In which year did President Barack Obama sign the Magnitsky Act into law?
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In 2012, President Barack Obama signed the Magnitsky Act into law. The Magnitsky Act is an act of Congress that imposes sanctions on foreign government officials involved in human rights abuses. The act is named after Sergei Magnitsky, a Russian tax accountant who was arrested and died in prison in 2009 after exposing a massive tax fraud scheme involving Russian officials.
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