US Authorities Probe Auction Houses over Ties to Sanctioned Russians

Federal authorities in New York have subpoenaed auction houses for records linked to sanctioned Russian businesspeople as sprawling investigations into those figures continue. Bloomberg, which first reported the news, did not specify which of the auction houses were subpoenaed, although it is possible that Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Phillips—the three largest ones in the city—who may have been contacted by investigators.Leading the investigation are officials with the US