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A Russian national has been arrested at Tbilisi airport in Georgia and faces potential extradition to the United States on charges related to exporting aircraft parts to Russia in violation of US sanctions.

The Berlin Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into potential violations of EU sanctions against Russia in connection with the now-closed 'Russia House' cultural center in Berlin. Authorities are examining whether tenants or occupants of the facility may have breached the Foreign Trade and Payments Act through sanctions-related offenses.

It is being reported that the Schwerin Public Prosecutor's Office has commenced an investigation into suspected imports of prohibited goods from Russia.

Two brothers in Germany have been sentenced to prison terms exceeding three years each for illegally exporting engineering equipment and machinery to Russia. The convictions stem from 65 shipments worth €833,000 that were routed through Turkey and Kyrgyzstan, with the equipment ultimately used in weapons manufacturing.

German Customs has discontinued efforts to expedite the confiscation of 99,000 metric tonnes of crude oil from the detained tanker Eventin, shifting the legal battle to proceedings initiated by the ship's owner.

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A video replay of the webinar "Cannabis Investment: How Greece Is Embracing the Opportunity and Leading the EU Market" is available to view.

New Purchased/Referral Care (PRC) regulations give the Indian Health Service (I) , Tribal Organizations (T) and Urban Indian Organizations (U) the ability to cap payment rates...

Latvia's Customs enforcement activity reveals significant interception of sanctioned goods destined for Russia, with military equipment seizures and millions in confiscated cargo. How effective are border controls in preventing sanctions evasion, and what does the scale of these operations tell us about smuggling attempts?

In evidence before the European Parliament last week (timed at 11:29), and in a LinkedIn post today, Paulis Iljenkovs, the Deputy Head of Latvia's FIU...

It is being reported that Latvia's State Security Service conducted a number of raids, and arrested an individual suspected of breaching the EU's sanctions against Russia.

A Lithuanian court has overturned a substantial fine imposed on Dage Capital for alleged violations of EU sanctions against Belarus, involving luxury car sales and banking relationships. The case raises questions about enforcement boundaries and compliance obligations when dealing with sanctioned jurisdictions through third-party intermediaries. This decision could have implications for how companies structure transactions involving sanctioned territories.

Luxembourg authorities have discontinued a criminal investigation into potential EU sanctions violations by Spacety Luxembourg SA, a Chinese satellite firm that was subsequently placed into liquidation. The case was closed after mutual legal assistance requests were made, though details about the responses and recipient countries remain unclear.

Luxembourg's Finance Ministry has launched an investigation into former Gazprombank Luxembourg managers over allegations of sanctions circumvention and potential insider trading. The probe centers on a sophisticated bond-trading scheme that allegedly exploited EU sanctions through transactions between Luxembourg and Russia.

Luxembourg's CSSF imposed a €56,000 fine on Stonehage Fleming Luxembourg S.A. for multiple compliance failures, including significant delays in processing sanctions screening alerts and implementing changes to screening lists. At the time of inspection, hundreds of alerts had been treated with substantial delays and 42 alerts remained completely unnoticed by the financial services provider.

Luxembourg's financial services regulator, the CSSF, has issued a fine of €214,000 against Alipay (Europe) Limited SA for various AML and other compliance failings.

Duane Morris partner Frank DiGiacomo was a panelist at KPMG's Malta Gaming eSummit, on November 26, 2019.