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OFAC imposes a $7.1M penalty on Gracetown Inc. for repeatedly violating U.S. Russia-related sanctions and failing to report blocked assets tied to a sanctioned Russian oligarch

by AdrianaAMLP | Dec 4, 2025

OFAC finds that Gracetown continued to receive payments on behalf of a company ultimately owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska — despite explicit notice that conducting such transactions was prohibited — and also failed to timely report blocked assets...

EU Commission adds Russia to the EU’s high-risk third-country list for AML/CFT weaknesses, triggering enhanced due-diligence requirements for all EU FIs dealing with Russian-related business

by AdrianaAMLP | Dec 3, 2025

Following a technical assessment under the revised anti-money laundering framework, the Commission identifies Russia as having “strategic deficiencies” in its AML/CFT regime and thus classifies it as high-risk under the new delegated regulation. As a result, EU...

OFAC fines a U.S. real-estate investor $4.68M for illegally dealing in property owned by a sanctioned Russian, underscoring strict enforcement of sanctions on blocked assets

by AdrianaAMLP | Nov 27, 2025

Between April 2023 and March 2024, the investor — acting through a U.S.-based real-estate firm — mortgaged, renovated and sold a residential property in Atlanta that belonged to a person on OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, in violation...

US Treasury imposes new sanctions on a wide network of front‑companies, shipping facilitators and vessels involved in transporting Iranian oil, targeting operations that raise funds for Iran’s military

by AdrianaAMLP | Nov 20, 2025

The U.S. Department of the Treasury – through its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designates a web of front companies, vessels, and shipping-services firms linked to Sepehr Energy Jahan, the oil-sale arm of Iran’s military, as sanctions targets under...

US Treasury sanctions the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army and affiliates for running cyber‑scam centres and human‑trafficking operations in Burma, freezing their U.S. assets

by AdrianaAMLP | Nov 12, 2025

The action designates the DKBA, its senior leaders and affiliated companies for operating coercive scam compounds that target U.S. victims and generate revenue for the group’s military activities. It also freezes U.S.-linked assets, restricts financial dealings and...

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OFAC imposes a $7.1M penalty on Gracetown Inc. for repeatedly violating U.S. Russia-related sanctions and failing to report blocked assets tied to a sanctioned Russian oligarch

EU Commission adds Russia to the EU’s high-risk third-country list for AML/CFT weaknesses, triggering enhanced due-diligence requirements for all EU FIs dealing with Russian-related business

OFAC fines a U.S. real-estate investor $4.68M for illegally dealing in property owned by a sanctioned Russian, underscoring strict enforcement of sanctions on blocked assets

US Treasury imposes new sanctions on a wide network of front‑companies, shipping facilitators and vessels involved in transporting Iranian oil, targeting operations that raise funds for Iran’s military

US Treasury sanctions the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army and affiliates for running cyber‑scam centres and human‑trafficking operations in Burma, freezing their U.S. assets

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