Businessman ‘helped oligarch evade sanctions’

A cousin of Academy Award nominee Helena Bonham-Carter, wanted by the US authorities for helping a Russian oligarch evade sanctions, will face an extradition hearing next May. Graham Bonham-Carter, 62, faces charges of wire fraud for funding American properties purchased by Oleg Deripaska and attempting to expatriate his artwork in the US. Bonham-Carter appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today (mon) following an extradition request by the Americans. He was released on conditional bail ahead of a two-day extradition hearing on…