Switzerland Imposes Sanctions on Belarus President Lukashenko
Switzerland’s federal government has extended sanctions on Friday against Belarus by freezing assets and imposing a travel...
Sanctions
U.S. Sanctions Matraimov Under Magnitsky Act
The United States on Wednesday sanctioned a number of corrupt actors and their networks across several countries in Africa...
EU Adopts ‘Magnitsky Act’ Enabling Sanctions on Human Rights Abusers
The European Council established on Monday a global human rights sanctions regime which will allow the bloc to impose travel...
From Jordanian Planes to German Software, Myanmar’s ‘Genocidal’ Military Stocks Up
Sanctioned, embargoed, and accused of genocide, Myanmar’s military continues with efforts to acquire equipment made by...
Love, Offshores, and Administrative Resources: How Marrying Putin’s Daughter Gave Kirill Shamalov a World of Opportunity
Thousands of emails sent and received by Kirill Shamalov — Vladimir Putin’s former son-in-law — showcase the fantastic...
US Charges Venezuelan Businessman With Money Laundering
U.S. prosecutors have charged a businessman with Venezuelan and Italian citizenship for laundering the proceeds of inflated...
U.S. Returns Looted Relics to Pakistan, Threatens Art World with Sanctions
Pakistan welcomed on Monday the handover of 45 looted antiquities which U.S. authorities seized in 2015 from a New York art...
Danske Bank Fined US$1.4M for Misleading Customers
The Danish State Prosecutor for Serious Economic and International Crime (SØIK) has fined Danske Bank nine million Danish...
The FinCEN Files
How an Irrepressible Serbian Arms Dealer Found a Conduit to Saudi Arabia through Qatar
He allegedly used a network of secretive trust funds, investigated for money laundering and masking payments for public...
How a Syrian Ambassador’s Friend Made a Million Selling Him an Embassy
The Art Deco-style mansion at 47 Paris Street in Bucharest was never going to be cheap. It measures over a thousand square...
Tycoon with Close Ties to Belarus Dictator Used Time Travel to Evade Sanctions
A wealthy businessman dodged international sanctions with help from company service providers, including Mossack Fonseca.
NYC Antiquities Dealers Busted for Falsifying Provenance
Two New York antiquities dealers were arrested for lying for years about the origins of the items they were selling,...