US, UK, Australia Sanction Russia-Based Cybercrime Hosting Firms
The coordinated action targets Media Land and Aeza Group, five executives, and seven companies—including entities in the...
Sanctions
US Lifts Sanctions Against Pro-Russian Bosnian Serb Leader
The Trump administration lifted U.S. sanctions on Milorad Dodik, the pro-Russian leader of Bosnia’s Republika Srpska, along...
UK Sanctions Balkan Syndicates Linked to People Smuggling
The sanctions come as the second package under the UK's new people smuggling sanctions regime.
Ships Accused of Stealing Ukrainian Grain Linked to Assad Regime Front
Three Syrian cargo vessels have been accused of trafficking in grain stolen from Russian-occupied Ukraine. Newly uncovered...
Palau-based Figure Exposed by OCCRP is Among Scores Sanctioned Over Online Scams
Wang Guodan, a longtime Chinese expatriate in Palau, sanctioned as an “organized crime facilitator” years after OCCRP...
U.S. Sanctions on Serbian Oil Giant NIS Take Effect Despite Expected Delay
The move targets Serbia’s largest energy company, majority-owned by Russia’s Gazprom Neft, increasing pressure on Belgrade...
Jersey Probes Roman Abramovich Over Suspected Money Laundering
The investigation dates back to payments Abramovich made in the 1990s to maintain control of a Russian oil company.
U.S. Sanctions Chinese Oil Terminal Operator Tied to Iranian Sanctions Evasion Scheme
The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned a Chinese oil terminal operator, Zhoushan Jinrun Petroleum Transfer Ltd, for its key role...
UK Sanctions Balkan Gangs After Passport Fraud Reveal
A UK crackdown targets Balkan gangsters who used fraudulent Bosnian documents—just weeks after Bosnian journalists revealed...