Middle Eastern Art & Antiquities Smuggling: Indicators and Case Studies
Ongoing political unrest and a rich archeological history have made art and antiquities smuggling particularly pronounced in the Middle East. [...]
Middle East & North Africa
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 [...]
Masterclass: 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 [...]
Masterclass: 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 [...]
Tracing Connections from an Iraqi Businessman to Sanctions Evasion by Saddam Hussein
This investigation highlights the efficacy of matching publicly released government documents with commercial records to track a known Saddam associate [...]