The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced a sweeping enforcement operation in late December 2025, signaling a new chapter in how the United States will use financial intelligence to confront illicit cross-border activity in years to come. Surpassing simple compliance checks, this concerted effort represented an uptick in use of data analytics to maintain […]
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As the United States government continues to identify and target foreign threats to national security, the U.S. Treasury made a significant move to escalate its financial and economic pressure on an old foe acting across the Middle East. Iran-aligned militant group Ansarallah, commonly known as the Houthis, became the subject of new disciplinary efforts levied by […]
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On November 24, 2025, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), part of the US Department of the Treasury, imposed a $4,677,552 (£3,458,193) penalty on a real estate investor for ‘violating Russia sanctions and reporting obligations’. ‘US Person-1’ was found to have willfully dealt in property which was owned by a blocked and sanctioned individual […]
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