U.S. tightens sanctions on Putin ally linked to election tampering
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The United States tightened sanctions on Monday against an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin previously accused of trying to meddle in the 2016 presidential election, saying he had also tried to intervene in the mid-term elections last year.
Evgeny Prigozhin was indicted in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 vote, accused of being a mastermind of the Internet Research Agency, a "troll farm" that tried to help elect President Donald Trump.
In its announcement Monday, the U.S. Treasury Department said it was imposing new restrictions on Prigozhin's assets, including a yacht and several private jets, because he also attempted to meddle in the U.S. midterm elections in 2018.
The Treasury said there was no indication Prigozhin was successful at compromising any election infrastructure to prevent voting or impact vote counts, despite his attempts.
Attorneys for Concord have denied any wrongdoing and are seeking to have the criminal charges dismissed.
