Sanctioned Hezbollah Financier and Family Maintain Control of Companies and Real Estate in Lebanon
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sent a known Hezbollah financier back to Lebanon in July 2020, only one year [...]
Middle East & North Africa
Master Class: Tracking Iranian Shipping Networks and Global Sanctions Risk Using Data and Graph Analytics
Deceptive shipping practices enable the continued movement of Iranian oil and other illicit goods across the world, despite sanctions. The [...]
Tracking Iranian Shipping Networks and Global Sanctions Risk using Data and Graph Analytics
Illicit Iranian shipping networks continue to identify new and creative ways to evade U.S. and international sanctions, while simultaneously presenting [...]
Active Shipping Companies Linked to Oil Smuggling and Sanctioned Terror Financiers
On Jun. 10, 2021 the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated a group of individuals and [...]
Master Class: Unexplained Wealth and High-Risk Customers in the UK, EU, and MENA
Master Class on Unexplained Wealth and High-Risk Customers in the UK, EU, and MENA with Middle East and North Africa [...]
Public Records Indicate Lebanese PEP May Have Used Corrupt Assets to Build Real Estate Empire
The Middle East can be a lucrative business environment due to the continued liberalization of foreign investment laws and its [...]
Lebanese Distributors Possibly Re-Exporting US Products to Sanctioned Jurisdictions
The Lebanese Ministry of Economy and Trade maintains a publicly available, electronic database documenting contracts between international companies and Lebanese [...]
Historic Counterfeit Cigarette Case Highlights Vulnerabilities in Middle East Tobacco Markets
Jordan is witnessing the largest corruption trial in its history, known locally as Qadhiiyat Al-Dukhan (the smoke case). The trial [...]
How to Use Public Records to Investigate Ships
Follow these tips to investigate ships and their onshore corporate networks to help mitigate the risk of facilitating sanctions evasion [...]
Know Who You’re in Business with Determining Ultimate Beneficial Ownership
Legal definitions of ultimate beneficial ownership differ from country to country. It can broadly be defined as the natural person(s) [...]
