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OFAC sanctions Russia-based Azea Group, a global bulletproof hosting network that enabled cybercriminals to launch ransomware attacks, steal sensitive data, and evade detection

by AdrianaAMLP | Jul 7, 2025

The designated individuals Penzev, Bozoyan, Gast, and Knyazev held leadership roles in the group’s operations, which have targeted U.S. and international systems. As a result, all their U.S. assets are frozen, and U.S. persons are barred from engaging in transactions...

OFAC sanctions global networks that smuggled billions in Iranian oil, some funding the IRGC-QF by blending it with Iraqi crude, forging documents, bribing officials, and using covert maritime routes

by AdrianaAMLP | Jul 3, 2025

Action targets a network involved in illicitly transporting Iranian oil disguised as Iraqi crude, which was used to generate revenue for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF). These measures aim to disrupt the IRGC-QF’s financing channels and...

U.S Treasury targets Hizballah’s financial backbone, sanctioning key operatives for covertly bypassing sanctions and exploiting Lebanon’s banking system

by AdrianaAMLP | Jul 3, 2025

Sanctions apply to seven individuals and one entity linked to Hizballah’s financial arm, Al-Qard Al-Hassan, for facilitating the group’s access to the international financial system. These measures aim to disrupt the financing of terrorist activities and signal...

OFAC lifts broad Syria sanctions as of June 30, 2025, removing 518 names from its SDN List under a presidential order, while retaining targeted measures against key actors

by AdrianaAMLP | Jun 30, 2025

The US Treasury removed 518 individuals and entities from the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List as part of a broad easing of sanctions on Syria, while maintaining targeted restrictions on key regime figures and criminal networks. This decision aims to...

FinCEN issues its first orders under new fentanyl sanctions laws, targeting 3 Mexican FIs: CIBanco, Intercam, and Vector for laundering cartel-linked funds tied to fentanyl trafficking

by AdrianaAMLP | Jun 25, 2025

FinCEN issues orders identifying three Mexico-based financial institutions—CIBanco S.A., Intercam Banco S.A., and Vector Casa de Bolsa S.A. de C.V.—as being of primary money laundering concern due to their involvement in illicit opioid trafficking. These actions, the...

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OFAC sanctions Russia-based Azea Group, a global bulletproof hosting network that enabled cybercriminals to launch ransomware attacks, steal sensitive data, and evade detection

OFAC sanctions global networks that smuggled billions in Iranian oil, some funding the IRGC-QF by blending it with Iraqi crude, forging documents, bribing officials, and using covert maritime routes

U.S Treasury targets Hizballah’s financial backbone, sanctioning key operatives for covertly bypassing sanctions and exploiting Lebanon’s banking system

OFAC lifts broad Syria sanctions as of June 30, 2025, removing 518 names from its SDN List under a presidential order, while retaining targeted measures against key actors

FinCEN issues its first orders under new fentanyl sanctions laws, targeting 3 Mexican FIs: CIBanco, Intercam, and Vector for laundering cartel-linked funds tied to fentanyl trafficking

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