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How to Map an Illicit Actor’s Family Members with Lebanese Voter Rolls
A common technique that illicit actors use to hide their corporate connections and mask financial transactions is to have a nominee individual stand in as a shareholder or officer. This can help obfuscate true control of an entity as well as provide plausible...
Breaking Down the Mexican National ID Number
White Paper: Behind the Petro Cryptocurrency
Last year, the Venezuelan government created the Petro, a blockchain-based cryptocurrency. Venezuelan officials have claimed that it will help to evade U.S. sanctions and authorized seven exchange houses to handle Petro transactions. The U.S. government sanctioned the...
Mexican Fentanyl Producer Linked to Monterrey Chemical Companies
An accused fentanyl producer arrested by Mexican authorities earlier this year owns and operates several chemical companies, an investigation by Sayari has found. These companies could be channels for importing illegal fentanyl precursors into Mexico or diverting...
New Evidence Reveals Australian Firm’s Links to DPRK Coal
According to 2018 media reports, Sydney, Australia-based property developer Brigt Australia Pty Ltd allegedly falsified shipping documents and arranged a shipment of anthracite coal from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to Vietnam. While media reports...
Russia Guts Corporate Disclosures to Counter U.S. Sanctions
In a direct response to economic sanctions, Russian Prime Minister Dmitriy Medvedev signed two executive decrees this year allowing some companies to omit shareholder and subsidiary information from their corporate disclosures. If fully implemented, the measures could...
Tracking Russian Nuclear Incidents through Vessel Movements
Last weekend, Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy company announced the deaths of five employees killed in an August 8 explosion. The explosion occurred at a naval testing site near the village of Nyonoksa, in the country’s Arkhangelsk region. Early reports indicate...
Mixed Nuts, IEDs, and Unexpected Sanctions Risk Exposure
It’s easy to assume that industries and goods that aren’t obviously dangerous, like mixed nuts, confectionaries, and chocolate, are safe from exposure to sanctions risks. However, illicit actors may operate across multiple sectors, some of them innocuous. A Lebanese...
Chinese Tankers Using Evasive Tactics to Transport Iranian Oil
Chinese Oil Tankers Moving Iranian Crude Oil tankers linked to Chinese state-owned oil company CNPC have transported large amounts of Iranian crude oil in recent months, according to a report this week from the Financial Times. The oil shipments appear to violate U.S....
Obfuscation and Sanctions Evasion: Circular Ownership in Russia
White Paper: Mexico Sanctions on the Decline
Institutions concerned with sanctions risk can better prepare for the future by examining the evolution of key sanctions programs over time. This type of analysis not only provides context for ongoing actions but can help compliance professionals better understand...
Straw Owner Links Maduro’s Stepsons to Florida Companies
Straw Owner Links Maduro’s Stepsons to Florida Companies An investigation by Sayari has uncovered more than 20 companies linked to a fixer who the U.S. government alleges is a "straw owner" of companies on behalf of the stepsons of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro....
U.S. Sanctions Under Threat—The Rise of Ledger Systems
Status Update: The Importance of Understanding Company Status
Finding Beneficial Ownership in the Ukraine Corporate Registry
Mapping Fentanyl Traffickers in the Open Source
Sea Dolphin Shows Continued Chinese Interest in Iranian Oil
How to Search Iraqi Names and Find the Right People (Part 3)
Note: This is the third article in a series about searching for people in Arabic- language records. Our focus this time is on searching Iraqi names. You can find the first article on Arabic names here and the second article on naming conventions in Gulf states here....
Chinese Addresses: Location as an Investigative Tool
Decoding Information Hidden in Balkan JMBG ID Numbers
Global Shipping Network Exposed to DPRK Sanctions Risk
Understanding the Europe-Iran Special Purpose Vehicles
Revealing the Beneficial Ownership of Offshore Companies (Part 2)
Naming Conventions on the Malay Peninsula
Russia-DPRK Joint Ventures Still Exist, Despite Russian Claims
Bad to Worse: PDVSA, Sanctions, and Government Mismanagement
How to Search Arabic Names and Find the Right People (Part 2)
What’s the Deal with Huawei’s Ownership?
Tracking Narcos’ Cali Cartel with Intellectual Property Records
