OFAC TARGETS RUSSIAN-BACKED CORRUPTION IN GUATEMALA MINING SECTOR

On 18 November, OFAC advised that it had sanctioned 1 Russian national, Dmitry Kudryakov, and 1 Belarusian national, Iryna Litviniuk, for their role in exploiting the Guatemalan mining sector, as well as three associated entities connected with their corruption schemes.  Kudryakov and Litviniuk are designated for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of corruption, including the misappropriation of state assets, corruption related to government contracts, or the extraction of natural resources, or bribery. 

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions/20221118

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1118

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/KoIvM842y

Author: raytodd2017

Chartered Legal Executive and former senior manager with Isle of Man Customs and Excise, where I was (amongst other things) Sanctions Officer (for UN/EU sanctions), Export Licensing Officer and Manager of the Legal-Library & Collectorate Support Section

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