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Summary An Ohio man pleaded guilty to laundering approximately $3.4 million in illicit health care fraud proceeds through multiple regional banks on behalf of a transnational criminal organization. According to court documents, Eldar Zarbavel, 45, of Pepper Pike, Ohio, was a money launderer for the foreign-based organization that spearheaded the largest health care fraud case […]
Summary A two-count indictment was unsealed today charging 11 individuals with conspiring, over the course of more than a decade, to orchestrate more than 1,000 sham marriages to fraudulently obtain immigration status for foreign nationals, primarily citizens of the People’s Republic of China. Some individuals paid up to $100,000 per sham marriage, according to the […]
Summary Earlier today, Dingwei Chen, a 29-year-old citizen of the People’s Republic of China, pleaded guilty in federal court in Salt Lake City to violating the Arms Export Control Act. District Judge David Sam accepted Chen’s guilty plea and scheduled sentencing for Oct 19. Chen faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. Key […]
Mike Escobar, also known as “Risky,” 43, a member of the Little Hood gang in Anaheim, California. James Mendez, also known as “Buck,” 47, a Sureño gang member from Garden Grove, California; and Kevin Trejo, also known as “Minor,” 38, a member of the Jeffrey Street gang in Anaheim, California, were each sentenced yesterday to […]
1. Introduction Making the right business decision requires more than trust or intuition. Whether a company is acquiring another business, investing in a startup, entering a joint venture, selecting a key supplier, or forming a long-term partnership, it must first understand exactly who it is dealing with. This is where corporate due diligence plays a vital role. […]
Summary Russia is expanding its shadow fleet of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers as it prepares for stricter European Union sanctions that will take effect in 2027. Maritime data shows the country has added second-hand LNG tankers and introduced its first domestically built LNG carriers to help continue exports. Unlike oil tankers, LNG carriers are […]
The numbers above are not a snapshot from last quarter’s report. They are pulled live from SanctionsX’s own screening database every time this page loads, refreshed automatically as new sanctions data is synced, new vessels and companies are curated, and new watchlist entries are added. As of publication, SanctionsX is tracking vessels, shipping and vessel-owning […]
SanctionsX is a sanctions and export control screening platform built by Riskpro Technology that helps exporters, banks, freight forwarders, trading houses, and compliance teams check counterparties, vessels, and beneficial owners against global sanctions, denied-party, and watchlist databases before a deal closes — not after a regulator asks questions. It screens names and entities across…
Summary The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has withdrawn a 1987 Business Review Letter (BRL) previously issued to Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), stating that the company’s current business model no longer matches the representations on which the letter was based. The Antitrust Division said ISS has expanded beyond proxy voting advice into corporate consulting services, […]
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has expanded its Northeast Health Care Fraud Strike Force into Philadelphia, strengthening federal efforts to combat Medicaid and Medicare fraud. Alongside the expansion, federal and Pennsylvania authorities announced criminal charges against 19 defendants accused of participating in home care fraud schemes involving more than $4 million in false Medicare […]
