Tango

Palma's public prosecutor's office wants the "Tango", owned by the Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg, to be confiscated. At the moment, the yacht is being detained in the port of Palma at the request of the United States. Prosecutors have asked U.S. judicial authorities for more documentation on the case, iIn particular regarding information on whether criminal investigations are underway against the owner of the "Tango". The documentation originally provided by the United States was rather sparse. A Columbia court has entered the seizure order. Viktor Vekselberg's legal representative in Spain appealed to the Criminal Court in Palma, which executed the order. The main argument here is that the American judge's order is not sufficient because it does not clarify whether criminal proceedings are pending against the yacht owner. The cooperation agreements between the United States and Spain provide that a criminal investigation must have been initiated in one of the two countries in order to be able to proceed against the person to be investigated. The "Tango" was confiscated in early April in a joint action by the Guardia Civil, the FBI and other US authorities. Vekselberg was investigated for tax fraud and money laundering for trying to hide the ship. In addition, the report by an FBI agent that served as the basis for the seizure shows that Vekselberg was among those suspected of working with Putin in 2018.

The 'Tango' which has been seized by the Guardia Civil a.o. in the port of Palma de Mallorca on April 4, 2022, is due to be auctioned. The earned money is to be donated. The ship has a value of more than 150 million Euro.

The 'Tango' has been detained in the port of Palma de Mallorca in a joint operation of the FBI, the Homeland Security Ministry of the USA and the Guardia Civil on April 4, 2022, along with a search of the ship due to the suspicion of tax evasion, money laundering and document forgery in connection with the yacht.