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Trade Data Reveal Shipments to Sudanese Mining Company Linked to Russian Paramilitary Group

by Sheyda Mainzer | Aug 6, 2020 | Government

A recently sanctioned Sudanese mining company linked to a prominent Russian paramilitary organization received over 800 shipments from five Russia-based businesses in the last three years, according to commercial trade data. The shipments included different types of...

U.S.-Sanctioned Xinjiang Paramilitary Has Over 800,000 Holdings Worldwide

by Alex Bate | Aug 4, 2020 | Corporations, Government

On Friday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) for their role in human rights abuses against Uyghurs in what is potentially one of the largest single actions in...

In the Grace I’s Wake: Ship Managers, Front Companies, and Iran (Part 3)

by Jessica Abell | Jun 18, 2020 | Banks, Corporations, Forensics & Advisory, Government, In the Grace I's Wake

We continue with Part 3 of our investigation into the Grace I, a Panama-flagged oil tanker seized off the coast of Gibraltar last July while shipping 2.1 million barrels of Iranian crude oil to Syria. You can read the introduction here. In Part 1, we looked into the...

In the Grace I’s Wake: Ship Management and Sanctions Evasion (Part 2)

by Jessica Abell | Jun 3, 2020 | Banks, Corporations, Forensics & Advisory, Government, In the Grace I's Wake

This is the second in a series on Iranian sanctions evasion in the maritime shipping industry. Follow these links to read the intro and part 1 of the series. We continue our investigation into the Grace I, a Panama-flagged oil tanker seized off the coast of Gibraltar...

In the Grace I’s Wake: Who Owned the Grace I? (Part 1)

by Jessica Abell | May 27, 2020 | Banks, Corporations, Forensics & Advisory, Government, In the Grace I's Wake

This is the first in a series on Iranian sanctions evasion in the maritime shipping industry. In case you missed it, you can read the introduction here. Part 1: Our investigation into the Grace I’s ownership leads to an Emirati family with a history of supporting...

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Trade Data Reveal Shipments to Sudanese Mining Company Linked to Russian Paramilitary Group

U.S.-Sanctioned Xinjiang Paramilitary Has Over 800,000 Holdings Worldwide

In the Grace I’s Wake: Ship Managers, Front Companies, and Iran (Part 3)

In the Grace I’s Wake: Ship Management and Sanctions Evasion (Part 2)

In the Grace I’s Wake: Who Owned the Grace I? (Part 1)

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