On 16 September, a Notice from HM Treasury advised that the entry for Arkady Romanovich ROTENBERG has been corrected; that for ZAO INTERAVTOMATIKA (IA) has been deleted; 2 duplicate entries have been removed; and 118 others have been updated.
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On 16 September, a Notice from HM Treasury advised that 1 entry for Yevgeniy Viktorovich PRIGOZHIN, designated for his links to the Wagner Group, had been amended.
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On 16 September, a Notice from HM Treasury advised that the entries for SINGWANG ECONOMICS AND TRADING GENERAL CORPORATION and the WEIHAI WORLD-SHIPPING FREIGHT have been amended.
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FURTHER US STATE DEPARTMENT SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA OVER UKRAINE
On 15 September, the State Department reported that it had added several officials to its sanctions lists, these being Russian officials and those acting on Russia’s behalf in occupied areas of Ukraine. Also designated is the MAIN INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORATE (GRU) and 3 leading Russian military space entities that play central roles in strengthening Russia’s defence capabilities, as well as for operating or having operated in the technology sector of the Russian Federation economy, or operating or having operated in the electronics sector of the Russian Federation economy.
US COMMERCE DEPARTMENT TAKES FURTHER ACTIONS TO EXPAND AND TIGHTEN US EXPORT CONTROLS ON RUSSIA AND BELARUS
A news release from the Commerce Department on 15 September issued a rule applying further restrictions on Russia and Belarus. Among other things, the new rule expands he scope of the Russian industry sector sanctions to add items potentially useful for Russia’s chemical and biological weapons production capabilities and items needed for advanced production and development capabilities that enable advanced manufacturing across a number of industries; and adds Belarus to the scope of industry sector sanctions that currently apply only to Russia.
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On 13 September, the European Gaming and Betting Association published the first ever pan-European, self-regulatory guidelines to strengthen the AML efforts of Europe’s online gambling operators and support the sector’s contribution to the fight against money laundering. It is said that the publication of the guidelines continues EGBA’s commitment to promote the highest level of industry responsibility.
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A news release from US DoJ on 15 September advised that an airline headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, will pay more than $41 million to resolve parallel bribery investigations by criminal and civil authorities in the US and Brazil. It is said that between 2012 and 2013, GOL conspired to offer and pay approximately $3.8 million in bribes to foreign officials in Brazil. Specifically, GOL caused multiple bribe payments to be made to various officials in Brazil to secure the passage of 2 pieces of legislation favourable to GOL. The legislation involved certain payroll tax and fuel tax reductions that financially benefitted GOL, along with other Brazilian airlines.
https://fcpablog.com/2022/09/15/airline-pays-reduced-41-5-million-to-settle-fcpa-offenses/
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On 15 September, OCCRP reported that videos from an apparent sting operation show high-ranking Congolese political adviser Vidiye Tshimanga offering access to the country’s minerals in exchange for a cut. However, the makers of the videos have refused to identify themselves.
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