FILE PHOTO: Bulgarian bussinesman Vasil Bozhkov attends a news conference in Sofia, Bulgaria, January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Desislava Komarova/File Photo
WASHINGTON/SOFIA (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on three Bulgarians and 64 companies linked to them over alleged corruption, including an oligarch accused of planning to create a conduit for Russian political leaders to influence the Bulgarian government.
The Treasury Department in a statement called the move its single biggest action targeting graft to date.
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