, according to a memo signed by the official.
"Task Force KleptoCapture, the Department's Kleptocracy Team, and the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative, shall be disbanded," the document said. The staff working there will be reassigned to their previous posts.
In addition, Bondi disbanded the task force to combat foreign influence on US elections and the interagency group on the corporate sector. She signed the documents on her first day in office.