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Trump’s $5 Million ‘Gold Card’ Visa: A Gateway for Financial Crime?
President Donald Trump’s proposal to replace the existing EB-5 visa program with a streamlined $5 million 'gold card' residency system...

Elizabeth Travis
Feb 264 min read


Israeli Freight Forwarder Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Violating Export Restrictions Imposed on Russia
Gal Haimovich, 49, of Israel, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to...

US Department of Justice
Feb 222 min read


Ohio-Based Supplier of Aircraft Parts and Three Employees Charged for Illicit Export Scheme Involving Russia
Flighttime Enterprises Inc., an American subsidiary of a Russian aircraft parts supplier, along with three of its current and former...

US Department of Justice
Feb 142 min read


Miami-Based Real Estate Broker Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Violate Russia-Ukraine Sanctions and to Commit Money Laundering
Miami real estate broker Roman Sinyavsky pleaded guilty today to engaging in a scheme to violate U.S. sanctions and commit money...

US Department of Justice
Jan 163 min read


Uncovering the Elusive Tactics: How the Russian Oil Industry Navigates Sanctions
The global oil market has undergone significant changes due to sanctions imposed on Russia in response to its geopolitical actions. These...

Elizabeth Travis
Jan 135 min read


Yacht Phi: Legal Battles, Maintenance Challenges, & Geopolitical Implications for Seized Russian Assets
The ongoing geopolitical tensions following Russia's invasion of Ukraine have led to unprecedented sanctions aimed at pressuring the...

Elizabeth Travis
Jan 104 min read


Canadian National Sentenced to 40 Months for Multimillion-Dollar Export Control Scheme
Defendant Exported Millions of Dollars of Electronics Used by Russia in Missiles and Drones Nikolay Goltsev, 38, of Montreal, Canada, was...

US Department of Justice
Jan 85 min read


Justice Department Secures Forfeiture of Two Miami Condos for Violations of Russia-Related U.S. Sanctions
The Department of Justice announced today that, pursuant to a court-ordered default judgment and final order of forfeiture entered on...

US Department of Justice
Jan 72 min read


Russian National Indicted for Assisting Sanctioned Oligarch in Schemes to Employ an American Citizen to Launch and Operate Russian Television Network
Defendant Also Helped Oligarch Illegally Transfer a $10M U.S. Investment to Business Associate Note : View the superseding indictment...

US Department of Justice
Dec 13, 20246 min read


Manager of U.S. Freight Forwarding Company Indicted for Circumventing Export Controls
Defendant Facilitated Shipments of Controlled Industrial Equipment to Russia A 12-count indictment was unsealed yesterday charging...

US Department of Justice
Dec 11, 20244 min read


Justice Department Files Civil Forfeiture Complaint Against Sanctioned Oligarch’s U.S. Music Studio Sale Proceeds
Note : View the complaint here . A civil forfeiture complaint was filed today for $3.4 million in proceeds from the sale of a music...

US Department of Justice
Dec 2, 20245 min read


Russian National Arrested for Attempting to Illegally Export Aircraft to Russia by Transshipping Through Armenia
Sergey Nechaev, a dual U.S.-Russian citizen, was arrested today in the Southern District of Georgia on charges related to the unlawful...

US Department of Justice
Dec 2, 20242 min read
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