Master Class: How to Track the Assets of Russian Oligarchs Using Public Data
The Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent rounds of U.S. and international sanctions have shifted considerable attention towards identifying assets [...]
Sanctions
Russia Considers New Anti-Transparency Measure to Shield Civil Servants From Sanctions
On Mar. 5, 2022, a veteran Russian parliamentarian introduced an amendment to shield Russian civil servants from sanctions “by unfriendly [...]
Transparency Under Attack: How Russia is altering its legal code to restrict access to corporate data
In a direct response to economic sanctions, Former Russian Prime Minister Dmitriy Medvedev signed two executive decrees in 2019 allowing [...]
Transparency Threatened – How Russia is Restricting Corporate Data to Protect Sanctioned Companies
Did you know the Russian government has started removing critical information about sanctioned and other high-risk Russian companies from public [...]
Three Strategies to Identify Potential Chinese Military End Users
Navigating various regulations on Chinese military companies can be a challenge for compliance teams. How to determine whether a Chinese [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Khalil Majzoub Brothers’ Corporate Network: Possible Vehicle for Money Movement & Sanctions Evasion on Behalf of Venezuelan Government
Almost a year has passed since authorities in Cape Verde arrested Alex Nain Saab Moran, an alleged financial fixer and [...]
Records from Iran’s Securities Regulator Can Help Unwind UBO Obfuscation Techniques
A common sanctions evasion technique used by Iranian companies is to obscure corporate ownership ties behind a complex layer of [...]
PIF Investments in U.S. Companies Could Create Vulnerabilities to Potential Sanctions & Complicate Planned Strategic Projects
A recent report from the U.S. intelligence community concluded that Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS), the crown prince and de facto [...]
