Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 25, 2023 New York Attorney Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Commit Money Laundering to Promote Sanctions Violations by Associate of Sanctioned Russian Oligarch A New York attorney pleaded guilty today to participating in a scheme to make approximately […]
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Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, April 19, 2023 Second Conspirator in Russia-Ukraine Sanctions Violation Case Arrested Sergey Karpushkin, 46, of Miami and a citizen of Belarus, has been arrested and charged by a federal criminal complaint with engaging in a scheme to violate U.S. […]
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Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 17, 2023 President of Metalhouse LLC Indicted for Sanctions Evasion and International Money Laundering Charged with Engaging in $150 Million in Sanctioned Transactions with Oligarch Sergey Kurchenko and Related Metals Companies The Justice Department announced today the indictment […]
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Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 18, 2023 International Business Organizations Convicted of Criminal Conspiracy to Violate Iranian Sanctions Two international business organizations pleaded guilty and were sentenced today in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for their participation in […]
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Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 18, 2023 OFAC-Designated Hezbollah Financier and Eight Associates Charged with Multiple Crimes Arising Out of Scheme to Evade Terrorism-Related Sanctions Nazem Ahmad, a Diamond Smuggler and Art Collector, Dealt in Millions of Dollars of Goods and Services in […]
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OFAC has designated the following person: YUAN, Yun Xia (a.k.a. YUAN, Chilli; a.k.a. YUAN, Yunxia), Longgang District, Shenzhen, China; DOB 08 May 1985; POB Chen Zhou, China; nationality China; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Female; Identification Number 165837990002 (United Kingdom) (individual) [NPWMD] [IFSR] (Linked To: S&C […]
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Publication of Tri-Seal Compliance Note: Cracking Down on Third-Party Intermediaries Used to Evade Russia-Related Sanctions and Export Controls Release date 03/02/2023 Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets […]
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Remember this post? Well… here’s the next part of the story… Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of New York FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, February 24, 2023 Civil Forfeiture Complaint Filed Against Six Luxury Real Estate Properties Involved In Sanctions Evasion And Money Laundering Complaint Seeks Forfeiture of […]
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