The new date is Jun 6, 2022.
The most significant punishment against Roman Abramovich by the U.S. since Russia invaded Ukraine was signed off on by a federal judge on Monday.
According to a court filing, a judge in the Southern District of New York gave the go-ahead for an FBI request to take away a plane.
Thanks to favorable business deals with the Russian government, and sanctions by the European Union, United Kingdom, and several other countries following Russia's invasion, billionaire Roman Abramovich made much of his fortune.
The U.S. doesn't personally sanction Abramovich for export control violations.
According to the affidavit, one of the planes is located in Russia and the other in the United Arab Emirates.
According to the affidavit, the Boeing jet is worth $350 million, making it one of the most expensive private planes in the world, while the Gulfstream is worth $60 million.
Forbes contacted a representative forAbramovich.
The 55-year-old was present at several rounds of early peace negotiations between Russians and Ukrainians. Sources close to the billionaire told Forbes and the Wall Street Journal that he was poisoned while in the Ukrainian capital. After Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky asked President Joe Biden to wait on punishing Abramovich, the plans to sanction him were scrapped.
After being sanctioned by the British government, Roman Abramovich sold his team in the English premier league. A group of investors led by Todd Boehly bought a soccer team for a record amount of money. The sale didn't yield any money forAbramovich.
The DOJ is going to seize 2 planes from RomanAbramovich.
According to a source close to RomanAbramovich, he was poisoned while helping negotiate.