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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A new U.S. federal “KleptoCapture” task force will work to further strain the finances of Russia’s oligarchs to pressure the country to cease its invasion of Ukraine, the Justice Department said on Wednesday. The interagency law enforcement group will be dedicated to enforcing sanctions, export restrictions and economic countermeasures designed to freeze Russia out of global markets, Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement. The task force’s name comes from the word “kleptocracy,” defined as corrupt individuals who misuse their powers to accu…