All the News about Sanctions
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Sanctions Evasion in the Age of Crypto, Shell Companies, and AI
Sanctions evasion now uses crypto, shell companies, and AI, forcing institutions to adapt their compliance frameworks to detect rapidly evolving th...
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US Sanctions Target Chinese Money Laundering Networks for Billions
US authorities are targeting Chinese money laundering networks with new sanctions to disrupt the multi-billion dollar illicit financial pipelines s...
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BNP Paribas Fails to Overturn 20.75 Million Dollar Sudan Sanctions Verdict
The court upheld a 20.75 million dollar verdict against BNP Paribas regarding Sudan Sanctions Violations, rejecting the bank's motion to dismiss th...
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Digital Asset Risks and Sanctions On Iran Explode in Castellum AI Annual Review
The Castellum AI 2025 Sanctions Year In Review highlights a 30 percent drop in US designations and a massive surge in global sanctions trends targe...
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OFAC Slams Attorney with $1.092M Sanctions Fine
A U.S. attorney and former official agreed to a $1,092,000 settlement with OFAC for 122 apparent sanctions violations, serving as a fiduciary for a...
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How Financial Crime is wired into the 2025 Trump National Security Strategy (NSS)
The 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy elevates financial crime to a central national-security concern, linking economic power, sanctions pressur...
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FIFA Decisions Push European Clubs Into Sanctions Evasion Exposure
FIFA decisions and the existence of the FIFA Clearing House created sanctions pressure by demanding payments to Russian teams blocked under law, ex...
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Standard Chartered £1.5bn settlement reshapes financial crime scrutiny
Standard Chartered resolves a high-stakes UK Court of Appeal triggered settlement, reigniting concerns over past sanctions breaches and money laund...
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OFAC penalty on Gracetown for unlawful transactions tied to Deripaska
The OFAC sanctions evasion case involving Gracetown shows how continued payments and unreported blocked property sustained prohibited financial flo...
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Sharp escalation as Ukraine sanctions ships tied to stolen grain
Ukraine expands restrictive measures targeting ships tied to stolen grain routes, focusing on the vessel sanctions case and the financial networks ...
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From trophy client to red flag Abramovich’s Jersey story unravels
Jersey money laundering scrutiny around Roman Abramovich’s seven billion dollar asset freeze exposes how sanctions, data protection and offshore AM...
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NCA Exposes Fake Banks Turning UK Crime Cash Into Funding for the Russian War Effort
A Russian laundering network uncovered by the NCA turned UK criminal cash into crypto and used a Kyrgyz bank to support Russia’s war effort through...
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Global AML Alert: Burma Scam Centres, Laundering and U.S. Sanctions
Scam-compound money laundering in Burma has evolved into one of Southeast Asia’s most complex financial crime networks, blending forced labor, cybe...
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Hidden Wealth Exposed London Mansion Linked to Iranian Sanctioned Banker
A sanctioned Iranian banker used high value London property in a suspected money laundering through real estate structure, highlighting gaps in ass...
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US Treasury Sanction Exposes Hezbollah Secret High Volume Cash Laundering Structure
US Treasury disrupts a terror financing and laundering network that used cash exchanges, counterfeit goods, and illegal trade flows to fund Hezbollah.
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New North Korea’s Global Laundering Network Exposed by U.S. Sanctions
The U.S. Treasury uncovered a $3 billion laundering network run by North Korea, exposing how cyber theft, remote IT-worker fraud, and proxy banking...
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When Marine Insurance Turns Into a Laundering Conduit For Shadow Fleets
A Reuters Special Report revealed how shadow fleet underwriting by a New Zealand insurer enabled sanctioned oil flows, exposing major AML and compl...
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From Campaign Funds to Cartel Cash Colombia’s AML Crisis
Sanctions against Colombia’s president expose deep money-laundering networks where political power and narcotics trafficking intertwine.
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Iran’s Financial Maze Exposed After FinCEN Traces $9 Billion Flow
FinCEN uncovered $9 billion in Iranian shadow banking flows using shells, oil fronts, and correspondent accounts, exposing one of the largest globa...
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Latvia’s Moscow House Case Reveals a Sanctions Evasion Network
Latvia’s prosecution of Moscow House managers reveals how sanctioned Russian assets continued to generate income in violation of EU restrictions, e...
Other News About Sanctions
Sanctions Evasion in the Age of Crypto, Shell Companies, and AI
Sanctions evasion now uses crypto, shell companies, and AI, forcing institutions to adapt their compliance frameworks to detect rapidly evolving threats.
US Sanctions Target Chinese Money Laundering Networks for Billions
US authorities are targeting Chinese money laundering networks with new sanctions to disrupt the multi-billion dollar illicit financial pipelines supporting transnational crime.
BNP Paribas Fails to Overturn 20.75 Million Dollar Sudan Sanctions Verdict
The court upheld a 20.75 million dollar verdict against BNP Paribas regarding Sudan Sanctions Violations, rejecting the bank’s motion to dismiss the case.