FBI raids homes of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska

CNBC’s Wilfred Frost and Sara Eisen report on the FBI raid of Putin ally and Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska’s homes in Washington, D.C. and New York City. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: The FBI is searching two properties linked to a Russian billionaire with ties to President Vladimir Putin, a spokesperson for the oligarch, Oleg Deripaska, told NBC News on Tuesday. The raids of two houses, located in Washington, D.C., and New York, “are being carried out on the basis of two court orders, connected to US sanctions,” the spokesperson told NBC. An FBI spokeswoman earlier confirmed to CNBC that agents are conducting “court-authorized law enforcement activity” at the Washington home. The search warrants in Washington are the result of a federal investigation stemming from New York City, two officials briefed on the matter told NBC, which first reported earlier Tuesday that Deripaska’s home was being raided by the FBI. But Deripaska’s spokespers