ROME, Mar 24 The search for a house arrest escapee the son of the Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Alexander Uss Artem, are being carried out throughout Italy, including airports and border points, representatives of the Carabinieri reported. At the same time, they confirmed that Uss fled, removing the electronic bracelet.
“At the moment, his search is being conducted throughout the national territory,” the carabinieri said.
According to him, the investigation has no information about how Uss managed to remove the bracelet. The carabinieri arrived at his house in a rented apartment, after which they had to break down the door.
«We collect information, conduct cross-analysis — a common job in case of hiding from the investigation. Control at airports and borders has been strengthened,» they stressed. in management.
Karabiner also noted that Uss was immediately included in the list of wanted persons after the disappearance was reported. Perhaps the next step will be to be included in the Interpol lists, «if this has not already been done,» the source said.
On Tuesday, the Milan Court of Appeal approved the extradition of Artem Uss to the United States. On Thursday, the newspaper la Repubblica reported that the entrepreneur escaped from house arrest by breaking an electronic bracelet. Law enforcement officials are searching for him.
Last year, the US charged Uss Jr. and five other Russians with sanctions evasion and money laundering, smuggling oil to a Venezuelan company and transferring dual-use products. The governor's son was detained on a US arrest warrant at Milan's Malpensa International Airport on October 17, from where he was about to fly to Turkey. In early December, he was transferred from prison to house arrest.
The governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory had previously expressed confidence in his son's innocence.
According to agency sources, after the court decision in favor of extradition, Uss's lawyers were going to appeal against him in the court of cassation. Consideration of this case in the highest instance could take up to several months.