U.K. logistics exec fined $37,400 in first-ever conviction under Russia art sanctions after artworks seized at Heathrow. Jonathan Hornby was fined $37,400 for making a Russian icon and other luxury goods available to Russia. A British businessman has been fined £28,000 ($37,400) after pleading guilty to breaching U.K. sanctions by attempting to ship four artworks,.
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U.K. logistics exec fined $37,400 in first-ever conviction under Russia art sanctions after artworks seized at Heathrow. Jonathan Hornby was fined $37,400 for making a Russian icon and other luxury goods available to Russia. A British businessman has been fined £28,000 ($37,400) after pleading guilty to breaching U.K. sanctions by attempting to ship four artworks,.
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