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OCCRP announces Polish Businessman makes millions from firm that deals with Putin’s Russia
Polish businessman Andre Mankowski, previously president of Moscow-based IT company AMT Group has disappeared from the company’s website, despite continuing to profit from its business with Putin’s sanctioned regime…
Global Sanctions: US House of Reps passes bill authorising sanctions on ICC following Israel arrest warrants
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that would authorise the imposition of sanctions on ICC prosecutors and investigators who have engaged in the ICC’s efforts to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute citizens of the US and its allies…
Reuters: US House has passed a republican bill to sanction the international criminal court over Israel
The measure, despite not being a law, reflects Congress’s continued support for Israel amid international criticism over its Gaza campaign. The bill, aimed at imposing sanctions on individuals involved in ICC prosecutions of Americans allies not ICC members, including Israel is unlikely to pass in the Senate…
Russia has passed legislation allowing the seizure of US assets in Russian territory in response to the REPO Act
Russian President Putin issued Decree No. 442, establishing a mechanism to seize US assets within Russian territory and compensating the Russian Federation and Central Bank for losses caused by US decisions…
Netherlands arrests individuals for violating russian trade restrictions
Dutch financial crime agency FIOD arrested two individuals suspected of violating EU sanctions by purchasing Russian timber through Chinese suppliers, resulting in searches of their homes and businesses…
Latvian FIU provides a summary of the first 2 months since the FIU became the national competent authority in charge of the implementation of sanctions
The Latvian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has processed 95 submissions, 23 exemption applications, and 160 notifications in its first two months as the national competent authority for sanctions implementation. The FIU is currently facing its first judicial proceedings challenging a decision…
Latvian FIU provides a summary of the first 2 months since the FIU became the national competent authority in charge of the implementation of sanctions
New EU rules criminalising the violation of EU sanctions enter into force
As from 19 May, the new rules will ensure that such violations can be criminally investigated and prosecuted in all Member States including violation and circumvention of EU sanctions, such as for example: failing to freeze assets; breaching travel bans and arms embargoes: providing prohibited or restricted economic and financial services, transferring funds that should be frozen to a third party…
US Treasury sanctions a cybercrime network associated with the 911 S5 Botnet
The 911 S5 botnet was a malicious service that compromised victim computers and allowed cybercriminals to proxy their internet connections through these compromised computers. Once a cybercriminal had disguised their digital tracks through the 911 S5 botnet, their cybercrimes appeared to trace back to the victim’s computer instead of their own…
OFSI announces the funds of non-designated third parties involving designated credit or financial institutions
Any act which would otherwise breach the prohibitions in Regulations 11 to 15, 17 and 17A of the Russia Regulations is exempt from those prohibitions to the extent required to give effect to the permissions in this licence.
European Council announces EU to set up new framework for restrictive measures against those responsible for human rights violations
Thew decision to introduce new regime is a part of EU response to the increasing systematic repression in Russia. The new system will allow the EU to those who provide technical or material support to people and communities who commit human rights abuses to people in Russia. The new sanctions regime will imposes trade restrictions on the export of technology…
OFSI releases General licence INT/2024/4761108 for funds of non-designated third parties involving designated credit or financial institutions (“Personal Remittances”)
OFSI reissued General Licence under Regulation 64 of The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 which is subject to certain conditions which allows a person to make use of the retail banking services of a designated Credit or Financial Institution provided that the payments made or received are intended for the personal use of a person…
UK Govt publishes the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2024 (the “Regulations“), to make amendments to a number of UK sanctions regimes
The updates include: The Regulations introduce “director disqualification sanctions” into a number of UK regimes (Venezuela, Guinea-Bissau, Belarus, Zimbabwe, Chemical Weapons, Syria, Russia, Guinea, Cyber, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Nicaragua, Global Human Rights, Unauthorised drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, Global Anti-Corruption, and Myanmar)…