The Department of Justice seized the Amadea, a 348-foot megayacht, in Fiji in 2022 as a part of activity drive effort to carry Russians pleasant to the Kremlin accountable after its invasion of Ukraine. US prosecutors allege its proprietor, Suleiman Kerimov, who made his fortune in gold, violated US sanctions by utilizing the US banking system to cowl bills for the vessel. The authorities is now auctioning off the boat to the best bidder. NCS’s Kara Scannell stories.