Miami real estate broker Roman Sinyavsky has admitted guilt in a case involving violations of U.S. sanctions and money laundering. Sinyavsky's actions were linked to transactions with properties owned by sanctioned Russian oligarchs Viktor Perevalov and Valeri Abramov.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) had previously sanctioned Perevalov and Abramov due to their involvement with VAD, AO, a construction company in Russia responsible for building the Tavrida Highway in Crimea, Ukraine. In December 2024, Perevalov was further designated by OFAC for his role in the Russian construction sector.

Court documents reveal that between January 2018 and March 2023, Sinyavsky conspired to breach the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) by dealing with luxury condominiums in Miami owned by the oligarchs. He faces up to five years in prison, with sentencing pending based on federal guidelines. As part of his plea deal, Sinyavsky agreed to surrender $182,442.45 obtained from these activities.

On February 22, 2024, a civil forfeiture complaint was filed regarding two luxury condos owned by Perevalov. On January 6, the court ordered the forfeiture of $1.8 million from these property sales. Abramov’s property was sold back in June 2018.

OFAC concurrently announced a separate settlement with Sinyavsky and Family International Realty LLC related to this case. They have agreed to pay a civil penalty of approximately $1,076,923; however, OFAC will credit this against the amount forfeited under today's plea agreement.

The announcement came from several officials including U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe for the Southern District of Florida and FBI Special Agent Jeffrey B. Veltri among others.

The FBI Miami Field Office is leading the investigation with support from local law enforcement and various Justice Department offices involved in prosecuting and handling asset forfeiture.

This investigation is part of Task Force KleptoCapture’s efforts initiated following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2014 aimed at enforcing sanctions and countermeasures against Russian aggression.