South Florida’s coastal strip of Sunny Isles Beach and exclusive enclave of Fisher Island are among the most monied addresses in the United States. They are also playgrounds for the Russian elite that have for years drawn the attention of financial crimes enforcers.
Residents have included Dmitry Rybolovlev, a billionaire who famously bought a mansion from Donald Trump in 2008 for $60 million more than its asking price just a few years earlier, and Alexander Yuzvik, who has overseen construction of Russian military and intelligence projects.
These are some of the elites that the White House might wish to target to ratchet up pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose invasion of Ukraine has prompted President Joe Biden to reach for sanctions that no president has deployed before against a major power.
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